Week in review: Pentagon data breach, cybersecurity workforce gap, who gets spear phished?
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news and articles: Who gets spear phished, and why? Spear phishing is one of the most successful methods …
VestaCP users warned about possible server compromise
Unknown attackers have compromised the official distribution of the VestaCP hosting control panel solution to harvest server IPs and admin credentials. That information was …
New infosec products of the week: October 19, 2018
IBM rolls out cybersecurity operations center on wheels IBM Security launched the mobile Security Operations Center, capable of traveling onsite for cybersecurity training, …
Who gets spear phished, and why?
The story of nearly every notable data breach in recent memory begins in pretty much the same way: Once upon a time, someone got spear phished… Whether it’s a government …
The global cybersecurity workforce gap is widening
New (ISC)2 research shows a widening of the global cybersecurity workforce gap to nearly three million across North America, Latin America, Asia-Pacific, and Europe, the …
Most executives around the world see untrained staff as the greatest cyber risk
The majority of executives (87%) around the world cite untrained staff as the greatest cyber risk to their business according to a new report produced by ESI ThoughtLab in …
Global IT spending to reach $3.8 trillion in 2019
Worldwide IT spending is projected to total $3.8 trillion in 2019, an increase of 3.2 percent from expected spending of $3.7 trillion in 2018, according to the latest forecast …
Vulnerable controllers could allow attackers to manipulate marine diesel engines
Researchers have found several authentication and encryption vulnerabilities in the firmware of marine diesel engine controllers by Norwegian company Auto-Maskin, as well as …
Operation Oceansalt research reveals cyber-attacks targeting South Korea, USA and Canada
McAfee released a report announcing the discovery of a new cyber espionage campaign targeting South Korea, the United States and Canada. The new campaign uses a data …
Solving the cloud infrastructure misconfiguration problem
Security incidents involving cloud infrastructure have become a regular occurrence since many organizations began shifting their assets to the cloud. Many of these incidents …
Targeted attacks on crypto exchanges resulted in a loss of $882 million
Group-IB has estimated that cryptocurrency exchanges suffered a total loss of $882 million due to targeted attacks in 2017 and in the first three quarters of 2018. According …
Clarity and focus on security required for successful digital transformation
Digital transformation is all around us. Even if you are living under a rock, I am sure you have great Wi-Fi reception and are still able to do your shopping, pay your bills, …
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