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  • "U Nevada-Reno's programs Designated Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense (CAE-CD)"

    The Centers for Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense (CAE-CD), co-sponsored by the National Security Agency (NSA) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), aims to ensure that cyber defense professionals graduate with cybersecurity expertise gained…

  • "Critical Flaws in Embedded TCP/IP Library Impact Millions of IoT Devices Across Industries"

    Critical vulnerabilities found in an embedded TCP/IP library put millions of devices, including infusion pumps, printers, IP cameras, video conferencing systems, and industrial control systems at risk. The 19 vulnerabilities discovered by JSOF, a company…

  • "Stalkerware Detection Rates Are Improving Across Antivirus Products"

    In a new research project that was carried out by Electronic Frontier Foundation and by independent antivirus testing lab AV-Comparatives, the researchers found that detection rates for stalkerware applications on Android and Windows devices are slowly…

  • "Targeting U.S. Banks, Qbot Trojan Evolves With New Evasion Techniques"

    The baking trojan, called "Qbot," which was detected by F5 Labs earlier this year, has been updated with some techniques to evade detection and research. According to Doron Voolf, a malware analyst at F5 Labs, Qbot is now able to hide its code from…

  • "'Lamphone' Hack Uses Lightbulb Vibrations to Eavesdrop on Homes"

    Researchers with the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev and the Weizmann Institute of Science recently published a paper, detailing a new hack, dubbed "Lamphone" that could allow attackers to eavesdrop on conversations happening in homes from afar.…

  • "Over 100,000 Security Cameras in U.K. Are Hackable"

    The consumer advocacy organization, called "Which?", conducted a study that revealed the vulnerability of more than 100,000 wireless security cameras installed in U.K. homes and businesses to hacking. According to the company's findings, security cameras…

  • "Billions of Devices Affected by UPnP Vulnerability"

    Researchers have discovered a new vulnerability they are calling CallStranger (CVE-2020-12695). This vulnerability is technically a vulnerability in UPnP’s SUBSCRIBE function. CallStranger affects many devices running the Universal Plug and Play (UPnP)…

  • "Cyber Attack Forces Aussie Beer Giant Lion to Shut Operations"

    Lion, Australia's largest brewer for popular beer brands such as Budweiser, Guinness, and Corona, recently faced a significant cyberattack, resulting in the shut down of the company's IT systems and disruption to the supply of products to suppliers and…

  • "The FBI Expects a Surge of Mobile Banking Threats"

    In new US financial data studies, the results indicate a 50 percent surge in mobile banking since the beginning of 2020.  More than a quarter of Americans plan to use mobile tools to conduct banking activities, and almost a quarter of the…

  • "Platform Empowers Users to Control Their Personal Data"

    Every day millions of us generate valuable digital data for several different reasons pertaining to sustainability, productivity, health improvement, and more. However, we do not have the power to decide how data collected about us is used, posing a…

  • "RiskIQ Analyzes Millions of Internet Observations to Map the Enterprise Attack Surface"

    RiskIQ released a report, titled "Analysis of an Attack Surface: Five Ways Hackers are Targeting Organizations," which shares findings from the company's analysis of its internet-wide telemetry and internet data collection. These findings call attention…

  • "Bad Habits And Risky Behaviors Put Corporate Data at Risk"

    Researchers conducted a new survey of 625 IT and application development professionals across the United States, United Kingdom, France, and Germany.  More than half of the respondents described their IT environment as hybrid cloud, an increase from…