In cybersecurity, many of the best jobs involve working on government projects. To get a security clearance, you need to prove that you meet NIST standards. Cybersecurity firms are particularly interested in people who understand the RMF, or Risk Management Framework — a U.S. government guideline for taking care of data. The NIST Cybersecurity &
If you’re one of the countless Apple iPhone owners out there, there’s a good chance that one of the reasons you love your smartphone is because you’ve heard that Apple devices tend to have fewer vulnerabilities to viruses. Because of their shared operating system, iOS devices enjoy Apple’s security measures, which keeps them protected from
The closing keynote discussion of the InfoSecurity Europe 2022 conference was titled ‘Next Generation, Next Challenges, New Opportunities’ and was moderated by Eleanor Dallaway, editorial director of Infosecurity Magazine. Dallaway was joined onstage by specialists Marc Avery, CISO & director, Cyber Chain Alliance, Jonathan Kidd, global CISO, Computershare and Chris Green, head of PR and
by Paul Ducklin If you’re an OpenSSL user, you’re probably aware of the most recent high-profile bugfix release, which came out back in March 2022. That fix brought us OpenSSS 3.0.2 and 1.1.1n, updates for the two current fully-supported flavours of the product. (There’s a legacy version, 1.0.2, but updates to that version are only
As Instagram tests a new age verification tool, what are some of the concerns when it comes to confirming someone’s age on the internet? Instagram – which has come under fire in recent years over its potential impact on the mental health of teens – has just announced that it’s testing a new tool for
A suspected ransomware intrusion against an unnamed target leveraged a Mitel VoIP appliance as an entry point to achieve remote code execution and gain initial access to the environment. The findings come from cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike, which traced the source of the attack to a Linux-based Mitel VoIP device sitting on the network perimeter, while
Summary Since at least 2015, threat actors have used HUI Loader to load remote access trojans (RATs) on compromised hosts. Secureworks® Counter Threat Unit™ (CTU) researchers link two HUI Loader activity clusters exclusively to China-based threat groups. The BRONZE RIVERSIDE threat group is likely responsible for one cluster, which focuses on stealing intellectual property from
Heard of the sandwich generation? Well, if you’ve got a tribe of kids and parents who are aging then you are a fully-fledged member! And as members of this special club, not only do we need to manage and keep our offspring in check, but we also have to reserve some energy to help our
On the third and final day of InfoSecurity Europe 2022, Sarb Sembhi, global CISO of Aireye, moderated the keynote panel discussion titled ‘Boosting SME’s Cyber Security Strategy.’ Sembhi was accompanied by fellow experts Milos Pesic, vice president of InfoSec & CyberSec at Marken, Diane Abela, chief information security officer at AccuRx and Vincent Blake, VP, digital technology security officer &
by Paul Ducklin LISTEN NOW Click-and-drag on the soundwaves below to skip to any point. You can also listen directly on Soundcloud. [00’22”] Duck gets behind the Ducks. [01’34”] 2000 phone scammers arrested in Interpol action. [11’12”] A three-year-old hacking case ends in conviction. [17’13”] Canadian financial company picks up enormous data breach fine. With
(Almost) everything you always wanted to know about virtual private networks, but were afraid to ask Enjoying life in the digital world comes at a cost: our privacy. Every website we visit, where we are, how much we spend, and what cards we’re paying with – this is just some of the information about you
The beleaguered Israeli surveillanceware vendor NSO Group this week admitted to the European Union lawmakers that its Pegasus tool was used by at least five countries in the region. “We’re trying to do the right thing and that’s more than other companies working in the industry,” Chaim Gelfand, the company’s general counsel and chief compliance
In today’s connected world, you can do so much on the internet. It’s never been easier to stay entertained (Netflix, anyone?), informed, and productive. But it’s important to keep your online activities private and safe, whether you’re checking social media, using a streaming service, or banking online. With the right solutions, you can have a
Organizations are still neglecting to secure their supply chains, according to panellists at a session during Infosecurity Europe 2022. Panel chair and security consultant Peter Yapp warned that fewer than 10% of organizations have reviewed their suppliers’ security. “Attacks on the supply chain will only increase,” he said. Firms face a growing volume of attacks
A new piece of research from academics at ETH Zurich has identified a number of critical security issues in the MEGA cloud storage service that could be leveraged to break the confidentiality and integrity of user data. In a paper titled “MEGA: Malleable Encryption Goes Awry,” the researchers point out how MEGA’s system does not
Authored by Lakshya Mathur An LNK file is a Windows Shortcut that serves as a pointer to open a file, folder, or application. LNK files are based on the Shell Link binary file format, which holds information used to access another data object. These files can be created manually using the standard right-click create shortcut
Organizations face three emerging threats that compromise identities, exploit the use of accomplices or insiders and evade current detection and defenses, according to security researcher Oliver Rochford. During his insight stage talk at Infosecurity Europe, Rochford, security evangelist at Securonix, said that a growing number of criminal groups are acting as initial access brokers (IABs).
