The Future of AI in Cybersecurity
By Dick Wilkinson, C|CISO
The buzzword for 2019 that we have all heard a thousand times is Artificial Intelligence, AI. This term has been placed...
Are CISOs failing in their communication to the Board?
CISO MAG Editorial
The volume of security attacks and threats to organizations has reached alarming proportions, so much so that “cybersecurity” and “cyber risk” have...
Attackers used “Cutlet Maker” Malware in Jackpotting Attacks on ATMs in Germany
Cybersecurity experts found a new trace of an ATM Jackpotting Attack via infamous ATM malware named Cutlet Maker. The researchers opined that the usage...
IBM and McAfee Spearhead Formation of Open Source Cybersecurity Alliance
In a bid to provide interoperability and data-sharing across several cybersecurity products and companies, IBM Security and McAfee are spearheading an open-source cybersecurity alliance...
Cybersecurity startup Kenna Security raises US$ 48 Million
Risk-based vulnerability cybersecurity startup Kenna Security recently announced that it has raised US$ 48 million in a Series D funding round led by Sorenson...
How Tesla has always vouched for safe and secure cars
By Augustin Kurian
Until the late 2000s, electric cars had a reputation for being ugly and slow. This was until a small Silicon Valley startup...
Uber rewarded a security researcher with US$ 6500 bounty for spotting a bug
Uber has paid US$ 6500 to an Indian security researcher after he discovered a bug in its API requests. According to the official statement, the...
Attackers use ‘Deepfake’ Voice Software to steal US$243,000
In what can be considered a sophisticated Vishing attack, cybercriminals used voice-mimicking software to imitate a company’s CEO voice to trick the other party...
Unprotected Database Exposes Millions of Facebook users’ Contact Numbers
An unprotected server hosting a database leaked millions of Facebook users’ phone numbers online. According to TechCrunch, the server wasn’t password-protected, allowing anyone to...
Millions of Android Phones vulnerable to ‘Provisioning Attack’
Security experts revealed that more than half of modern Android smartphones, including models by Sony, LG, Samsung, and Huawei are vulnerable to a text-based...
