What are the world’s most network ready markets?
The latest results and rankings of the Network Readiness Index (NRI) were released by the Portulans Institute and STL, revealing how countries around the world are leveraging …
Kali Linux 2021.4 released: Wider Samba compatibility, The Social-Engineer Toolkit, new tools, and more!
Offensive Security released Kali Linux 2021.4, which comes with a number of improvements: wider Samba compatibility, switching package manager mirrors, enhanced Apple M1 …
QNAP NAS devices targeted by new bitcoin miner
Unsecured QNAP NAS devices are getting covertly saddled with a new bitcoin miner, QNAP has warned users. “Once a NAS is infected, CPU usage becomes unusually high where …
It’s time to patch your SonicWall SMA 100 series appliances again!
SonicWall has fixed a handful of vulnerabilities affecting its SMA 100 series appliances and is urging organizations to implement the patches as soon as possible. Although …
Extracting value from the interconnected network of risk management
From the CISO to the SOC operator, defenders struggle to maintain complete situational awareness. Holistic approaches to risk management require the implementation of a …
Burned out workers are less likely to follow security guidelines
Workers in every industry are increasingly burned out, leading to apathy and a lower guard toward workplace security. To understand this burnout phenomenon, 1Password released …
Top practices to improve enterprise security
Cisco released its latest cybersecurity report, surveying more than 5,100 security and privacy professionals across 27 markets to determine the most impactful measures teams …
What cybersecurity trends do company executives expect to see next year?
Query.AI announced the publication of the company’s six predictions for the cybersecurity industry in 2022. “The most obvious factor influencing what we’ll …
Sophisticated identity document fraud increased 57% over previous year
Over the past 12 months, 47% of all identity document fraud was classed as ‘medium’ sophisticated fraud, which is a 57% increase over the previous year, an Onfido report …
How can organizations ease audit overload?
A research from Vanson Bourne examines how financial services are faring with the ever-increasing challenge of audit overload. The study, which surveyed 200 U.S. IT security …
Beware of ransomware attacks between Christmas and New Year’s!
Darktrace reported that its security researchers discovered a 30% increase in the average number of attempted ransomware attacks globally over the holiday season in every …
From DDoS to bots and everything in between: Preparing for the new and improved attacker toolbox
A quick glance at global headlines shows a new breach, ransomware, DDoS, or bot attack on a near-daily basis. Orchestrating these attacks and selling hacking tools has become …