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UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS UNAWARE OF CYBERSECURITY RISKS

Apr 23, 2019

Members of underserved populations are less likely to know whether they have even been victimized by a cyber attack, and they have lower awareness of cybersecurity risks. Partly as a result, they are also less likely to access vital online services, such as banking, health services, educational prog...

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SCIENTISTS MAY HAVE IDENTIFIED A NEW WAY TO IMPROVE NETWORK SECURITY

Apr 23, 2019

With cybersecurity one of the nation’s top security concerns and billions of people affected by breaches last year, government and businesses are spending more time and money defending against it. Researchers at the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command’s Army Research Labora...

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UK'S NCSC SUGGESTS AUTOMATIC BLOCKING OF COMMON PASSWORDS

Apr 23, 2019

A recent survey from the UK's National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC, part of GCHQ), conducted by Ipsos Mori, suggests that 52% consider their most prevalent online security consideration to be protecting their privacy, while 51% consider it to be the loss of their money. (It is worth noting that ...

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EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT APPROVES MASS ID DATABASE PLANS

Apr 23, 2019

The European Parliament has approved plans to boost physical security by implementing a mass identity database, although privacy concerns persist. The Common Identity Repository (CIR) will centralize the personal information of nearly all non-EU citizens in the EU’s visa-free Schengen region. ...

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ADDICTION CENTER PATIENTS EXPOSED IN PRIVACY SNAFU

Apr 23, 2019

A large trove of personally identifiable information (PII) has been leaked by an addiction treatment center after researchers found another unsecured Elasticsearch database online. Justin Paine, who is also a director of trust and safety at Cloudflare, blogged about his findings late last week, clai...

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VMWARE UPDATES PKS TO ADVANCE ENTERPRISE KUBERNETES

Apr 23, 2019

VMware announced version 1.4 of Enterprise PKS on April 23, bringing new functionality to help organizations operationalize the cloud-native Kubernetes container orchestration platform. PKS, which is an acronym for the Pivotal Container Service, is a joint product effort from VMware and its partner ...

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THE GROWING NEED FOR CYBER SECURITY INSURANCE IN BFSI SECTOR

Apr 23, 2019

New regulations, emphasis on data protection and increasing cyber-attacks are driving banks and financial institutions to seriously look at cyber security insurance as the ‘plan B’ when an attack strikes. Sushant Sarin, Executive Vice President & Head, Commercial Lines & Reinsura...

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UK FIRMS BEING HIT WITH MORE CYBERATTACKS

Apr 23, 2019

Businesses are ill-prepared for cyberattacks, and unsurprisingly, this means a higher percentage of companies have experienced attacks compared to last year. This is according to a new report by insurers Hiscox which says that 55 per cent of UK companies faced an attack this year, up from 40 per cen...

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CARBANAK SOURCE CODE DISCOVERED ON VIRUSTOTAL

Apr 23, 2019

The source code of a backdoor associated with the prolific FIN7 threat actor has emerged on VirusTotal alongside builders and other tools from the group, FireEye security researchers reveal. Also referred to as Carbanak, or Anunak, the financially-motivated actor has been active since at least 2015,...

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BANKING TROJAN DRIVE-BY DOWNLOAD LEVERAGES TRUST IN GOOGLE SITES

Apr 23, 2019

Brazilian hackers have developed a drive-by download attack leveraging the inherent trust in the Google name. A banking trojan known as LoadPCBanker is deployed using the file cabinets template in Google sites as a delivery vehicle. The attacker first developed a website using Google Sites. He then ...

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EXPLOITS FOR ADOBE VULNERABILITIES SPIKED IN 2018

Apr 23, 2019

With Flash Player on way out, attackers are renewing their focus on Acrobat Reader, RiskSense found. Malware authors weaponized more Adobe software vulnerabilities in 2018 than any previous year while the actual number of newly disclosed security flaws in the company's products dropped significa...

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CI SECURITY RAISES $9.6M TO HELP CUSTOMERS MANAGE CYBER THREATS

Apr 23, 2019

CI Security, a startup that provides its customers with cybersecurity software and expertise in detecting and responding to digital intrusions and threats, announced Monday it has raised $9.6 million in new funding. Seattle-based CI Security, which was previously known as Critical Informatics, says ...

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TRENDING NEWS

CYBER-SECURITY STARTUP SIGMADOTS PARTNERS WITH TELIT TO EXPAND IOT SECURITY

May 24, 2019

SigmaDots, a cyber-security startup and subsidiary of Essence Group, has partnered with Telit to expand IoT security and strengthen business continuity leveraging SigmaDots technology. Essence Group is a market leader in developing LTE-based connected devices and IoT platforms. SigmaDots has develop...

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NEW CYBER SECURITY CLAUSE FROM BIMCO

May 23, 2019

BIMCO’s Documentary Committee has agreed a new standard Cyber Security Clause that requires the parties to implement cyber security procedures and systems, to help reduce the risk of an incident and mitigate the consequences should a security breach occur. In the wake of recent costly cyber se...

