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"The Security System of the Future – Electronic Devices Could Use 'Logic Locks' To Fend Off Malicious Attacks"Future electronic products may incorporate enhanced security mechanisms into their circuitry to fight against malicious attacks. Researchers from King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) have revealed how protective "logic locks" based…
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"BitRAT Campaign Relies on Stolen Sensitive Bank Data as a Lure"Researchers at Qualys discovered a new malware campaign distributing the BitRAT Remote Access Trojan (RAT) via phishing emails involving stolen bank information. BitRAT is a relatively new threat that has been advertised on underground marketplaces and…
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"Crooks Monitor Twitter Complaints to Target Users via Phishing"Recent research by Cyble Research and Intelligence Labs reveals that fraudsters monitor user complaints on Twitter in order to target Indian citizens. The team witnessed scammers looking at Twitter for potential complaints in order to obtain information…
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"Security Teams Expect Breach and Incident Reporting Requirements to Create More Work"According to Deepwatch, most Information Technology (IT) security professionals will concentrate on enhancing their detection and response capabilities despite rising costs and regulatory challenges. The research identified digital transformation…
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"Ransomware Impacts Over 200 Government, Education, Healthcare Orgs in 2022"According to the cybersecurity firm Emisoft, ransomware attacks affected more than 200 larger organizations in the US public sector in the government, educational, and healthcare verticals in 2022. Data collected from publicly available reports,…
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"PyTorch Machine Learning Framework Compromised with Malicious Dependency"Following a dependency confusion attack, the PyTorch package maintainers have advised users who installed nightly editions of the library between December 25, 2022, and December 30, 2022, to remove and download the most recent versions. PyTorch-nightly…
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"Researchers Develop a Device That Can Use Wi-Fi To See Through Walls"A team of University of Waterloo researchers developed a drone-powered device that can see through walls using Wi-Fi networks. Wi-Peep is a device that can fly close to a building and then use the inhabitants' Wi-Fi network to identify and locate Wi-Fi-…
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"Ransomware Ecosystem Becoming More Diverse for 2023"In 2022, the ransomware ecosystem shifted, with attackers transitioning from large groups that once dominated the threat landscape to smaller Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) operations for greater flexibility and less attention from law enforcement. This…
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"Cyber Ranges Bolster IoT Security"The Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report identifying government challenges to standardized security evaluations for Internet of Things (IoT) devices and Operational Technology (OT) devices. However, according to Joel Bagnal, director…
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"New Version of HITRUST CSF Helps Healthcare Tackle Emerging Cybersecurity Threats"HITRUST will release version 11 of its Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) in January with new and enhanced features for dealing with growing cybersecurity threats and minimizing certification efforts. HITRUST can help healthcare organizations bolster their…
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"2023 Workforce Predictions: Lack of Talent Will Haunt Firms as Leadership Comes Under Scrutiny"The skills gap in cybersecurity that has plagued the security community for several years will not close soon. Eighty percent of firms suffered at least one data breach in the past year due to a lack of cybersecurity talent or awareness, according to…
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"War and Geopolitical Conflict: The New Battleground for DDoS Attacks"As Russian ground soldiers prepared to enter Ukraine in February 2021, Ukrainian government agencies, online media companies, banking institutions, and hosting providers were bombarded with Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attacks. The use of DDoS…