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"Report Shows 92% Of Orgs Experienced an API Security Incident Last Year"Data Theorem, an application security provider, has announced the release of a new report in collaboration with TechTarget's Enterprise Strategy Group (ESG). ESG surveyed 397 people on cloud-native applications and Application Programming Interface (API…
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"UK Pension Funds Warned to Check on Clients' Data After Capita Breach"Hundreds of pension funds in the UK have been instructed to check whether their clients' data was stolen due to the Capita breach in March. Capita, the country's largest outsourcing firm, has contracts to manage the payment systems for pension funds used…
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"Hacking Caused 80% of Healthcare Data Breaches in 2022"Healthcare system hacking is a major concern, and healthcare organizations must take proactive measures to protect themselves from such attacks. Following a 250 percent increase in breach numbers between 2011 and 2021, the Fortified Health Security 2023…
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"CISA Asks for Public Opinion on Secure Software Attestation"The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has recently announced that proposed guidance for secure software development is now open to public review and opinion. For 60 days, the public can provide feedback on the draft self-…
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"EVs Rev up Cybersecurity Challenges"Even though the Biden administration recently reaffirmed its commitment to Electric Vehicles (EVs), concerns remain about the ability of charging infrastructure and vehicles to withstand a cyberattack. If charging stations are designated as critical…
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"Iranian Govt Uses BouldSpy Android Malware for Internal Surveillance Operations"Lookout Threat Lab researchers discovered BouldSpy, a new Android surveillance malware used by the Law Enforcement Command of the Islamic Republic of Iran (FARAJA). Although the BouldSpy spyware includes ransomware capabilities, Lookout researchers have…
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"Companies Increasingly Hit With Data Breach Lawsuits: Law Firm"According to US law firm BakerHostetler, lawsuits filed against companies that have suffered a data breach are increasingly common, with action being taken more frequently, even in cases where the number of impacted individuals is smaller. Last…
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"NIST's Cybersecurity Framework Gets 'Significant Update'"The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is updating its Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) in order to better incorporate topics such as supply chain risk management and governance. The framework, first released in 2014, is a set of…
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"Global Cyberattacks Rise by 7% in Q1 2023"According to new research by Check Point, weekly cyberattacks have increased worldwide by 7% in Q1 2023 compared to the same period last year, with each firm facing an average of 1248 attacks per week. The company found that the education and…
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"US Air Force Academy Wins NSA Cyber Competition"The US Air Force Academy successfully defended its title as champions of the National Security Agency's (NSA) annual NSA Cyber Exercise (NCX). The team won a three-day cyber competition that put US service academies, senior military colleges, and NSA…
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"New Decoy Dog Malware Toolkit Uncovered: Targeting Enterprise Networks"An analysis of more than 70 billion DNS records resulted in the discovery of Decoy Dog, a new sophisticated malware toolkit aimed at enterprise networks. Decoy Dog is evasive and uses techniques such as strategic domain aging and DNS query dribbling, in…
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"Hackers Use Fake 'Windows Update' Guides to Target Ukrainian Govt"According to the Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine (CERT-UA), Russian hackers are sending malicious emails to different government bodies with instructions on how to upgrade Windows in order to defend against cyber threats. The Russian state-…