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Ballooning growth of digital identities exposing organizations to greater cybersecurity risk
PRIVACY PRIVACY A wave of digital initiatives by organizations worldwide has created an explosion of human and machine identities that are increasing the exposure of those organizations to ransomware and supply chain threats, according to CyberArk’s 2022 Identity Security Threat Landscape report released Tuesday. The report found that nearly four out of five of the…
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Data Breach Disclosures Surge 14% in Q1 2022
PRIVACY PRIVACY Latest findings come after a record year for breaches in 2021 Read More
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Russia’s AI setbacks will likely heighten its cyber aggression
PRIVACY PRIVACY With the weight of Western sanctions crippling parts of the Russian economy, the consensus seems to be that Moscow’s ambitions of being a major player in the development of machine learning, robotics, natural language processing and other artificial intelligence (AI) tools are functionally dead. The consequences of the war waged against Ukraine on…
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9 top SAST and DAST tools
PRIVACY PRIVACY The so-called software supply chain has been generating a lot of buzz these days. It came fully into the spotlight because of the global intrusion campaign where attackers used the update process of the popular Orion management software from SolarWinds to upload malicious code. Over 18,000 customers were affected, although the attackers only…
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Microsoft and Partners Disrupt Prolific ZLoader Botnet
PRIVACY PRIVACY Tech giant takes control of 65 C&C domains Read More
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Elementor Fixes Critical Bug in Popular WordPress Plugin
PRIVACY PRIVACY Plugin has been downloaded by millions Read More
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It’s time to re-evaluate your 2FA setup on Microsoft networks
PRIVACY PRIVACY From cloud to on-premises access, having two-factor authentication (2FA) can help keep attackers at bay. The goal is to get the attackers to go somewhere else and leave you alone. But what if an attacker wants to target you? Is your 2FA implementation good enough to protect you in that situation? If you…
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RaidForums hacking site shut down by police, alleged admin arrested
PRIVACY PRIVACY One of the world’s largest hacker forums, which has been operating since 2015 helping cybercriminals sell and purchase the hacked personal data of millions of innocent people, has been taken down by the police. Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog. Read More
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Wind Turbine Giant Nordex Hit By Cyber-Attack
PRIVACY PRIVACY The company is restoring IT systems and warned customers, employees and stakeholders might be affected Read More
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Microsoft Patch Tuesday, April 2022 Edition
PRIVACY PRIVACY Microsoft on Tuesday released updates to fix roughly 120 security vulnerabilities in its Windows operating systems and other software. Two of the flaws have been publicly detailed prior to this week, and one is already seeing active exploitation, according to a report from the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA). Of particular concern this…