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"Ransomware Activity Resurges in Q2"Security researchers at Digital Shadows have discovered that ransomware activity rose by a fifth in the last quarter. The researchers monitored almost 90 data leak sites on the dark web and observed ransomware groups named 705 victims in Q2 2022,… -
"Critical Industries Failing at IIoT/OT Security"Security researchers found that most critical services companies are struggling to secure their industrial internet of things (IIoT)/operational technology (OT) systems and acknowledge the need to invest more heavily in these areas. The researchers…
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"Cyber Insurers Looking for New Risk Assessment Models"Security researchers at Panaseer discovered that cyber insurance companies are looking for new ways to assess risk as they grow increasingly wary of rising claims. The researchers surveyed 400 global insurers, CISOs, and risk experts to conduct the…
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"Ransomware Attacks on Education on The Rise"Security researchers at Sophos have discovered that ransomware attacks on educational institutions have risen substantially in the last year. The researchers surveyed 5600 respondents across 31 countries. The survey covered 730 educational…
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"Ukraine's Cyber Agency Tracks 'Significant Increase' in Malware-Directed Attacks"According to Ukraine's top cyber defense agency, five months after Russia's invasion, Ukraine continues to see significant increases in cyberattacks targeting state systems and infrastructure as a result of the war. A new report released by Ukraine's…
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"Data Privacy a Growing Consideration for Biometrics in IAM"Biometrics are increasingly being used for secure access management. However, according to an RSA session presented by Mike Serra, product counsel with Cisco Systems, and Stephen Wu, shareholder with the Silicon Valley Law Group, as more organizations…
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"The Weaponizing of Smartphone Location Data on The Battlefield"Mike Fong, CEO of Privoro, stated that how each side collects the adversary's smartphone location data and shields their own could mean the difference between victory and defeat. For soldiers on the battlefield, the act of turning on one's…
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"CISA Orders Agencies to Patch New Windows Zero-Day Used in Attacks"The US Homeland Security Department's Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has updated its list of actively exploited bugs to include a vulnerability in the Windows Client/Server Runtime Subsystem (CSRSS). This high severity security…
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"One-Third of Users Without Security Awareness Training Click on Phishing URLs"New data shows that half of untrained users in the consulting, energy, and healthcare industries fall victim to phishing attacks. According to data gathered from the clients of the security awareness training provider KnowBe4, 32.4 percent of users will…
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"New UEFI Firmware Vulnerabilities Impact Several Lenovo Notebook Models"Lenovo has released fixes to address three security flaws discovered in its UEFI firmware, which affects over 70 product models. According to the Slovak cybersecurity firm ESET, the vulnerabilities can be exploited to achieve arbitrary code execution in…
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"Large-Scale Phishing Campaign Bypasses MFA"Microsoft researchers discovered a massive phishing campaign that can steal credentials even if a user has enabled multi-factor authentication (MFA). The campaign has attempted to compromise more than 10,000 organizations. It has been running since…
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"Siemens Security Advisory Discloses Critical, High-Severity Flaws"The industrial manufacturing company Siemens has disclosed several critical and high-severity vulnerabilities discovered in its products, including a heap-based buffer overflow flaw in the SIMATIC devices' SINEMA Remote Connect Server (SRCS) Virtual…