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CYBER SECURITY IN MANUFACTURING IS THE NEED OF THE HOUR, FEELS INDUSTRY

May 23, 2019

With digitalisation, Artificial Intelligence and smart working culture making inroads in various sectors, including manufacturing, Indian companies are also gearing up to cope with the problems that come along with the technological advancement. One such issue is of cyber security. There have been i...

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RANSOMWARE PROTECTION TIPS INCLUDE OFFLINE STORAGE, USER EDUCATION

May 23, 2019

Ransomware resilience continues to be important because the problem isn't going away. Explore these backup and education tips to help stay out in front of the issue. "It's always there." Jeff Martinson, IT director at Ameritas, is talking about ransomware. The problem may quiet dow...

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TEXAS PASSES GRID PROTECTION BILLS TO ENHANCE CYBERSECURITY

May 23, 2019

Texas passed two grid protection bills -- Senate Bill 475 and Senate Bill 936 -- to boost cybersecurity monitoring and best practices. The Texas Electric Grid Security Council, composed of a governor's appointee, a member of the Public Utilities Commission and the chief executive officer o...

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KPMG AND PWC LAUNCH ARMS RACE FOR CYBER SECURITY TALENT

May 22, 2019

The world’s biggest professional services firms have launched an arms race for talent in the cyber security sector, according to new research from the jobs site Indeed. More than five per cent of British jobs advertised by KPMG and PwC (pictured) are for cyber roles, while EY and Deloitte, the...

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FIRMWARE VULNERABILITY IN MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC

May 22, 2019

A vulnerability in Mitsubishi Electric’s MELSEC-Q Series Ethernet Module could allow a remote attacker to gain escalated privileges, according to an ICS-CERT advisory. Reported by Nozomi Networks, the vulnerability “could allow an attacker to render the PLCs statue in fault mode, requiri...

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GOOGLE STORED PLAINTEXT PASSWORDS SINCE 2005

May 22, 2019

Google has admitted that some of its enterprise customers’ passwords have been erroneously stored in plaintext, in a security issue dating back 14 years. The tech giant’s VP of engineering, Suzanne Frey, explained that the problem occurred when it introduced a new way for G Suite domain ...

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PHISHING KIT 16SHOP TARGETS APPLE USERS, HACKERS

May 21, 2019

Researchers have discovered a hidden backdoor in a commercial phishing kit, 16Shop, used to attack Apple customers, according to Akamai. “When it comes to targeting Apple users and their personal and financial data, 16Shop has emerged as a go to kit for those who can afford it. While 16Shop is...

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LIB DEMS COME FIRST IN UK FOR CYBERSECURITY

May 21, 2019

Sweden’s political parties have the best cybersecurity posture globally, with the UK languishing in the bottom half of the table, according to a new analysis by SecurityScorecard ahead of the European Parliament elections. Noting the impact of a major data breach at the Democratic National Com...

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MISTNET LAUNCHES NEW THREAT DETECTION AND RESPONSE PLATFORM USING MIST COMPUTING AND EDGE AI

May 21, 2019

MistNet announces the industry’s first multi-entity threat detection and response platform providing 360-degree visibility into threats and vulnerabilities from desktop to data center to public cloud and IoT environments—through an industry-first application of mist computing and edge AI...

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THALES THE LATEST TO FLAG DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION SECURITY OPPORTUNITY

May 21, 2019

The firm has added to a growing number of examples of growing security risks surrounding digital transformation projects. As customers make moves to roll out digital transformation projects many are doing so against a backdrop of increasing security vulnerabilities. The 2019 Thales Data Threat Repor...

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Most security pros have considered quitting due to a lack of resources

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Security professionals believe their jobs and the overall security of their organizations would benefit from an autonomous security solution that could automatically react to and prevent attacks. More...
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Why You Should Forget Everything You Know About Cyber Security?

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Events

CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SEVERE THREATS:

April 10-10, 2019

As more enterprise data and workloads migrate to the cloud, security needs and practices continue to evolve. The perceived “big risks” -shadow IT and the security practices of SaaS companies – have been surpassed by attacks on individual cloud users and data. The good news? There are reliable, high ...

PAVING THE PATH FOR DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION WITH OPEN SOURCE INFRASTRUCTURE

May 14-14, 2019

Digital transformation is critical to remain relevant, ensuring your business can continue to compete without disruption. Open Source software tools and infrastructure are key to a successful transformation strategy and advantages including agility, efficiency and responsiveness. Open source also pl...

BALTIC CYBER SECURITY FORUM 2019

May 29-29, 2019

Baltic Cyber Security Forum is an Independent IT security event. It will be organized for the sixth time in Vilnius, Lithuania. On Autumn of 2018th the Forum came back with a success after one year break. The fact that our Partners and Participants haven’t forget BCSF, inspired us to continue ...

IT WEB SECURITY SUMMIT 2019

May 27-31, 2019

In an increasingly connected, digital world, cyber security threats are constantly evolving and increasing in number and sophistication. Security professionals need to be up to speed with the latest technologies, techniques and skills for predicting and mitigating potentially crippling cyber-attacks...