by Paul Ducklin Remember the Capital One breach? We did, though we felt sure it had happened a long time ago. Indeed, when we checked, it had: the story first broke almost three years ago, back in July 2019. At the time, the company reported: Capital One Financial Corporation announced […] that on July 19,
Educating employees about how to spot phishing attacks can strike a much-needed blow for network defenders Security by design has long been something of a holy grail for cybersecurity professionals. It’s a simple concept: ensure products are designed to be as secure as possible in order to minimize the chances of compromise further down the
An advanced persistent threat (APT) actor codenamed ToddyCat has been linked to a string of attacks aimed at high-profile entities in Europe and Asia since at least December 2020. The relatively new adversarial collective is said to have commenced its operations by targeting Microsoft Exchange servers in Taiwan and Vietnam using an unknown exploit to
Web developer ‘z0ccc’ has created a website designed to generate a fingerprint of devices based on Google Chrome extensions installed on the visiting browser. In an exclusive email interview with Bleeping Computer, z0ccc said while the website does not store the fingerprint of visiting devices, the testing shows that information could be potentially used by
by Paul Ducklin Sick of the unending stream of email and phone calls you receive from scammers claiming to represent your bank? Amazon? Microsoft? The tax office? The police? We sympathise – we’re sick of them too, especially landline calls that could be a loved one calling for help or advice, and thus need to
How crypto mixers, also known as crypto tumblers, are used to obscure the trail of digital money Coined during Al Capone’s times, the term ”money laundering” has since entered the general lexicon as criminals have been busy obscuring the source of their ill-gotten assets and making it appear as if the funds have come from
Insurance exists to protect the insured party against catastrophe, but the insurer needs protection so that its policies are not abused – and that’s where the fine print comes in. However, in the case of ransomware insurance, the fine print is becoming contentious and arguably undermining the usefulness of ransomware insurance. In this article, we’ll
Content management system (CMS) provider WordPress has forcibly updated over a million sites to patch a critical vulnerability affecting the Ninja Forms plugin. The flaw was spotted by the Wordfence threat intelligence team in June and documented in an advisory by the company on Thursday. In the document, Wordfence said the code injection vulnerability made it
In the world of cybersecurity, reputation is everything. Most business owners have little understanding of the technical side, so they have to rely on credibility. Founded back in 2005, Palo Alto Networks is a cybersecurity giant that has earned the trust of the business community thanks to its impressive track record. The company now provides
A California man was sentenced to time in prison Wednesday after hacking thousands of iCloud accounts, stealing people’s nude images and videos and sharing them with conspirators. Hao Kuo Chi, acting under the online name of ‘icloudripper4you’, would have illegally obtained the iCloud credentials of approximately 4700 victims and shared their content with other people
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details about 15 security flaws in Siemens SINEC network management system (NMS), some of which could be chained by an attacker to achieve remote code execution on affected systems. “The vulnerabilities, if exploited, pose a number of risks to Siemens devices on the network including denial-of-service attacks, credential leaks, and remote
Microsoft added a new known issue affecting its operating systems’ Wi-Fi hotspot feature to its official Health Dashboard page. Affecting Windows 10 and 11 machines, the bug would have been introduced with a Windows update the company released earlier this month. “After installing KB5014697, Windows devices might be unable [to] use the Wi-Fi hotspot feature.”
As the risk of receiving a malware-laden email increases, take a moment to consider how to spot attacks involving malicious spam According to the latest ESET Threat Report, email threats grew by 37 percent in the first four months of the year compared to the last four months of 2021. This was also the largest
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