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  • "Israel Plans 'Cyber-Dome' to Defeat Digital Attacks From Iran and Others"
    The new head of Israel's National Cyber Directorate (INCD) has announced that the country plans to construct a "Cyber-Dome," a national defense system to combat digital attacks. Gaby Portnoy, the director general of INCD, revealed plans for Cyber-Dome in…
  • "Evaluating The Use of Encryption Across The World’s Top One Million Sites"
    A new study conducted by security researcher and TLS expert Scott Helme evaluates the use of encryption across the world’s top one million sites over the last six months.  The study data reveals the need for a control plane to automate the…
  • "EMEA Continues to Be a Hotspot for Malware Threats"
    According to the most recent Internet Security Report from the WatchGuard Threat Lab, ransomware detections in the first quarter of this year surpassed the total number reported for 2021. Researchers also discovered that the notorious Log4Shell…
  • "Brocade Vulnerabilities Could Impact Storage Solutions of Several Major Companies"
    Broadcom recently discovered that some of the software provided by its storage networking subsidiary Brocade is affected by several vulnerabilities, and it seems possible that the flaws could impact the products of several major companies.  …
  • "Almost Half of UK Organizations Now Encrypt All Their Data"
    According to a new report, the growing threat of data breaches and ransomware is prompting more UK businesses to encrypt all of their data. The report, from hardware-encrypted USB drive maker Apricorn, is based on a Vanson Bourne survey of 100 UK IT…
  • "'8220' Malware Gang to Compromise Linux Systems and Install Cryptomining Malware"
    Microsoft reported discovering notable updates to malware designed to install cryptominer malware on Linux servers. Microsoft has cited recent work from the "8220" group, which was recently spotted exploiting the critical bug affecting Atlassian…
  • "MaliBot Financial Malware Is a Master of Disguise, Targets Android Users"
    MaliBot malware is a Trojan-like software that, when downloaded onto a user's device, steals banking credentials, other legitimate sensitive financial information, cookies, call logs, texts and application addresses, and even Google account credentials (…
  • "Norway Hit With Cyberattack, Temporarily Suspending Service"
    Norway's public and private sector websites were temporarily down on Wednesday following a cyberattack that targeted the country's national data network, forcing it to suspend online services for several hours.  Sofie Nystrøm, head of the Norwegian…
  • "Cyberattacks via Unpatched Systems Cost Orgs More Than Phishing"
    Security researchers at Tetra Defense have discovered that attackers continue to find significant success targeting unpatched servers and vulnerable remote-access systems.  These compromises cost victim organizations 54% more than compromises caused…
  • Pub Crawl #63
    ​Pub Crawl summarizes, by hard problems, sets of publications that have been peer reviewed and presented at SoS conferences or referenced in current work. The topics are chosen for their usefulness for current researchers.
  • "Cybersecurity in the Pacific: How Island Nations Are Building Their Online Defenses"
    Researchers at Monash University and the Oceania Cyber Security Centre (OCSC) are working with Pacific governments to assess their current cybersecurity situations and make recommendations for the path ahead. Leaders from several Pacific nations recently…
  • "New Cybersecurity Tool Covers Some Yawning Website Gaps"
    A new and simple scanning tool has revealed some flaws in widely used web cybersecurity programs. The tool also demonstrates how these flaws can be addressed. Websites and web applications have recently become a popular target for cybercriminals…