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"The Future of Cybersecurity Might Look a Lot Like Snapchat"The future of cybersecurity is expected to follow the design of Snapchat, a popular social media platform among millennials that allows users to send pictures and videos, which are then automatically deleted seconds after they have been opened by…
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"Online School Wants to Train Arts Students in Cybersecurity"The launch of an online training platform in the UK aims to attract people to roles in cybersecurity, despite their background. As the impact of cyberattacks on organizations deepens, the need for skilled people to fight against such attacks has grown…
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"Bad Passwords and Weak Security Are Making Ships an Easy Target for Hackers"As control systems within shipping vessels have become more connected, susceptibility to tracking and hacking of such vessels has increased significantly. More attention has been brought to the abundance of cybersecurity vulnerabilities contained by…
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"Researchers Reveal Critical KRACK Flaws in WPA WiFi Security"“Key Reinstallation Attacks” (KRACK) have been discovered by security researchers to allow multiple vulnerabilities within the widely used WPA2 security protocol to be exploited by attackers, which would enable eavesdropping on Wi-Fi…
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“DoubleLocker: Innovative Android Ransomware”Security researchers at ESET have discovered a new ransomware by the name of “DoubleLocker”, which targets Android devices. DoubleLocker has been discovered by researchers to be the first ransomware to abuse Android accessibility services as it is able…
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“Why These Cybersecurity Researchers Are Automating Vulnerability Assessments”Researchers at the University of Nottingham have developed the Online Cyber Security System (OCYSS) support service, which aims to support organizations in the maintenance of adequate cybersecurity. OCYSS has been designed to quickly collect information…
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"DHS S&T Awards $194K to NexiTech for Defense against Cyber-Threats"NexiTech, Inc. of Woodland Park, Colorado, has been awarded with a $194,000 contract by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) in support of the advancement of defense technologies used against cyberthreats…
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"Small Companies Often in the Dark About Cyberattacks"A survey conducted by Nationwide in which 1,069 businesses with less than 299 employees participated, indicates that most small businesses still lack awareness and preparedness in dealing with cyberattacks. According to the survey, a majority of small…
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"'Crypto Anchors' Might Stop the Next Equifax-Style Megabreach"The implementation of firewalls, intrusion detection systems, and traditional encryption were still insufficient in the protection of sensitive user data as indicated by the disastrous breaches of Equifax and Yahoo. Therefore, some Silicon…
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“Website Attacks Surge: Report”SiteLock’s Website Security Insider report reveals the average number in which websites have been targeted by cyberattacks each day in the second quarter of 2017. The average number of attacks aimed toward websites have increased significantly from 2016…
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“Data Breach Exposed Medical Records, Including Blood Test Results, of Over 100 Thousand Patients”Researchers at Kromtech Security Center have discovered the exposure of patient files containing sensitive medical information belonging to an estimated 150,000 Americans. These medical records contain sensitive information, such as names, diagnoses,…
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“Rise in Insider Threats Drives Shift to Training, Data-Level Security”Challenges faced by organizations in the prevention of data breaches continue to arise due to the growing amount of managed data as well as the increasing threats posed by insiders. According to recent cybersecurity reports and research, internal actors…