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Tech CEO Sentenced to 5 Years in IP Address Scheme
Amir Golestan, the 40-year-old CEO of the Charleston, S.C. based technology company Micfo LLC, has been sentenced to five years in prison for wire fraud. Golestan’s sentencing comes nearly two years after he pleaded guilty to using an elaborate network of phony companies to secure more than 735,000 Internet Protocol (IP) addresses from the American…
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Persistent Espionage Campaign Targets APAC Governments
Kaspersky said the campaign exploiting USB drives first came to light in early 2023 Read More
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Fake Browser Updates Used in Malware Distribution
Proofpoint have identified at least four distinct threat clusters Read More
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The CIS Controls: A Way to Meet the NYS OAG Data Safety Tips
In this post, we explain how you can meet some of the data safety recommendations of the NYS OAG using the CIS Controls. Read More
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Rising AI-Fueled Phishing Drives Demand for Password Alternatives
FIDO Alliance’s third Online Authentication Barometer showed that AI-powered phishing is slowly prompting users to switch passwords for multi-factor authentication methods Read More
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Security Vulnerability of Switzerland’s E-Voting System
Online voting is insecure, period. This doesn’t stop organizations and governments from using it. (And for low-stakes elections, it’s probably fine.) Switzerland—not low stakes—uses online voting for national elections. Ed Appel explains why it’s a bad idea: Last year, I published a 5-part series about Switzerland’s e-voting system. Like any internet voting system, it has…
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Cisco Warns of Critical Vulnerability in IOS XE Software
The tech giant has issued guidance to mitigate exploitation of the flaw, which has the highest severity rating Read More
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Re-evaluating risk in the artificial intelligence age
Introduction It is common knowledge that when it comes to cybersecurity, there is no one-size-fits all definition of risk, nor is there a place for static plans. New technologies are created, new vulnerabilities discovered, and more attackers appear on the horizon. Most recently the appearance of advanced language models such as ChatGPT have taken this…
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A Third of Organizations Not Ready to Comply with NIS2
A new survey found that three-quarters of organizations in the UK are yet to address the five key requirements for compliance Read More
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Fraudsters target Booking.com customers claiming hotel stay could be cancelled
One of the world’s largest online travel agencies, Booking.com, is being used by fraudsters to trick hotel guests into handing over their payment card details. How do I know? The fraudsters tried the trick with me. Read More