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  • "US Space Force Conducts Innovative Cyber Talent Acquisition Process"

    The US Space Force held a Cyber Constructive Service (CCS) Credit Board in May 2022, during which the service solicited applications from civilian cyber professionals to become Space Force cyber officers. A virtual conference attracted approximately 1,…

  • "With Cybersecurity Retention Concerns Rising, How Can You Stay Competitive?"

    According to a recent survey, most organizations struggle to retain cybersecurity workers. Improving cybersecurity worker retention can help reduce businesses' digital risk. As new cybersecurity concerns emerge, businesses must fight to retain the talent…

  • "Emotet Tops List of July's Most Widely Used Malware"

    Security researchers at Check Point Research discovered that Emotet was the most widely used malware in the wild in July, followed by Formbook and XMRig.  The researchers reported that in 2022 Emotet had a global impact of 14%.  July saw a 50%…

  • "Veracode Platform Enhancements Improve Developers’ Ability to Secure Software Supply Chains"

    Recently at Black Hat USA 2022, Veracode announced the enhancement of its Continuous Software Security Platform with substantial improvements to its integrated developer experience.  Some of the new features include extended integrations to support…

  • "Blueprint Builds a 'Common Language' for Ransomware Protection"

    A new blueprint developed by the Ransomware Task Force aims to provide the small and medium-sized businesses most vulnerable to ransomware attacks with a "common language" that can help leaders understand what must be done to prevent them. The "Blueprint…

  • "Malware, Botnets, and Exploits All Soar in Second Quarter of 2022"

    According to a new report by the Managed Security Service Providers (MSSP) Nuspire, malware events increased by more than 25 percent, botnets doubled, and exploit activity increased by nearly 150 percent in the second quarter of this year. Based on…

  • "The Business of Hackers-for-Hire Threat Actors"

    Hackers-for-hire involve secret cyber experts or groups that specialize in infiltrating organizations to gather intelligence. They provide their services to people who are having difficulty breaking into an organization for various reasons, such as a…

  • "CISA Warns of Windows and UnRAR Flaws Exploited in the Wild"

    Based on the evidence of active exploitation, the US Homeland Security Department's Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has added two more flaws to its list of Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV). One of them has been a zero-day bug…

  • "36% Of Orgs Expose Insecure FTP Protocol to the Internet, and Some Still Use Telnet"

    According to the ExtraHop Benchmarking Cyber Risk and Readiness report, a significant percentage of organizations expose insecure or highly sensitive protocols, such as SMB, SSH, and Telnet, to the public Internet. Whether intentional or unintentional,…

  • "Finding Bugs Faster Than Hackers"

    Researchers from the Binary Analysis and Systems Security (BASS) group at USC Viterbi's Information Sciences Institute (ISI), in collaboration with Arizona State University, Cisco Systems Inc., and EURECOM, have developed a new approach for quickly…

  • "Digital Security Dialogue"

    There are still serious issues regarding online safety and ethics that can harm less experienced users. Researchers have built upon familiar human verification techniques to incorporate discrete learning into the process so users can learn about online…

  • "Report Provides Updates on July's Maui Ransomware Incident"

    Security researchers from Kaspersky have recently published a new advisory providing additional technical details and attribution findings regarding the Maui ransomware incident unveiled by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) in…