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113 In 2015, police departments worldwide started finding ATMs compromised with advanced new “shimming” devices made to steal data from chip card transactions. MORE
At this year’s Apple Worldwide Developer Conference, Apple announced something called “iCloud Private Relay.” ” That’s basically its private version of onion routing , which is what Tor does. MORE
Taiwanese networking equipment company Zyxel is warning customers of an ongoing attack targeting a "small subset" of its security products such as firewall and VPN servers. MORE
A previously undocumented Windows malware has infected over 222,000 systems worldwide since at least June 2018, yielding its developer no less than 9,000 Moneros ($2 million) in illegal profits. MORE
The Western District of Washington has sentenced a Ukrainian man to seven years in prison for his role in a hacking gang that are estimated to have caused more than one billion dollars worth of damage. MORE
Network security is in the throes of a metamorphosis. Advanced technologies and fresh security frameworks are being implemented to deter cyber attacks out at the services edge, where all the action is. Related: Automating security-by-design in SecOps. This means Security Operations Centers are in a transition. SOCs came on the scene some 20 years ago as the focal point for defending on-premises datacenters of large enterprises. MORE
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162 Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed a new ransomware strain called "DarkRadiation" that's implemented entirely in Bash and targets Linux and Docker cloud containers, while banking on messaging service Telegram for command-and-control (C2) communications. MORE
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Storage drive maker Western Digital is telling owners of its WD My Book Live device to disconnect it from the internet, after reports that some have had their data erased by malicious software. Read more in my article on the Tripwire State of Security blog. MORE
Cybersecurity researchers on Thursday disclosed a chain of vulnerabilities affecting the BIOSConnect feature within Dell Client BIOS that could be abused by a privileged network adversary to gain arbitrary code execution at the BIOS/UEFI level of the affected device. "As MORE
The Center for Security and Emerging Technology has a new report: “ Machine Learning and Cybersecurity: Hype and Reality.” ” Here’s the bottom line: The report offers four conclusions: Machine learning can help defenders more accurately detect and triage potential attacks. MORE
Our Founder and CEO, Robert Herjavec, spoke with MediaPlanet to contribute to Innovating Canada’s Business Resilience Campaign. MORE
By Matthew Meehan, chief operating officer at TokenEx. We have all heard the proverb that teaches, “slow and steady wins the race.” But what if slow isn’t an option? In the wake of COVID-19, many businesses sped through the digitization process to transform their businesses in record time. MORE
Cyber Security Expert, Joseph Steinberg, has joined Newsweek’s Expert Forum, the premier news outlet’s invitation-only community of pioneering thinkers and industry leaders. MORE
What does the increasingly fuzzy line between traditional cybercrime and attacks attributed to state-backed groups mean for the future of the threat landscape? The post State‑sponsored or financially motivated: Is there any difference anymore? appeared first on WeLiveSecurity. Cybersecurity MORE
Flaws in card reader technology let a security firm consultant wreak havoc with point-of-sale systems and more. Security Security / Cyberattacks and Hacks MORE
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130 Click here to listen to the podcast. Ransom payments are tax-deductible, and no one cares. Should we? link]. North Korea exploits VPN vulnerabilities. Possibly gains nuclear research. MORE
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The challenge of embracing digital transformation while also quelling the accompanying cyber risks has never been greater for small- and mid-sized businesses. Related: How ‘PAM’ improves authentication. SMBs today face a daunting balancing act. To boost productivity, they must leverage cloud infrastructure and participate in agile software development. But this also opens up a sprawling array of fresh security gaps that threat actors are proactively probing and exploiting. MORE
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Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, small to mid-sized businesses (SMBs) faced unique challenges on the cybersecurity front. The massive disruption caused by the pandemic only exacerbated the challenges of protecting data, systems and business—not to mention customers and their data. MORE
Hard drive giant Western Digital is urging users of its MyBook Live brand of network storage drives to disconnect them from the Internet, warning that malicious hackers are remotely wiping the drives using a critical flaw that can be triggered by anyone who knows the Internet address of an affected device. MORE
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Sometimes great old blog posts are hard to find (especially on Medium …), so I decided to do a periodic list blog with my favorite posts of the past quarter or so. Here is my third. The posts below are ranked by lifetime views. This covers both Anton on Security and my posts from Google Cloud blog , and now our Cloud Security Podcast too! Top 3 most popular posts of all times : “Security Correlation Then and Now: A Sad Truth About SIEM” “Can We Have “Detection as Code”?” “New MORE
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Security Boulevard
JUNE 25, 2021
Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, small to mid-sized businesses (SMBs) faced unique challenges on the cybersecurity front. The massive disruption caused by the pandemic only exacerbated the challenges of protecting data, systems and business—not to mention customers and their data.
