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Cyberattack traffic targeting video game industry surged during the pandemic
Cyberattack traffic targeting the video game industry grew more than any other industry during the COVID-19 pandemic. According to Akamai’s report, the video game industry …
Vulnerabilities in Dell computers allow RCE at the BIOS/UEFI level
An estimated 30 million Dell computers are affected by several vulnerabilities that may enable an attacker to remotely execute code in the pre-boot (BIOS/UEFI) environment, …
Most third-party libraries are never updated after being included in a codebase
79% percent of the time, third-party libraries are never updated by developers after being included in a codebase – despite the fact that more than two thirds of fixes …
What is the impact of remote work on security best practices?
Employees are now accessing resources from any device and from anywhere outside of their corporate domain, a JumpCloud survey reveals. The report details the impact of …
Defense supply chain vulnerabilities creating security gaps
A BlueVoyant report highlights critical vulnerabilities within the defense supply chain ecosystem. The report includes evidence of the exploitable cyber weaknesses of SMBs …
76% of IT decision makers more vulnerable to mobile attacks than just a year ago
53 percent of IT decision makers admitted that it’s not possible to be prepared for all the tactics and strategies used by attackers targeting mobile devices, a survey by …
Can on-prem security experts make the move to the cloud?
As cloud computing grows in popularity across all use cases, cloud workloads have never been more attractive to malicious actors. A recent McAfee report points to a 630 …
Software delivery maturity generating business benefits
Organizations with a high level of software delivery maturity are three times more likely to grow at 15 percent or more annually, according to Forrester Consulting. …
Understanding the cloud shared responsibility model
Over the past year, we witnessed a transition to the cloud as companies had to quickly adjust to the almost instantaneous move to a remote work environment. But in many cases, …
Corporate attack surfaces growing concurrently with a dispersed workforce
Zscaler released a report on the state of corporate attack surfaces. Based on data sourced between February 2020 and April 2021, the report provides a first-ever look at the …
Effects of the pandemic on consumer security behaviors
IBM announced the results of a global survey examining consumers’ digital behaviors during the pandemic, as well as their potential long-term impact on cybersecurity. …
Why XSS is still an XXL issue in 2021
Cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks take advantage of coding flaws in the way websites or web applications generate input from users. Despite their longstanding reputation as a …
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