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70% of Cybersecurity Pros Often Work Weekends, 64% Looking for New Jobs
Bitdefender found that 70% of cybersecurity professionals often have to work weekends to address security concerns at their organization Read More
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Chinese Hackers Leveraging ‘Noodle RAT’ Backdoor
The ELF backdoor, initially thought to be a variant of existing malware, has a Windows and a Linux version Read More
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Battered and bruised 23andMe faces probe after hack that stole seven million users’ data
23andMe, the California-based company which sells DNA testing kits to help people learn about their ancestry and potential health risks, is facing scrutiny from British and Canadian data protection authorities following a security breach that saw hackers compromise the personal data of nearly seven million users. Read more in my article on the Hot for…
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Using AI for Political Polling
Public polling is a critical function of modern political campaigns and movements, but it isn’t what it once was. Recent US election cycles have produced copious postmortems explaining both the successes and the flaws of public polling. There are two main reasons polling fails. First, nonresponse has skyrocketed. It’s radically harder to reach people than…
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Social Media Cybersecurity: Don’t Let Employees Be Your Weakest Link
The content of this post is solely the responsibility of the author. LevelBlue does not adopt or endorse any of the views, positions, or information provided by the author in this article. Maintaining an active social media presence can be a great way to improve brand visibility and generate leads, but it also opens the…
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Microsoft Patches One Critical and One Zero-Day Vulnerability
June Patch Tuesday sees Microsoft fix over 50 bugs, including one already publicly disclosed Read More
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Chinese FortiGate Espionage Campaign Snares 20,000+ Victims
Dutch authorities reveal that a cyber-espionage campaign using novel “Coathanger” malware was much more extensive than first thought Read More
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Patch Tuesday, June 2024 “Recall” Edition
Microsoft today released updates to fix more than 50 security vulnerabilities in Windows and related software, a relatively light Patch Tuesday this month for Windows users. The software giant also responded to a torrent of negative feedback on a new feature of Redmond’s flagship operating system that constantly takes screenshots of whatever users are doing…
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Phishing Attacks Targeting US and European Organizations Double
Phishing campaigns targeting European organizations rose by a staggering 112% between 2023 and 2024 Read More
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Threat Actor Breaches Snowflake Customers, Victims Extorted
Mandiant warns that a financially-motivated threat actor stole a significant volume of customer data from Snowflake, and is extorting many of the victims Read More