CyberSecurity Insiders
JUNE 21, 2021
By Matthew Meehan, chief operating officer at TokenEx. We have all heard the proverb that teaches, “slow and steady wins the race.” But what if slow isn’t an option? In the wake of COVID-19, many businesses sped through the digitization process to transform their businesses in record time.
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Herjavec Group
JUNE 25, 2021
Our Founder and CEO, Robert Herjavec, spoke with MediaPlanet to contribute to Innovating Canada’s Business Resilience Campaign.
Speaker: Mike Cramer, Director of HIPAA & Data Security at The Word & Brown Companies
Now that companies are slowly allowing employees to return to work at the office, it's time to re-evaluate your company’s posture towards privacy and security. Join Mike Cramer, Director of HIPAA & Data Security at The Word & Brown Companies, for a discussion that will focus on compliance and the types of privacy and security measures your company should be aware of, as well as tips and methods for implementing these measures.
Schneier on Security
JUNE 24, 2021
The Norwegian Consumer Council just published a fantastic new report: “ Time to Ban Surveillance-Based Advertising.
Lohrman on Security
JUNE 20, 2021
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) opened the door for cyber attacks to trigger “Article 5” actions. This is a big deal — here’s why
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Krebs on Security
JUNE 23, 2021
In 2015, police departments worldwide started finding ATMs compromised with advanced new “shimming” devices made to steal data from chip card transactions.
Schneier on Security
JUNE 21, 2021
The Center for Security and Emerging Technology has a new report: “ Machine Learning and Cybersecurity: Hype and Reality.” ” Here’s the bottom line: The report offers four conclusions: Machine learning can help defenders more accurately detect and triage potential attacks.
Troy Hunt
JUNE 23, 2021
Recently, I've been providing a lot of additional government access to Have I Been Pwned. Today I'm happy to welcome the Jamaica Cyber Incident Response Team (JaCIRT), the 22nd national CERT on HIBP and 11th in the last 4 months.
Doctor Chaos
JUNE 24, 2021
Click here to listen to the podcast. Ransom payments are tax-deductible, and no one cares. Should we? link]. North Korea exploits VPN vulnerabilities. Possibly gains nuclear research.
Krebs on Security
JUNE 25, 2021
Hard drive giant Western Digital is urging users of its MyBook Live brand of network storage drives to disconnect them from the Internet, warning that malicious hackers are remotely wiping the drives using a critical flaw that can be triggered by anyone who knows the Internet address of an affected device.
Schneier on Security
JUNE 22, 2021
At this year’s Apple Worldwide Developer Conference, Apple announced something called “iCloud Private Relay.” ” That’s basically its private version of onion routing , which is what Tor does.
Adam Shostack
JUNE 23, 2021
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WIRED Threat Level
JUNE 25, 2021
The document says less about the search for life in the universe, and more about our current cultural climate and distrust of expertise. Science Security Science / Space
Hot for Security
JUNE 22, 2021
A bizarre bug has been discovered in iOS that can cause an iPhone to crash when it attempts to join a Wi-Fi network with a particular name. What’s the offending name?
Schneier on Security
JUNE 23, 2021
Adam Shostack
JUNE 19, 2021
I’m thrilled that Juneteenth will be a Federal holiday. We need more holidays that celebrate freedom, and there’s few events that increase freedom as much as emancipating people who were enslaved.
We Live Security
JUNE 24, 2021
Cyberattacks targeting the gaming industry skyrocket, with web attacks more than tripling year-on-year in 2020. The post Gaming industry under siege from cyberattacks during pandemic appeared first on WeLiveSecurity. Cybercrime
WIRED Threat Level
JUNE 23, 2021
The antivirus pioneer and alleged cryptocurrency scammer was 75 years old. Security Security / Security News
Schneier on Security
JUNE 25, 2021
News from Georgetown’s Center for Security and Emerging Technology: China Claims Its AI Can Beat Human Pilots in Battle: Chinese state media reported that an AI system had successfully defeated human pilots during simulated dogfights.
