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Modern “Smart” Farm Machinery Vulnerable to Cyber-Attackers
PRIVACY PRIVACY A new report warns hackers could exploit flaws in agricultural hardware used to plant and harvest crops Read More
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UK Sextortion Cases Doubled in 2021
PRIVACY PRIVACY The UK’s Revenge Porn Helpline received 1124 reports of sextortion last year, compared to 593 in 2020 Read More
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“Alarming” Surge in Conti Group Activity This Year
PRIVACY PRIVACY Ivanti observed a 7.6% rise in the number of vulnerabilities tied to ransomware, most of which were exploited by Conti Read More
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Phishing gang that stole over 400,000 Euros busted in Spain
PRIVACY PRIVACY Spanish police say that they have dismantled a phishing gang operating across the country, following the arrest of 13 people and the announcement that they are investigating a further seven suspects. Read more in my article on the Tripwire State of Security blog. Read More
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How State and Local Governments Can Bolster their Cyber Defenses
PRIVACY PRIVACY Cyber security leaders of U.S. cities and states must protect their systems and data from nation-state attackers, including Russian hackers. President Biden has warned of potential Russian cyberattacks against the U.S. as part of Russia’s ongoing conflict with Ukraine. In addition to alerting U.S. companies and critical infrastructure providers, President Biden has also…
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Enterprises report rise in risk events, yet risk management lags
PRIVACY PRIVACY Enterprises around the world are being barraged by risk events, according to a report released Wednesday by Forrester. The State of Risk Management 2022 report, which is based on a survey of 360 enterprise risk management decision makers in North America and Europe, found that 41% of organizations have experienced three or more…
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CISA Issues Emergency Directive for VMware Vulnerabilities
PRIVACY PRIVACY Federal agencies have until May 23 to mitigate the vulnerabilities Read More
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The State of OT Security, a Year Since Colonial Pipeline
PRIVACY PRIVACY During a recent podcast, Tenable’s VP of Operational Technology Marty Edwards discussed the cyber threats faced by critical infrastructure providers and the importance of OT security, topics he’ll address again next week during a LinkedIn Live with CNN. The recent cyberattacks against critical infrastructure have garnered an unprecedented amount of attention over the…
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Microsoft President: Cyber Space Has Become the New Domain of Warfare
PRIVACY PRIVACY Brad Smith argues that the Russia-Ukraine war marks significant shift in way warfare is conducted Read More
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CISA issues emergency warning over two new VMware vulnerabilities
PRIVACY PRIVACY The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency (CISA) has issued an emergency directive over two new vulnerabilities in VMware products. According to the advisory, threat actors are likely to exploit CVE-2022-22972 and CVE-2022-22973 in several products including VMware Workspace ONE Access (Access), VMware Identity Manager (vIDM), VMware vRealize Automation (vRA), VMware Cloud Foundation, and…