Apple Inc., for the first time in its history, organized a virtual version of its annual Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC). In the WWDC 2020 held on June 22, 2020, apple announced the upcoming versions of its operating systems — iOS...
Microsoft recently acquired Israel-based IoT security vendor CyberX in an undisclosed amount. The tech giant is planning to integrate CyberX's technologies with its existing Azure IoT security to deliver end-to-end security across managed and unmanaged IoT devices.
CyberX provides IoT/OT-aware...
Action Fraud, the U.K.’s National Fraud and Cybercrime Reporting Center, reported that consumers have lost more than £17 million (US$21 million) to online frauds during the COVID-19 lockdown. It received multiple reports of online shopping frauds since March 2020,...
Security researchers from threat intelligence firm Cyble discovered more than 230,000 Indonesian COVID-19 patients’ records on the dark web during their regular deep web and dark web monitoring activity. Cyble claimed that its researchers found a threat actor selling...
As cities across the globe begin to ease their COVID-19 restrictions, this year’s transition back to the office could take place in stages — or not at all. Prior to the pandemic, data had already shown a steady increase...
Tel Aviv has been a launchpad for many cybersecurity startups in recent years. Continuing this trend, Authomize, an Identity and Access Management (IAM) solutions provider, has come out of stealth mode by raising raised a seed funding of $6...
A recent survey from the security management provider Exabeam revealed that 82% of security operations centers (SOCs) are confident to detect potential cyberthreats. According to the survey “2020 State of the SOC Report,” 40% of organizations still struggle with...
A recent survey from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) revealed that Australians lost over $634 million to scams in 2019, which is a 30% increase compared to $489 million in 2018. The survey “Targeting Scams 2019 Report” stated that...
A recent survey by Cowbell Cyber revealed that 65% of SMEs are likely to spend more on cyber insurance in the next two years, compared to 58% of large enterprises. The survey report "The Economic Impact of Cyber Insurance"...
Since the onset of the COVID-19 outbreak, cybercriminals have been using sophisticated hacking techniques to benefit from the crisis. Several new cybersecurity scams and malicious activities have been originating from the darknet forums. According to a recent investigation from...
