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Cybersecurity

Microsoft Warns of 25 Critical Vulnerabilities in IoT, Industrial Devices

April 30, 2021

Via: Threat Post

Security researchers at Microsoft are warning the industry about 25 as-yet undocumented critical memory-allocation vulnerabilities across a number of vendors’ IoT and industrial devices that threat actors could exploit to execute malicious code across a network or cause an entire […]


Cloud Computing, Tech

Gain Business Agility with Three Cloud Migration Steps

April 27, 2021

Via: CIO

Moving workloads to the cloud promises many benefits, such as enhanced security, reduced licensing, and hardware costs, and what everybody is looking for: greater agility. The past 12 months have really brought this need to light. Prior to March 2020, […]


Federal, Policy

After Capitol riot, Congress eyes bipartisan reform of its own protectors

March 31, 2021

Via: POLITICO

Lawmakers investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection are zeroing in on an opaque trio of officials now in charge of Congress’ security after that group’s failures during the riot exacerbated the violence. The Capitol Police Board, a three-member panel responsible […]


Cloud Computing, Cybersecurity

Data is the world’s most valuable (and vulnerable) resource

March 5, 2021

Via: Tech Crunch

There’s no overstating it: 2020 was a hell of a year. When future generations learn about 2020, the pandemic, social tension and political unrest will take up most of the oxygen. But for those learning about the history of cybersecurity, […]


Cybersecurity

8 mobile security threats you should take seriously

March 1, 2021

Via: CSO Online

Mobile security is at the top of every company’s worry list these days — and for good reason: Nearly all workers now routinely access corporate data from smartphones, a trend that’s grown even more prominent thanks to the ongoing global […]


Cybersecurity

10 things work-from-home employees can do now to help protect the network

February 23, 2021

Via: CSO Online

With the pandemic turning the business world upside down, offices look less like hives of activity and more like ghost towns. Employees have had to make do with working from home, a dangerous proposition from the perspective of any risk-averse […]


Cybersecurity

California DMV warns of data breach after a contractor was hit by ransomware

February 18, 2021

Via: Tech Crunch

California’s Department of Motor Vehicles is warning of a potential data breach after a contractor was hit by ransomware. The Seattle-based Automatic Funds Transfer Services (AFTS), which the DMV said it has used for verifying changes of address with the […]


Cybersecurity

Biden administration brings expertise, new attitude to cybersecurity

February 4, 2021

Via: CSO Online

The Biden administration has hit the ground running on cybersecurity, reportedly getting ready to nominate what some have called a “world-class” cybersecurity team of officials and prioritizing efforts to tackle the worst hack in US history, the SolarWinds breach. The […]


Cybersecurity

Fake collaboration apps are stealing data as staff struggle with home working security

January 19, 2021

Via: ZDnet

There’s been a significant rise in organisations encountering malware attacks on remote devices over the course of the last year as employees have been forced to work from home. The ongoing coronavirus pandemic has resulted in more remote working than […]


Policy, State & Local

Massachusetts governor won’t sign police reform bill with facial recognition ban

December 11, 2020

Via: Tech Crunch

Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker has returned a police reform bill back to the state legislature, asking lawmakers to strike out several provisions — including one for a statewide ban on police and public authorities using facial recognition technology, the first […]


Policy, State & Local

Massachusetts lawmakers vote to pass a statewide police ban on facial recognition

December 2, 2020

Via: Tech Crunch

Massachusetts lawmakers have voted to pass a new police reform bill that will ban police departments and public agencies from using facial recognition technology across the state. The bill was passed by both the state’s House and Senate on Tuesday, […]


Federal, Hardware & Software, Policy, Tech

Zoom settles with FTC after making ‘deceptive’ security claims

November 9, 2020

Via: Tech Crunch

The Federal Trade Commission has announced a settlement with Zoom, after it accused the video calling giant of engaging in “a series of deceptive and unfair practices that undermined the security of its users,” in part by claiming the encryption […]


Cybersecurity

Fragomen, a law firm used by Google, confirms data breach

October 27, 2020

Via: Tech Crunch

Immigration law firm Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy has confirmed a data breach involving the personal information of current and former Google employees. The New York-based law firm provides companies with employment verification screening services to determine if employees […]


Cybersecurity

New FBI strategy seeks to disrupt threat actors, help defenders through better coordination

October 6, 2020

Via: CSO Online

Last week, the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) issued a joint announcement about the potential threat that foreign-backed online journals pose in spreading misinformation ahead of the crucial 2020 US presidential […]


Cybersecurity

Twitter says ‘phone spear phishing attack’ used to gain network access in crypto scam breach

July 31, 2020

Via: Tech Crunch

Twitter has revealed a little more detail about the security breach it suffered earlier this month when a number of high profile accounts were hacked to spread a cryptocurrency scam — writing in a blog post that a “phone spear […]


Cybersecurity

Time running out to protect US November elections

July 15, 2020

Via: CSO Online

Four years have passed since the 2016 presidential election when revelations of Russian hacking of the DNC threw political contests into turmoil. In the aftermath, the Mueller investigation, Justice Department indictments and other efforts made clear that the US election […]


Cloud Computing

Google Cloud steps up security and compliance for applications, government

July 14, 2020

Via: CSO Online

Google is taking important steps to secure customer data in the cloud when used by applications and prevent potentially unauthorized access to sensitive computing workloads run by government institutions and their contractors. To meet the strict security and compliance requirements […]


Networking & Wireless, Tech

Senate narrowly rejects plan to require a warrant for Americans’ browsing data

May 13, 2020

Via: Tech Crunch

Senators have narrowly rejected a bipartisan amendment that would have required the government first obtain a warrant before accessing Americans’ web browsing data. The amendment brought by Sens. Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Steve Daines (R-MT) — just seven lines in […]


Cybersecurity

Security warning: State-backed hackers are trying to steal coronavirus research

May 5, 2020

Via: ZDnet

State-backed hacking groups are targeting healthcare and other organisations involved in national and international responses to coronavirus pandemic, the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) and the US Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) have […]


Cybersecurity

Artificial intelligence will be used to power cyber attacks, warn security experts

April 27, 2020

Via: ZDnet

Intelligence and espionage services need to embrace artificial intelligence (AI) in order to protect national security as cyber criminals and hostile nation-states increasingly look to use the technology to launch attacks. The UK’s intelligence and security agency GCHQ commissioned a […]