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  • "What Meta's GDPR Fine Can Teach CISOs About Data Protection"

    The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC), Ireland's supervisory authority for upholding the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), recently fined Meta $403 million for allowing users aged 13 to 17 to operate business accounts on Instagram. Under…

  • "Traffic Safety Agency Issues Final Guidelines for Vehicle Cybersecurity"

    The final version of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's (NHTSA) cybersecurity practices, which focuses on cryptographic techniques to mitigate hacking risks facing vehicles, will be published in the Federal Register. NHTSA officials…

  • "How Healthcare Cyberattacks Can Impact Patient Safety, Care Delivery"

    Healthcare cyberattacks have been known to endanger patient safety and negatively impact care delivery, in addition to causing documented financial losses and reputational harm. Proofpoint commissioned Ponemon Institute to survey IT and security…

  • "Orgs Report Mixed Progress on Ransomware Defense"

    HYCU, a data protection provider, surveyed 400 technology, financial, and security leaders, finding that most organizations are better prepared to thwart a ransomware attack, with 54 percent reporting they are either mostly prepared (32 percent) or as…

  • "GAO: Comprehensive Strategy Needed to Overcome Cyber Threats"

    The Government Accountability Office (GAO) calls on the federal government to develop and implement a comprehensive strategy to combat cyber threats to the US. In recent years, the FBI has observed Chinese state-sponsored hackers seeking to compromise…

  • "Over 10% of Enterprise IT Assets Found Missing Endpoint Protection"

    Security researchers at Sevco Security have found that more than 10% of enterprise IT assets are missing endpoint protection, and roughly 5% are not covered by enterprise patch management solutions.  Approximately 3% of all IT assets are “stale” in…

  • "Zyxel Patches Critical Vulnerability in NAS Firmware"

    Networking solutions provider Zyxel has recently released patches for a critical-severity vulnerability impacting the firmware of multiple network attached storage (NAS) device models.  The security defect is tracked as CVE-2022-34747 and carries a…

  • "Ukraine Shutters Two More Russian Bot Farms"

    The Ukrainian security service (SBU) has recently found and dismantled two more Russian bot farms that were being used to spread disinformation in the war-torn country.  Based in Kyiv and Odessa, the facilities comprised around 7000 fake accounts.…

  • "Congress Wants to Study the Cybersecurity of Satellites"

    A bipartisan group of congressmen introduced the Satellite Cybersecurity Act in April 2022. The US relies on satellites for driving, defending the country, and more, but space systems are vulnerable to cyberattacks. The commercial satellite industry has…

  • "SMBs Turn To MSPs to Improve Cybersecurity"

    According to a new survey of more than 500 IT decision-makers at small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) conducted by the threat detection and response specialist Vade, 69 percent have experienced a serious breach that bypassed their current email…

  • "The North Face Warns of Major Credential Stuffing Campaign"

    Outdoor clothing giant The North Face has recently notified customers that their account may have been compromised after noticing unusual activity on its website last month.  The company detected the credential stuffing attack on August 11, although…

  • "Nation-State Attacks Are a Growing Threat to Video Conferencing"

    The results of a survey announced by Zerify reveal that IT professionals are becoming increasingly concerned about the growing number of cyber threats and foreign attacks capable of affecting video conferencing. Propeller Insights conducted the survey of…