Security researchers from ESET recently discovered a new cyber espionage campaign codenamed “Ramsay” which is designed to steal sensitive documents from air‑gapped networks. Ramsay can infect air-gapped computers, collect Word, PDF, and ZIP files in a hidden folder, and...
Putting expensive locks on your doors helps secure your home. But what if you start giving away the keys? First, you give a set to your family and close friends, then the babysitter, then the maintenance worker, and so...
The U.K.’s electricity middleman Elexon got a massive shock after the company suffered a cyberattack. The company’s internal systems were targeted in the attack. Elexon plays a key role in the balancing and settlement of the U.K. power system...
A joint analysis by digital security products provider Avast and internet security company ESET evaluated the samples used by an APT threat group targeting Central Asian companies and institutions. It found that the APT group allegedly spied on a...
Research by work management platform Wrike revealed that 41% of employees working remotely are accessing sensitive and confidential company information through unsecured personal applications, leaving valuable corporate data and trade secrets to cyber risks.
The research 2020 Remote Work Security...
A research from cybersecurity firm Keeper Security revealed that lack of cybersecurity resources and strategies lead to an increase in the number of cyberattacks on financial institutions. It is found that 69% of financial organizations globally have suffered a...
A database of an infamous darknet forum called WeLeakData.com was breached, exposing private messages of malicious actors who used the site. Cybercriminals used WeLeakData.com for discussing, trading, and selling databases that are stolen during breaches and combo lists used...
Toward the end of his recent webinar with CISO MAG, hacker, security researcher and CISO, Chris Roberts took questions from the audience on the security needs for contact-tracing apps surrounding the COVID-19 cases. He said, “I want to believe tracing...
Weak data sharing security controls are keeping several organizations in the education sector at risk of data security incidents. A research from cybersecurity firm Netwrix revealed that the ongoing remote learning due to the COVID-19 pandemic is increasing the...
Cybersecurity news: While the world struggles with the impacts of COVID-19, cybercriminals see it as an opportunity. Since February, IBM X-Force has observed a 4,300 percent increase in coronavirus-themed spam. While organizations worry about newly pressing concerns—workforce well-being, shift...