The Last Watchdog
JUNE 23, 2021
The challenge of embracing digital transformation while also quelling the accompanying cyber risks has never been greater for small- and mid-sized businesses. Related: How ‘PAM’ improves authentication. SMBs today face a daunting balancing act. To boost productivity, they must leverage cloud infrastructure and participate in agile software development. But this also opens up a sprawling array of fresh security gaps that threat actors are proactively probing and exploiting.
We Live Security
JUNE 23, 2021
It can be difficult to tell a legitimate website apart from an unsafe one – follow these steps to identify and protect yourself from bad websites. The post How to tell if a website is safe appeared first on WeLiveSecurity. Cybersecurity
The Hacker News
JUNE 22, 2021
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed a new ransomware strain called "DarkRadiation" that's implemented entirely in Bash and targets Linux and Docker cloud containers, while banking on messaging service Telegram for command-and-control (C2) communications.
Anton on Security
JUNE 21, 2021
Sometimes great old blog posts are hard to find (especially on Medium …), so I decided to do a periodic list blog with my favorite posts of the past quarter or so. Here is my third. The posts below are ranked by lifetime views. This covers both Anton on Security and my posts from Google Cloud blog , and now our Cloud Security Podcast too! Top 3 most popular posts of all times : “Security Correlation Then and Now: A Sad Truth About SIEM” “Can We Have “Detection as Code”?” “New
The Last Watchdog
JUNE 22, 2021
Network security is in the throes of a metamorphosis. Advanced technologies and fresh security frameworks are being implemented to deter cyber attacks out at the services edge, where all the action is. Related: Automating security-by-design in SecOps. This means Security Operations Centers are in a transition. SOCs came on the scene some 20 years ago as the focal point for defending on-premises datacenters of large enterprises.
We Live Security
JUNE 21, 2021
What does the increasingly fuzzy line between traditional cybercrime and attacks attributed to state-backed groups mean for the future of the threat landscape? The post State‑sponsored or financially motivated: Is there any difference anymore? appeared first on WeLiveSecurity. Cybersecurity
The Hacker News
JUNE 25, 2021
A previously undocumented Windows malware has infected over 222,000 systems worldwide since at least June 2018, yielding its developer no less than 9,000 Moneros ($2 million) in illegal profits.
Hot for Security
JUNE 22, 2021
The ongoing vaccination campaigns and easing of travel restrictions have encouraged millions of people to prepare for a relaxing vacation after months of lockdown and social distancing.
WIRED Threat Level
JUNE 24, 2021
Flaws in card reader technology let a security firm consultant wreak havoc with point-of-sale systems and more. Security Security / Cyberattacks and Hacks
Tech Republic Security
JUNE 23, 2021
The threat to people's lives is terrifying, so auto manufacturers need to change their old-school strategies to protect people
The Hacker News
JUNE 24, 2021
Cybersecurity researchers on Thursday disclosed a chain of vulnerabilities affecting the BIOSConnect feature within Dell Client BIOS that could be abused by a privileged network adversary to gain arbitrary code execution at the BIOS/UEFI level of the affected device. "As
Hot for Security
JUNE 25, 2021
The Western District of Washington has sentenced a Ukrainian man to seven years in prison for his role in a hacking gang that are estimated to have caused more than one billion dollars worth of damage.
WIRED Threat Level
JUNE 19, 2021
Plus: Airbnb's safety squad, a fake pharmacy crackdown, and more of the week's top security news. Security Security / Security News
Tech Republic Security
JUNE 22, 2021
Expert says ransomware attacks will happen, and your company has to be prepared long before the attack hits
The Hacker News
JUNE 25, 2021
Taiwanese networking equipment company Zyxel is warning customers of an ongoing attack targeting a "small subset" of its security products such as firewall and VPN servers.
Graham Cluley
JUNE 25, 2021
Storage drive maker Western Digital is telling owners of its WD My Book Live device to disconnect it from the internet, after reports that some have had their data erased by malicious software. Read more in my article on the Tripwire State of Security blog.
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