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  • "FTC Urged to Investigate ‘Easy’ to Hack Smartwatches for Kids"

    Tests conducted by security firm, Mnemonic, and the Norwegian Consumer Council (NCC), reveals major security flaws within Internet-connected smartwatches for children. The exploitation of these vulnerabilities would allow attackers to perform a…

  • "Cybercriminals Hijacked a Government Server to Send Sophisticated Malware to U.S. Companies"

    Research conducted by Cisco’s Talos team and other cybersecurity experts has revealed the hijacking of U.S. state government servers by an Eastern European to distribute phishing emails containing complex malware. An advanced persistent (APT) group that…

  • "Study Finds Auto-Fix Tool Gets More Programmers to Upgrade Code"

    As shown by the major data breach faced by Equifax, significant consequences may arise when programmers neglect to make essential upgrades to their internal software code. Patches applied to external libraries that are relied upon by software programs to…

  • "Serious Encryption Flaw in Infineon RSA Chips Exposes Billions of Devices to Attack"

    A security flaw within Infineon’s RSA library has been discovered by researchers, which could allow the RSA private key that matches with a generated RSA public key to be determined by attackers. The exploitation of this security vulnerability could…

  • "The Future of Cybersecurity Might Look a Lot Like Snapchat"

    The future of cybersecurity is expected to follow the design of Snapchat, a popular social media platform among millennials that allows users to send pictures and videos, which are then automatically deleted seconds after they have been opened by…

  • "Online School Wants to Train Arts Students in Cybersecurity"

    The launch of an online training platform in the UK aims to attract people to roles in cybersecurity, despite their background. As the impact of cyberattacks on organizations deepens, the need for skilled people to fight against such attacks has grown…

  • "Bad Passwords and Weak Security Are Making Ships an Easy Target for Hackers"

    As control systems within shipping vessels have become more connected, susceptibility to tracking and hacking of such vessels has increased significantly. More attention has been brought to the abundance of cybersecurity vulnerabilities contained by…

  • "Researchers Reveal Critical KRACK Flaws in WPA WiFi Security"

    “Key Reinstallation Attacks” (KRACK) have been discovered by security researchers to allow multiple vulnerabilities within the widely used WPA2 security protocol to be exploited by attackers, which would enable eavesdropping on Wi-Fi…

  • “DoubleLocker: Innovative Android Ransomware”

    Security researchers at ESET have discovered a new ransomware by the name of “DoubleLocker”, which targets Android devices. DoubleLocker has been discovered by researchers to be the first ransomware to abuse Android accessibility services as it is able…

  • “Why These Cybersecurity Researchers Are Automating Vulnerability Assessments”

    Researchers at the University of Nottingham have developed the Online Cyber Security System (OCYSS) support service, which aims to support organizations in the maintenance of adequate cybersecurity. OCYSS has been designed to quickly collect information…

  • "DHS S&T Awards $194K to NexiTech for Defense against Cyber-Threats"

    NexiTech, Inc. of Woodland Park, Colorado, has been awarded with a $194,000 contract by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) in support of the advancement of defense technologies used against cyberthreats…

  • "Small Companies Often in the Dark About Cyberattacks"

    A survey conducted by Nationwide in which 1,069 businesses with less than 299 employees participated, indicates that most small businesses still lack awareness and preparedness in dealing with cyberattacks. According to the survey, a majority of small…