As if 2020 wasn’t challenging enough for businesses, reports warn that Managed Service Providers (MSPs), often contracted to provide outsourced IT and cybersecurity services, can represent a significant security risk to the companies they protect. The U.S. Government and...
In response to the multiple Cisco Security Manager vulnerabilities reported by security researcher Florian Hauser, the networking device manufacturer has published three advisories. The vulnerabilities, if exploited, allow remote code execution (RCE), thus giving the attacker complete control of...
Cybercriminals are increasingly leveraging social engineering scams via sophisticated phishing techniques. According to a research from Ironscales, nearly 50% of all advanced phishing attacks like spear-phishing and social engineering evade popular secure email gateways (SEGs). Ironscales researchers stated they...
The Senate, on November 17, 2020, approved the Internet of Things Cybersecurity Improvement Act (H.R. 1668) by unanimous consent and sent it to the White House for President’s signature. The bill, which was first introduced in 2017 and reintroduced...
Cybersecurity management firm Skybox Security stated that 73% of security and IT executives across the globe are concerned about new vulnerabilities and risks introduced due to the distributed workforce. In its survey "Cybersecurity in the new normal," Skybox Security...
Way back in 2018, cyber threats were prevalent, but those were simple attacks that penetrated the data center and randomly encrypted data, holding it hostage. If you paid the ransom, it was hit or miss if the unlock keys...
Cybersecurity researchers from vpnMentor uncovered a global hacking operation targeting Facebook users after discovering an unsecured Elasticsearch database obtained by the threat actors. The hackers used the database to store usernames and passwords of around 100,000 Facebook account holders....
Microsoft has introduced a new security chip, “Pluton,” to its Windows PCs. The chip-to-cloud security technology, which has already been used in Xbox and the Azure Sphere IoT security solution, aims to incorporate hardware and software security to avert...
A recent survey from CrowdStrike highlighted the continued spread of ransomware and the need for acceleration of both digital and security transformation. In its “2020 CrowdStrike Global Security Attitude Survey,” the cybersecurity firm revealed the growing concern of nation-state...
Despite the awareness on increased risks and scams in the e-commerce sector, customers still plan to shop more online with a whopping 36% of Americans stating that they are hitting the digital links. According to a survey from McAfee,...
