Why Hackers Attack Mobile Devices and How to Prevent It
By Nicole Allen, Marketing Executive at Salt Communications According to a Gallup poll, the frequency of remote work cyber-attacks has nearly doubled since the beginning of the pandemic. Employees were […]
FIN7 group continues to target US companies with BadUSB devices
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) warns US companies that the FIN7 cybercriminals group is targeting the US defense industry with BadUSB devices. The US Federal Bureau of Investigation issued […]
Cybersecurity Alone Is Not Enough, Systems Need Cyber Resiliency
Electronics systems today need to go beyond preparedness for an attack to resiliency during and after one. By Eric Sivertson, VP of Security Business Development, Lattice Semiconductor The National Vulnerability […]
How To Thwart Fraud with Phone Numbers
By Guillaume Bourcy, Vice President, Data & Identity Solutions, TeleSign During the peak of the global pandemic, online shopping and cybercriminal activity hit unprecedented figures, hitting merchants’ bottom lines hard. […]
Enterprises Cannot Achieve Zero Trust Security Without Machine Identity Management
Thanks to the rise of machines and shift towards zero-trust security, organizations’ security will require a new type of identity management By Murali Palanisamy, chief solutions officer, AppViewX The […]
Conti ransomware gang exploits Log4Shell bug in its operations
The Conti ransomware gang is the first ransomware operation exploiting the Log4Shell vulnerability to target VMware vCenter Servers. Conti ransomware gang is the first professional race that leverages Log4Shell exploit to compromise […]
Crooks injects e-skimmers in random WordPress plugins of e-stores
Threat actors are injecting credit card swipers into random plugins of e-commerce WordPress sites, Sucuri researchers warn. Sucuri researchers are warning of threat actors injecting credit card swipers into random […]
How To Effectively Secure Connected Devices
By Gnanaprakasam Pandian, Chief Product Officer and Co-Founder, Ordr As connected devices, including Internet of Things (IoT), Internet of Medical Things (IoMT) and Operational Technology (OT) continue to explode in […]
Overcoming the Limitations of VPN, NAC, and Firewalls with Zero Trust Access
During 2020 and 2021, we’ve seen ransomware-as-a-service wreak havoc in the IT supply chain and critical infrastructure. Below we explore how technologies and approaches to help protect organizations from these […]
Why Email Archiving Builds Cyber Resilience
Plus 3 Email Archiving Solutions By Adnan A. Olia, Chief Operating Officer, Intradyn As innovations in technology continue to create new uses across an array of industries, cyber safety has […]
The 5 Most Common Cyber-Attacks on Mobile Devices In 2021
By Nicole Allen, Marketing Executive, Salt Communications. Many companies are prioritising mobile efforts these days with research suggesting that increased mobility helps businesses enhance their operations and efficiency. Verizon’s 2021 […]
Attackers deploy Linux backdoor on e-stores compromised with software skimmer
Researchers discovered threat actors installing a Linux backdoor on compromised e-commerce servers after deploying a credit card skimmer into e-stores. Security researchers from Sansec Threat Research Team discovered a Linux […]
New Magecart group uses an e-Skimmer that avoids VMs and sandboxes
A new Magecart group leverages a browser script to evade virtualized environments and sandboxes used by researchers. Malwarebytes researchers have spotted a new Magecart group that uses a browser script […]
Guntrader Data Breach: Victims Concerned Over Impact
By Aman Johal, Lawyer and Director, Your Lawyers In July 2021, the details of over 111,000 Guntrader users – which included registered firearm owners – were leaked online after a […]
AbstractEmu, a new Android malware with rooting capabilities
AbstractEmu is a new Android malware that can root infected devices to take complete control and evade detection with different tricks. Security researchers at the Lookout Threat Labs have discovered a new Android malware, […]
Mitigating Ransomware: A New Paradigm Shift
By CISO T.J. Minichillo Ransomware is a global epidemic from which no organization — small, medium or large — is immune. Cyber criminals launch a new ransomware attack every 11 seconds, regardless […]
NATO releases its first strategy for Artificial Intelligence
This week, NATO Defence Ministers released the first-ever strategy for Artificial Intelligence (AI) that encourages the use of AI in a responsible manner. Artificial Intelligence (AI) is changing the global […]
Protecting SMBs from Current Cybersecurity Threats
A Few Small Practices Can Have a Large Impact By Mike Mosher, Director of Technology, Cinch I.T. If you own a small or medium-sized business, you are a target of […]
Trustwave released a free decryptor for the BlackByte ransomware
Trustwave’s SpiderLabs researchers have released a free decryptor for the BlackByte ransomware that can allow victims to recover their files. Researchers from Trustwave’s SpiderLabs have released a decryptor that can […]
Olympus US was forced to take down computer systems due to cyberattack
Olympus US was forced to take down IT systems in the American region (U.S., Canada, and Latin America) following a cyberattack. The medical technology giant Olympus was forced to shut […]
The Brutal Reality of Brute Force Attacks And How To Defend Against Them
By John Nowotny, Customer Success Engineer, Exabeam Russian cyberattacks have seemingly become the new normal with the recent spate of high-profile events at SolarWinds, Colonial Pipeline and Kaseya putting U.S. […]
58% of all nation-state attacks in the last year were launched by Russian nation-state actors
Microsoft revealed that Russia-linked cyberespionage groups are behind the majority of the nation-state cyber attacks on US government agencies. Microsoft revealed that most of the cyber attacks on US government […]
Twitch data breach updates: login credentials or card numbers not exposed
An anonymous individual has leaked the source code and data of the popular video streaming platform Twitch via a torrent file posted on 4chan. An anonymous 4chan user has published […]
How to Close the Security Gap Between Identity and Access Management (IAM) and Shared Accounts
By Maurice Côté, Vice President of Business Solutions, Devolutions For more than half a century, passengers of London’s underground (a.k.a. The Tube) have been warned to “mind the gap” when […]
Threat actors exploit a flaw in Coinbase 2FA to steal user funds
Threat actors stole funds from the accounts of more than 6,000 users of the crypto exchange Coinbase exploiting a flaw to bypass 2FA authentication. Threat actors have exploited a vulnerability […]
Europol arrested 106 fraudsters, members of a major crime ring
Europol, along with Italian and Spanish police, dismantled a major crime organization linked to the Italian Mafia that focuses on online frauds. Europol, along with law enforcement agencies in Italy […]
Defeat Ransomware with Immutable Backup Data and Encryption
Move beyond traditional security strategies to protect against the two most common types of ransomware threats By Jon Toor, CMO, Cloudian The Director of the FBI recently described ransomware as […]
Cyber EO and Meeting Cloud Modernization Effort
By Stephen Kovac, Vice President of Global Government and Head of Corporate Compliance, Zscaler In wake of recent high profile attacks and an evolving hybrid work environment, agencies are working […]
New SOVA Android Banking trojan is rapidly growing
SOVA is a new Android banking trojan that targets banking applications, cryptocurrency wallets, and shopping apps from the U.S. and Spain. Researchers from cybersecurity firm ThreatFabric have spotted in the […]
Offense Activities Sharing in Criminal Justice Case
By Milica D. Djekic The criminal justice case could include a broad spectrum of details getting the need to be deeply explored and investigated by the case management team and […]