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  • Cyber Scene #12 - Divided or United??
    Cyber Scene #12 Divided or United??  (no, not the U.S.--CyberCom and NSA)
  • "Newest Microsoft Report Issues Warning on Cloud 'Weaponization'"
    A new report released by Microsoft, warns of increased weaponization of cloud services by cybercriminals and hackers. According to the Microsoft Security Intelligence Report, cloud weaponization is a method in which an attacker infiltrates and commands…
  • "Defray Ransomware Used in Targeted Attacks on Education and Healthcare Verticals"
    New ransomware by the name of “Defray” has recently been discovered by researchers at Proofpoint, which is being used in a campaign to specifically target education and healthcare organizations. Researchers have revealed that this ransomware uses…
  • "This Mirai Malware Vaccine Could Protect Insecure Iot Devices"
    A team of researchers have developed a white worm by the name of “AntiBIoTic” to defend insecure Internet of Things (IoT) devices from outbreaks such as the recent Mirai DDoS attacks. This vaccine has been created by researchers using source code of…
  • "Sound Used to Track Movement via Smartphone and Laptops Speakers"
    According to researchers at the University of Washington, a person’s movements could be tracked by hackers via speakers and microphones within devices such as smartphones, laptops, and more. Researchers demonstrated the tracking system, “CovertBand”,…
  • "Researchers Built an Invisible Backdoor to Hack AI’s Decisions"
    NYU researchers performed a demonstration, which shows the ability to manipulate the behavior of artificial intelligence (AI) used in the functioning of self-driving autonomous cars and image recognition software. Researchers were able to train…
  • "Researchers devise app to protect PINs and passwords"
    Researchers at NYU Tandon School of Engineering have announced a new application that they have designed to protect PINs, passwords, and other authentication information from being stolen by hackers via “shoulder-surfing”. The application by the name of…
  • "Mac malware continuing to escalate, warn security researchers"
    Data collected by security firm, Malwarebytes, show that there has been a significant increase in malware targeting the Mac OS during 2017. Data also shows that more Mac malware families have emerged in the first half of 2017 than in previous years. The…
  • "Wanted: Metrics for Measuring Cyber Performance and Effectiveness"
    As organizations continue to face the evolving cybersecurity threat landscape, chief information security officers (CISOs) must face the difficult challenges of selecting which cybersecurity tools to implement into their systems and measuring the…
  • "Popular Messaging Apps: Encrypting Is Easy but Authenticating Is Hard"
    A recent study conducted by researchers at BYU reveal that users of popular messaging apps, Facebook Messenger, What’sApp, and Viber, are not fully utilizing security options made available on these apps, which leaves users vulnerable to fraud and other…
  • "'Pulse Wave' DDoS Attacks Emerge As New Threat"
    A new form of distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks has been discovered by security vendor, Imperva. These DDoS attacks have been described as pulse wave attacks in which short bursts of malicious attack traffic are launched at multiple targets at…
  • "Seven Keys to Strengthen Your Cybersecurity Culture"
    In order for organizations to more effectively mitigate cybersecurity weaknesses, a culture of cybersecurity must be fostered within the workplace. Data breaches faced by companies are often the result of employee negligence, therefore further engagement…