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  • "Outsourcing Security is The Only Solution For Many Smaller Teams"
    According to new research by Cynet, companies with small security teams continue to face a number of distinctive challenges that place these organizations at greater risk than larger enterprises.  The researchers stated that these enhanced risks are…
  • "Windows Network File System Flaw Results in Arbitrary Code Execution as System"
    Trend Micro Research has released details about a now-patched Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability in the Windows Network File System (NFS). The flaw, which stemmed from the improper handling of NFSv4, could be used by attackers to send malicious…
  • "Firms Not Planning for Supply Chain Threats"
    According to new research conducted by Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), enterprises are failing to plan properly for supply chain risks and cybersecurity threats from the wider digital ecosystem.  According to the researchers, organizations put the…
  • "Financial Firms Failing to Fix Authentication Breaches"
    According to a new survey conducted by a company called Vason Bourne, financial firms are failing to strengthen their authentication technologies, even after a breach.  As many as four in five financial services organizations had experienced a…
  • "Is Cryptocurrency's Crash Causing Headaches for Ransomware Gangs?"
    Some security firms have noticed a decrease in ransomware activity as the value of Bitcoin has dropped in the last eight months. According to the cybersecurity firm Arctic Wolf, ransomware attacks have decreased by about a quarter since the beginning of…
  • "Security and Automation Are Top Priorities for IT Pros"
    According to a new report from Kaseya, the top three priorities for IT professionals are improving overall IT security (52 percent), increasing IT productivity through automation (33 percent), and migrating to the cloud (32 percent). Kaseya's survey of…
  • "Attackers Scan 1.6 Million WordPress Sites for Vulnerable Plugin"
    Researchers have discovered a massive campaign that scanned nearly 1.6 million WordPress sites for the presence of a vulnerable plugin that enables file uploads without authentication. The attackers are focusing on the Kaswara Modern WPBakery Page…
  • "1.9 Million Healthcare Records Breached in Ransomware Attack"
    US debt collector Professional Finance Company (PFC) recently reported a data breach affecting 1.9 million individuals across over 650 different healthcare providers.  The Colorado-based company, which chases outstanding debts for healthcare…
  • "Healthcare Provider Exposed Transplant Donor and Recipient Data"
    The Virginia Commonwealth University Health System (VCU) has recently warned almost 4500 transplant participants about a privacy breach affecting their healthcare information.  VCU noted that some transplant recipients’ medical records contained…
  • "North Korean Hackers Targeting Small and Midsize Businesses with H0lyGh0st Ransomware"
    Since September 2021, an emerging threat cluster originating in North Korea has been linked to the development and use of ransomware in cyberattacks against small businesses. The group, known as H0lyGh0st after the ransomware payload of the same name, is…
  • "Unprecedented DDoS Attack in June Originated From Mantis Botnet"
    The source of June's record-breaking Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attack was a new botnet called Mantis, which is now considered the most powerful botnet to date. The highest rate of the attack was 26 million requests per second, coming from 5,…
  • "Organizations Not Confident They Can Protect Sensitive Data in the Public Cloud"
    According to a report recently released by the Cloud Security Alliance (CSA), 67 percent of organizations host sensitive data or workloads in the public cloud. While 89 percent of respondents believe that Cloud Service Provider (CSP) security controls…