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Ransomware: Cyber criminals are still exploiting these old vulnerabilities, so patch now

Years-old security vulnerabilities remain a common attack method for ransomware attacks because organisations aren't applying the patches to fix them.
ZDnet 8 Oct 2021 396 Views

Singapore tweaks cybersecurity strategy with OT emphasis

Five years after the country introduced its cybersecurity strategy, Singapore unveils a revised national plan that aims to assume a more proactive stance in addressing threats and drive its cybersecurity posture, including a new operational technology competency framework.
ZDnet 8 Oct 2021 405 Views

VMware ESXi Servers Encrypted by Lightning-Fast Python Script

The little snippet of Python code strikes fast and nasty, taking less than three hours to complete a ransomware attack from initial breach to encryption.
Threatpost 7 Oct 2021 507 Views

Google to auto-enroll 150 million user accounts into 2FA

Google announced today that they plan on auto-enrolling 150 million accounts into two-factor authentication by the end of 2021.
BleepingComputer 6 Oct 2021 489 Views

Facebook Outage Drags Down Instagram, WhatsApp, Messenger, Oculus VR

They were all flat on their faces for hours on Monday, throwing off DNS error messages or other server-related errors.
Threatpost 5 Oct 2021 624 Views

Coinbase sends out breach notification letters after 6,000 accounts had cryptocurrency stolen

The letters come after thousands of people complained this summer about lackluster customer service from the cryptocurrency platform.
ZDnet 2 Oct 2021 508 Views

Mozilla: Superman, Batman, Spider-Man dominate list of passwords leaked in breaches

Using data from haveibeenpwned.com, Mozilla found that hundreds of thousands of people continue to use their favorite superheroes for passwords.
ZDnet 2 Oct 2021 433 Views

Password-stealing Android malware uses sneaky security warning to trick you into downloading

The text messages claims that users need to download a security update to rid their device of FluBot malware -- but instead, the link actually installs that very malware.
ZDnet 1 Oct 2021 582 Views

Crisis management and incident management in the digital era

When it comes to crisis and incident management in the cloud/digital era, hope is not a strategy!
ZDnet 28 Sep 2021 693 Views

SonicWall Issues Patches for a New Critical Flaw in SMA 100 Series Devices

Network security company SonicWall has addressed a critical security vulnerability affecting its Secure Mobile Access (SMA) 100 series appliances that can permit remote, unauthenticated attackers to gain administrator access on targeted devices remotely. Tracked as CVE-2021-20034, the arbitrary file deletion...
The Hacker News 25 Sep 2021 14672 Views