Facebook Owner Meta Bans Fake Accounts Used by Cyber-Spy Firms
Facebook said it canceled 1,500 fake social media accounts used by seven surveillance-for-hire firms to conduct online attacks against government critics and members of civil society.
Cybersecurity
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88% of Boards of Directors View Cybersecurity as a Business Risk
The influx of ransomware and supply chain attacks seen throughout 2021, many of which targeted operation- and mission-critical environments, should be a wake-up call that security is a business issue, and not just another problem for IT to solve
The King of Most Common Passwords Still Sits on its Throne
NordPass has published a study with the top 200 most common passwords for 2021. The study covered 50 countries.
FBI Email System Hacked and Sent out Fake Cyber Attack Alerts
FBI has confirmed that an unnamed actor was able to gain access to the FBI's Law Enforcement Enterprise Portal (LEEP) to send the emails to thousands of recipients about a fake cyberattack.
The Rise Of Killware
The objective of the attacker is to cause harm to humans using killware in the Operational Technology environment. Many similar attacks have been identified since the year 2000, even though they were not called killware back then.
Microsoft Released Mitigations on Recently Discovered Attack Method
PetitPotam takes advantage of servers where the Active Directory Certificate Services (AD CS) is not configured with protections for NTLM
Spreading Malware Using Old Techniques. It Still Works!
Operators of the malware known as SolarMarker, are using an old technique called SEO poisoning to trick users to follow links on PDF documents stuffed with many SEO keywords and redirect them to malware.
IBM Announces Cybersecurity Grants for Public Schools
IBM announced that it would be introducing in-kind grants to six school districts valued at $3 million to boost cybersecurity in schools.
Even the smartest people get hacked
Mensa UK , the "high IQ society" organization had failed to secure the data of its 18,000 members properly.
U.S. Wireless Carrier with 4.9 Million Customers Hacked
Retail store's employee were scammed into downloading software on a computer which allowed an attacker to access the computer remotely. The hacker gained access to the company's CRM records since the employee was already logged in to the system.
What is a “Zero-Day” Exploit
Understand what a zero-day exploit is and how your organization can defend against such attacks which target unknown vulnerabilities of your systems and applications.
Don’t FAIL your DLP Program
Plan your DLP implementation with the right steps. Dont fail before you start. Here are a list of steps to take to ensure success.
The Basics of IT Security Audit
An IT security audit is an evaluation of the security of a company's information systems by measuring how well they conform to a set of established and agreed-upon criteria.
Famous mobile apps are spying on you!
During the last few weeks there have been several occasions where famous and widely used mobile applications have been caught on spying on your device's
Types of Man-In-The-Middle Attacks
What is a Man-In-The-Middle attack and how the attacker can use it against you. Is there a way to protect yourself from such attacks?
US Secret Service: Rise in hacks of managed service providers (MSPs)
The US Secret Service sent out a security alert last month to the US private sector and government organizations warning about an increase in hacks of managed service providers (MSPs).
Fileless Malware Are NOT New But Are Still Dangerous
File-less malware is an advanced threat that can use legitimate software to compromise systems to steal information.
Free and Essential Security Tools You Should Already Be Using
The most important, free and powerful security tools which you should be using right now to assess your systems and network and uncover vulnerabilities.