10 Dec

Log4j RCE: Emergency patch issued to plug critical auth-free code execution hole in widely-used logging utility

An unauthenticated remote code execution vulnerability in Apache’s Log4j Java-based logging tool is being actively exploited, researchers have warned after it was used to execute

Author rabih
10 Dec

Revealed: Remember the Sony rootkit rumpus? It was almost oh so much worse

Retired Microsoft engineer, Dave Plummer, offered a blast from the past last week with a look back at the infamous Sony Windows “rootkit” scandal. In

Author rabih
10 Dec

Ransomwared payroll provider leaks data on 38,000 Australian government workers

Personal information describing names, addresses, bank account details, and taxation IDs of 38,000 Australian government employees has been leaked to the dark web after a

Author rabih
09 Dec

A third of you slackers out there still aren’t using HTTPS by default

Almost a third of the world wide web’s top million sites are still not using HTTPS by default, according to infosec researcher Scott Helme’s analysis.

Author rabih
09 Dec

New tech for the holidays? Watch out for these tech support scams.

We all know the frustration. A new piece of tech isn’t working the way it should. Or maybe setting it up is simply turning into a royal pain. Grrr, right? Just

Author rabih
09 Dec

Resistance is … cheap? Cloudflare, Mandiant, and pals form incident response ‘n’ cyber insurance borg

Cyber insurance premiums are increasing and so is infosec’s determination to get a slice of that pie: Cloudflare is partnering with Mandiant, Secureworks, and Crowdstrike

Author rabih
09 Dec

How To Tell If Your Smartphone Has Been Hacked

Something’s not right. Maybe your phone is losing its charge way too quickly. Or one day it suddenly starts turning itself off and on again.

Author rabih
09 Dec

3 steps to better data center risk management

Half a decade ago, in the wake of the rise of cloud computing, some IT evangelists, CIOs, and large tech research firms foretold the imminent

Author rabih
09 Dec

Ransomware giving you sleepless nights? Here’s how to insure a good night’s sleep

Paid Post Why do CISOs and CIOs endure so many sleepless nights? Because they’re either worrying about cyber attacks in general, and ransomware in particular,

Author rabih
09 Dec

Oz Feds reveal distribution model behind backdoored ‘An0m’ chat app spread by crims

Australia’s Federal Police force has revealed more about how it distributed a backdoored chat app to criminals. The app, named An0m, was revealed in June

Author rabih
08 Dec

Does Your Child Have an Unhealthy Relationship with Social Media?

Have you noticed that when parents gather, it doesn’t take long before the topic of kids and social media comes up. That’s because concern over screen time is a big deal, especially in this post-pandemic season. Parents want to

Author rabih
08 Dec

Canadian charged with running ransomware attack on US state of Alaska

A Canadian man is accused of masterminding ransomware attacks that caused “damage” to systems belonging to the US state of Alaska. A federal indictment against

Author rabih
08 Dec

Not all tech disasters are ‘all hands’ events. But how do you tell which is which?

Webinar This isn’t surprising. The prospect of having all your data and applications compromised, whether due to ransomware or other cyberattacks, or any of the

Author rabih
08 Dec

Virgin Media fined £50,000 after spamming 451,000 who didn’t want marketing emails

British telco Virgin Media is facing a £50k financial penalty after spamming more than 400,000 opted-out customers urging them to sign back up to receive

Author rabih
08 Dec

What’s the right amount of trust to build into your network? Less than Zero

Paid Feature “The trust of the innocent is the liar’s most useful tool,” Stephen King wrote. At least that’s what the internet claims. But “proving”

Author rabih
08 Dec

Microsoft extends Secured-core concept to servers

Microsoft has extended the Secured-core concept it applied to PCs in 2019 to servers, and to Windows Server and Azure Stack HCI. Secured-core sees Microsoft

Author rabih
07 Dec

Looking back to look ahead: Anticipating the cybersecurity landscape in 2022

From a CISO’s point of view, 2021 was not a very good year. It started with a scramble to address the SolarWinds cyberattack and is

Author rabih
07 Dec

Cryptominers aren’t just a headache – they’re a big neon sign that Bad Things are on your network

Cryptominer malware removal is a routine piece of the cybersecurity landscape these days. Yet if criminals are hijacking your compute cycles to mine cryptocurrencies, chances

Author rabih
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