cybersecurity
Half of business leaders say a breach could end their business, others remain unaware
A majority (58 percent) of executives at SMBs are more concerned about suffering a major data breach than a flood, a fire, a transit strike or even a physical break-in of …
40% of malicious URLs were found on good domains
While tried-and-true attack methods are still going strong, new threats emerge daily, and new vectors are being tested by cybercriminals, according to the 2019 Webroot Threat …
ENISA provides recommendations to improve the cybersecurity of EU electoral processes
In the context of the upcoming elections for the European Parliament, the EU Agency for Cybersecurity ENISA published an opinion paper on the cybersecurity of elections and …
Fighting credential stuffing attacks is an uphill battle
Hackers directed credential abuse attempts at retail sites more than 10 billion times from May to December last year, making retail the most targeted segment studied, …
Cloud business initiatives accelerating faster than security teams’ ability to secure them
The speed of cloud business initiatives is hampering organizations’ ability to secure and manage hybrid environments, with security personnel often not included. The 2019 …
Privileged credential abuse is involved in 74% of data breaches
Most IT decision makers are not prioritizing Privileged Access Management (PAM) practices and solutions, despite knowing privileged credential abuse is involved in almost …
Researchers and businesses need to work together to expose IoT vulnerabilities
As the Internet of Things (IoT) grows and smart devices gain popularity, cybercriminals will continue to find new ways to exploit all connected things. Two new vulnerabilities …
How WebAuthn aims to solve the password problem
One of the most pervasive challenges in cybersecurity is the balancing act between protection and usability. Security measures have to prevent malicious actors from accessing …
Social media-enabled cybercrime is generating $3.25 billion a year
Social media-enabled cybercrime is generating at least $3.25B in global revenue annually, according to an extensive six-month academic study undertaken by Dr. Mike McGuire, …
Researchers eavesdrop on DNA synthesizer to steal genetic blueprint
Researchers from the University of California, Irvine (UCI) and the University of California, Riverside (UCR) have uncovered the possibility of an acoustic side-channel attack …
Consumer attitudes towards security breaches are changing significantly
Transatlantic businesses face greater short-term pain in the US but less long term retribution in the UK following a security breach, according to new data from payment …
Many computers are vulnerable to hacking through common plug-in devices
Attackers can compromise an unattended machine in a matter of seconds through devices such as chargers and docking stations. Vulnerabilities were found in computers with …
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