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  • "85% of Cyber Espionage Is State-Affiliated, Only 4% Tied To Organized Crime"
    Verizon's 2020 Cyber Espionage Report pulls information from other annual reports, including seven years of the Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR) and fourteen years of research from the Verizon Threat Research Advisory Center (VTRAC).…
  • "Baltimore County Schools Forced to Cancel Classes Following Ransomware Attack"
    A ransomware attack disabled the Baltimore County Public School system's entire network.  The attack occurred on the network Tuesday night.   The form of ransomware used was not disclosed, but some researchers believe it is Ryuk ransomware.…
  • "FBI Warns of Spoofed FBI-Related Domains"
    The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has issued an alert to the public about the registration of domains designed to spoof legitimate FBI-related websites. The agency also warns of the use of spoofed email accounts to trick victims into revealing…
  • "Around 18,000 Fraudulent Sites Are Created Daily"
    Researchers at Bolster have discovered that in Q2 of 2020, there was an alarming, rapid increase of new phishing and fraudulent sites being created.  The researchers detected 1.7 million phishing and scam websites, which is a 13.3% increase from Q1…
  • "Security Researchers Sound Alarm on Smart Doorbells"
    Researchers from the security company NCC Group and the UK consumer organization Which? analyzed 11 video doorbells sold on Amazon and eBay and discovered high-risk vulnerabilities in all of the devices. One of the vulnerabilities shared among them was…
  • "Organizations Should Use Psychology to Promote Secure Behavior Among Staff"
    The Information Security Forum (ISF) encourages organizations to improve employees' security behavior through the use of psychology. The group's report titled Human-Centered Security: Positively Influencing Security Behavior guides organizations on the…
  • "Baidu Apps in Google Play Leak Sensitive Data"
    Researchers at Palo Alto Unit 42 discovered that multiple Android mobile apps found in Google Play, including Baidu Search Box and Baidu Maps, leak data that could be used to track users, even if they switch devices. The apps in question expose a range…
  • SoS Musings #43 - Crowdsourcing Security with Bug Bounty Programs
    SoS Musings #43 - Crowdsourcing Security with Bug Bounty Programs  
  • Cybersecurity Snapshots #12 - Open Source Code: Is It Secure?
    Cybersecurity Snapshots #12 - Open Source Code: Is It Secure?  
  • Cyber Scene #50 - The Post-Election Cyber World
    Cyber Scene #50 - The Post-Election Cyber World  
  • CMU launches new privacy engineering options
    CMU launches new privacy engineering options Two new options make it easier for working professionals to receive privacy engineering training Daniel Tkacik NOV 23, 2020 As new privacy regulations like the General Data Protection Regulation and the…
  • Automated Security
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