CISOs are burned out and falling behind
The CISO’s text was brief but telling: “I never want an operational role again,” it read, arriving on Jeff Pollard’s phone in December as security...
Social engineering: Definition, examples, and techniques
What is social engineering? Social engineering is the art of exploiting human psychology, rather than technical hacking techniques, to gain access to buildings, systems, or...
Crypto Firm Meter Loses $4.4m in Cyber-Heist
Crypto Firm Meter Loses $4.4m in Cyber-Heist Yet another cryptocurrency firm has been hacked to the tune of millions of dollars. Meter provides decentralized finance...
How iOS Malware May Snoop on Our Devices
Smartphones have become such an integral part of our lives that it’s hard to imagine a time when we didn’t have them. We carry so...
Emotet’s Uncommon Approach of Masking IP Addresses
Authored By: Kiran Raj In a recent campaign of Emotet, McAfee Researchers observed a change in techniques. The Emotet maldoc was using hexadecimal and octal...
Friday Squid Blogging: Are Squid from Another Planet?
An actually serious scientific journal has published a paper speculating that octopus and squid could be of extraterrestrial origin. News article. As usual, you can...
FBI’s warning about Iranian firm highlights common cyberattack tactics
The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has released a warning outlining the TTP (tactics, techniques, and protocols) of Iran-based Emennet Pasargad, reportedly a cybersecurity...
Major Vulnerability Found in Argo CD
Major Vulnerability Found in Argo CD Security researchers at Apiiro have discovered a significant software supply chain zero-day vulnerability in the popular open-source continuous delivery platform, Argo CD....
Nord Security and Surfshark to Merge
Nord Security and Surfshark to Merge Lithuanian-based cybersecurity companies and rival virtual private network (VPN) providers Nord Security and Surfshark have finalized a merger agreement. The companies said that the...
Tennessee College Hit with Ransomware
Tennessee College Hit with Ransomware A cyber-attack on a community college in Tennessee may have exposed the personal data of students, staff and faculty. Attackers struck Pellissippi...