Monthly Archives: February 2021
Top 100 Cybersecurity Universities
Ranking the best schools in the world with cybersecurity programs is a difficult feat. You can’t really say that one school is better than another because one school may have […]
Thousands of VMware Center servers exposed online and potentially vulnerable to CVE-2021-21972 flaw
A Chinese security researcher published a PoC code for the CVE-2021-21972 vulnerability in VMware Center, thousands of vulnerable servers are exposed online. A Chinese security researcher published the Proof-of-concept exploit code for […]
Airplane manufacturer Bombardier has disclosed a security breach, data leaked online
Hackers posted data stolen from manufacturer of business jets Bombardier on Clop ransomware leak site following alleged FTA hack. Hackers exploited vulnerabilities in Accellion FTA file-sharing legacy servers to steal […]
Does Sunburst Have Your Confidential Emails and Database Data?
By Randy Reiter CEO of Don’t Be Breached So far three malware strains have been identified in the SolarWinds supply chain attack. They are the SUNBURST, SUPERNOVA, and TEARDROP malware […]
The US Government is going to respond to the SolarWinds hack very soon
The US is going to respond to the SolarWinds supply chain attack within weeks, national security adviser Jake Sullivan told CNN. The US will respond within weeks to the devastating SolarWinds […]
Top 100 Cybersecurity Breaches
Looking back over the past year, it’s impossible not to recognize the widespread data breaches that have caused such chaos. Secret and sensitive data of hundreds of millions of people […]
Top 100 Cybersecurity Hackers
The following list, in no particular order, contains the names, their countries of origins, their (biggest) victim (s) and a short piece about who they are. Some are reformed and […]
Top 100 Managed Security Service Providers (MSSPs)
Well, let’s start with the basics. What is MSSP? It is short for Managed Security Service Provider. As the name suggests MSSPs are providers of different managerial security services. Examples […]
Ransomware is Evolving – Agencies Must Prioritize Data Backup
By Nick Psaki, Principal Engineer, Office of the CTO, Pure Storage The threat of ransomware is not new – but we are seeing a renewed focus since the onset of […]
Channeling as A Challenge
By Milica D. Djekic Abstract: The modern cyber systems could deal with some kinds of information leakage concerns such as source, routing, and destination data losses. Any of them can […]
Top 100 Cybersecurity Movies
The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes (1969) In The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes, Kurt Russell stars as an underachieving college student whose intellectual capabilities skyrocket after an electrical accident with a […]
Cyber Defense Magazine nominated Cobwebs Technologies for Its 2021 InfoSec Awards for threat intelligence
By Udi Levy, CEO & Co-Founder at Cobwebs Technologies With a growing number of malicious cyber activities, threat intelligence has become an integral part of many organizations. Most threat intelligence […]
Gmail users from US most targeted by email-based phishing and malware
Google revealed that Gmail users from the United States are the most targeted by email-based phishing and malware. A joint five-month study conducted by Google with Stanford University researchers analyzed […]
MSSP Visionary Takes Bold Step into the Future
A Cyber Defense Magazine Exclusive Interview with Herjavec Group Founder & CEO Robert Herjavec UNDERSTANDING VISIONARIES LIKE ROBERT HERJAVEC “Kirk here, beam me up Scotty!” How do you know when […]
Brave New World: Safari Content Blocking
By Andrey Meshkov, CEO and CTO at AdGuard Content blocking is not a priority for Apple and WebKit. Content blocking in Safari is possible despite all its issues and limitations. […]
Vulnerability Patching: Why Does It Fall Short So Often?
Weak threat insight, SecOps competing priorities, and fear of making things worse are key reasons By Chris Goettl, Director of Security Product Management, Ivanti It isn’t glamorous. It won’t guarantee […]
Data Risk, Intelligence and Insider Threats
When it comes to securing networks in today’s business environment, the single biggest challenge firms must contend with is that of the insider threat. While the term is typically associated […]
Cyber Threats Facing Financial Institutions Amid COVID-19
By Pablo Castillo, Cyber Threat Research Analyst, Constella Intelligence COVID-19 has accelerated security research into the cybersecurity implications of our society where large swaths of the population are fully remote. […]
Cyber Resiliency Will Become the New Normal In 2021 Combating the Rise of Ransomware
By Drew Daniels, CIO and CISO, Druva This past year, cyber resiliency proved to be a vital asset to ensure business continuity, and it’s one that will continue to take […]
CD Projekt Red game maker discloses ransomware attack
The gaming firm CD Projekt Red, which developed popular games like Cyberpunk 2077 and The Witcher, has disclosed a ransomware attack. The gaming firm CD Projekt Red, which developed popular […]
Hackers attempted to poison the water supply of a US city
Pinellas Sheriff revealed that attackers tried to raise levels of sodium hydroxide, by a factor of more than 100, in the Oldsmar’s water supply. The scenario described by Pinellas Sheriff […]
Credit Cards, Cash and Compliance, Oh My! Eliminating Audit Fatigue in The Financial Services Sector
By Steve Horvath, Vice President, Strategy & Cloud, Telos Corporation When we think of our finances, we think of them as a responsibility – a commitment to ensure payments are […]
Personal Data Breaches for GDPR Compliance: Everything You Need to Know
By Dan May, Commercial Director, ramsac In the new era of cybercrime, identifying the proper sanctions and reactions for any business can seem challenging, if not confusing. When it comes […]
Cyberattacks On K-12 Education
Carefully allocating limited resources lets districts get the best bang for the buck. By Saryu Nayyar, CEO, Gurucul While we read about a lot of high profile cyberattacks against large […]
3.2billion records leaked, Part II
The Largest compilation of emails and passwords (COMB), more than 3.2 billion login credentials, has been leaked on a popular hacking forum. More than 3.2 billion unique pairs of cleartext […]
Hackers abuse Plex Media servers for DDoS amplification attacks
Netscout experts warn of DDoS-for-hire services abusing Plex Media servers to bounce junk traffic and amplify DDoS attacks. Security researchers from Netscout discovered DDoS-for-hire services have found a way to abuse Plex […]
Over 3.2 billion emails and passwords hacked…find out if you are a victim and what to do about it…
It’s time to consider new passwords and multi-factor authentication or password management tools The current breach is really a compilation of many breaches, hence it’s name “Compilation of Many Breaches” […]