20 Jan

‘Now’ would be the right time to patch Ubuntu container hosts and ditch 21.04 thanks to heap buffer overflow bug

The CVE-2022-0185 vulnerability in Ubuntu is severe enough that Red Hat is also advising immediate patching. The flaw allows a process inside a Linux user

Author rabih
20 Jan

NortonLifeLock and Avast tie-up falls under UK competition regulator’s spotlight

The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority has invited comments from industry and interested parties about NortonLifeLock’s proposed $8bn purchase of fellow infosec outfit Avast. The

Author rabih
20 Jan

Red Cross forced to shutter family reunion service following cyberattack and data leak

Humanitarian organization the International Red Cross disclosed this week that it has fallen foul of a cyberattack that saw the data of over 515,000 “highly

Author rabih
20 Jan

Being “Threat-Led” is the answer. Your ISO certificate won’t save you from a breach!

Advertorial I’ve seen it countless times. Another CISO walks into a board meeting and muddles through stats showing their compliance status. Great, you’re 75% compliant

Author rabih
20 Jan

McAfee Enterprise and FireEye rename themselves ‘Trellix’

LogoWatch Newly combined security outfits McAfee Enterprise and FireEye have revealed a new name: “Trellix”. Readers may find the name familiar, as another tech company

Author rabih
20 Jan

McAfee’s and FireEye rename themselves ‘Trellix’

LogoWatch Newly combined security outfits McAfee Enterprise and FireEye have revealed a new name: “Trellix”. Readers may find the name familiar, as another tech company

Author rabih
20 Jan

McAfee and FireEye rename themselves ‘Trellix’

LogoWatch Newly combined security outfits McAfee and FireEye have revealed a new name: “Trellix”. Readers may find the name familiar, as another tech company used

Author rabih
20 Jan

Singapore gives banks two-week deadline to fix SMS security

A widespread phishing operation targeting Southeast Asia’s second-largest bank – Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation (OCBC) – has prompted the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) to introduce

Author rabih
19 Jan

Need to prioritize security bug patches? Don’t forget to scan Twitter as well as use CVSS scores

Organizations looking to minimize exposure to exploitable software should scan Twitter for mentions of security bugs as well as use the Common Vulnerability Scoring System

Author rabih
19 Jan

Sniff those Ukrainian emails a little more carefully, advises Uncle Sam in wake of Belarusian digital vandalism

US companies should be on the lookout for security nasties from Ukrainian partners following the digital graffiti and malware attack launched against Ukraine by Belarus,

Author rabih
19 Jan

Vulnerabilities and censorship tools among hot new features in Beijing’s Olympics app

Toronto-based Citizen Lab has warned that an app required by Beijing law to attend the 2022 Olympics contains vulnerabilities that can leak calls and data

Author rabih
19 Jan

US mergers doubled in 2021 so FTC and DoJ seek new guidelines to stop illegal ones

The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Department of Justice (DoJ) Antitrust Division are launching a joint public inquiry as a first step to modernising

Author rabih
18 Jan

Crypto.com acknowledges ‘unauthorized activity’ on servers, maintains no funds have been lost

Crypto.com, a Singapore-based cryptocurrency exchange, has denied reports that the firm lost nearly $15m in Ethereum in a possible network intrusion over the weekend. According

Author rabih
18 Jan

How to Protect Your Social Media Accounts

Social media is part of our social fabric. So much so that nearly 50% of the global population are social media users to some degree

Author rabih
18 Jan

McAfee Wins Product of the Year for Best Online Protection

You can feel even more confident that you’ll enjoy life online with us at your side. AV-Comparatives has awarded McAfee as its 2021 Product of

Author rabih
18 Jan

International police shut down 15 server infrastructures as part of VPNLab.net’s takedown

Some 15 server infrastructures used by crims to prepare ransomware attacks were seized by cops yesterday as part of an international sting to take down

Author rabih
18 Jan

More contractor pain: Parasol’s sister firms, SJD Accountancy and Nixon Williams, confirm cyberattack

SJD Accountancy and Nixon Williams – both contractor-focused beancounting firms owned by the same corporate parent as cyber-attack-struck UK umbrella company Parasol – have been

Author rabih
18 Jan

Singapore monetary authority threatens action on bank over widespread phishing scam

The Monetary Authority of Singapore says it is considering supervisory action against Southeast Asia’s second largest bank, Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation (OCBC), which was criticised for

Author rabih
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