Imperva Threat Research has released the "The State of Security Within eCommerce 2022" report, a 12-month analysis of cybersecurity threats targeting the retail industry. Account takeover, credit card fraud, web scraping, Application Programming…

Researchers have discovered an evasive malware that uses a key Internet-facing protocol to gain access to enterprise systems in order to mine cryptocurrency, launch Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attacks, and gain a foothold on corporate networks.…

Google has removed two new malicious dropper apps discovered on the Google Play Store, one of which masqueraded as a lifestyle app and was caught distributing the Xenomorph banking malware. According to Zscaler ThreatLabz researchers, Xenomorph is a…

Due to an ongoing phishing operation, a new malware variant called "IceXLoader" has infected thousands of residential and business users. The creators of IceXLoader, a malware loader discovered in the wild last summer, have released version 3.3.3 of the…

In 2020, about two million people used Virtual Reality (VR) headsets. The VR industry is expected to grow from $12 billion to $100 billion over the next five years. However, VR software developers and companies are not always implementing measures to…

According to new research from Durham University Business School, organizations that suffer security breaches in which customer information is compromised are far more likely to retain consumer trust if they are quick to communicate the incident and are…

A new Binghamton University-led initiative aims to provide teachers with the resources they need to help their students navigate today's cybersecurity threats. In summer 2023, the GenCyber program will provide a free eight-day cybersecurity camp for 25…

According to Kroll's "Q3 Threat Landscape: Insider Threat the Trojan Horse of 2022" report, insider threats peaked at its highest level yet in the third quarter of 2022, making up nearly 35 percent of all unauthorized access threat incidents. In the…

Security researchers at Vulcan Cyber have found that 73% percent of IT security managers have said they lack necessary threat intelligence (TI) skills, and 55% believe their threat intelligence data is not predictive enough.  The researchers stated…

Lenovo has issued patches to address two vulnerabilities that could have allowed cybercriminals to run malicious code by deactivating Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) Secure Boot. According to researchers at ESET, the high-severity…

The winners of the first phase of the US-UK Privacy-Enhancing Technologies (PETs) prize challenges have been announced by the UK and US governments. Innovators are taking part in two challenge tracks: using PETs to improve the detection of financial…

According to a report from Tessian, 40 percent of business emails contain unwanted content. In addition, email is currently the most common method of delivering cyberattacks. Ninety-four percent of organizations experienced a spear phishing or…