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  • "Network Operator Spend on Multi-Access Edge Computing to Reach $8.3B by 2025"
    In a new study, researchers found that the amount of money network operators will spend on multi-access edge computing (MEC) will grow from $2.7 billion in 2020 to $8.3 billion in 2025, as operators invest heavily in upgrading network capacities and…
  • "Only 30% Prepared to Secure a Complete Shift to Remote Work"
    Researchers at DTEX Systems conducted a new survey and discovered that that the biggest security concerns facing businesses are data leaking through endpoints (27 percent), loss of visibility of user activity (25 percent), and maintaining compliance…
  • "Lazarus Group Hits COVID-19 Vaccine-Maker in Espionage Attack"
    Researchers at Kaspersky have found that the advanced persistent threat (APT) known as Lazarus Group and other sophisticated nation-state actors are actively trying to steal COVID-19 research to speed up their countries’ vaccine-development efforts.…
  • "Apple Ships Hacker-Friendly iPhones to Security Researchers"
    Apple is sending hacker-friendly iPhones to security researchers. These iPhones allow researchers to examine the mobile OS for security vulnerabilities and report them easily. Researchers will be able to probe these iPhones for 12 months, which could be…
  • "New Decryption Platform to Combat Encryption Misuse"
    Europol's European Cybercrime Centre (EC3) and the European Commission's Joint Research Centre have launched a new decryption platform that allows authorities to decrypt information gathered lawfully during criminal investigations. According to the…
  • "Leaky Server Exposes 12 Million Medical Records to Meow Attacker"
    A team of cybersecurity researchers at SafetyDetectives discovered an unsecured Elasticsearch server belonging to the Vietnamese tech firm Innovative Solution for Healthcare (iSofH). This company provides medical information and hospital management…
  • "Hey Alexa, Who Am I Messaging?"
    The potential for digital-home assistants like Amazon Alexa to infringe on user privacy by making and saving voice recordings of them is already widely known.  According to new research by a team of researchers from the University of Cambridge,…
  • "Emotet Returns to Hit 100K Mailboxes Per Day"
    Just in time for the Christmas holiday, researchers have found that after a lull of nearly two months, the Emotet botnet has returned with updated payloads and a campaign that is hitting 100,000 targets per day.  The botnet is spreading TrickBot…
  • "FBI Warns of DoppelPaymer Attacks on Critical Infrastructure"
    The FBI issued a warning to private sector organizations about DoppelPaymer ransomware attacks and the change in techniques used by the operators behind these attacks. DoppelPaymer has affected various industries and targets, demanding the payment of six…
  • "Worldwide New Account Fraud Declined 23.2% in 2020"
    In a new study by researchers at Jumio, the researchers examined fraudulent attempts to open a new account using a manipulated government-issued ID and a corroborating selfie. Selfie-based fraud describes fraudulent attempts to use a picture or video (e.…
  • "Script for Detecting Vulnerable TCP/IP Stacks Released"
    The Industrial Control Systems Cyber Emergency Response Team (ICS-CERT) released a new advisory about four newly discovered vulnerabilities impacting the Treck TCP/IP stack. These vulnerabilities affect Treck TCP/IP stack version 6.0.1.67 and older…
  • "Institute for Security and Technology Launches Multisector Ransomware Task Force"
    The Institute for Security and Technology (IST) has launched a multisector task force aimed at developing solutions for combating ransomware attacks. The Ransomware Task Force (RTF) will involve cybersecurity firms, cybersecurity threat sharing groups,…