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"This Tool Protects Your Private Data While You Browse"A team of computer scientists from the University of California San Diego and Brave Software developed a tool named SugarCoat to protect users' private data while they browse the web. The tool targets scripts that harm users' privacy, such as those used… -
"Most Ethical Hackers Identifying Vulnerabilities They Did Not See Before the Pandemic"New research from Bugcrowd found that around 80 percent of ethical hackers have recently discovered a vulnerability that they had not seen before the pandemic. Of the ethical hackers, 74 percent agreed that the number of vulnerabilities has increased…
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"Less than Half of Consumers Change Passwords Post-Breach"Researchers at Identity Theft Resource Center have found a "shockingly high" disconnect between awareness of best practices following a data breach and actions taken. The researchers polled over 1000 US consumers to gauge their understanding of and…
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"Banks Must Report Major Cyber Incidents Within 36 Hours Under Finalized Regulation"Banks must report major cybersecurity incidents to federal officials within 36 hours under a rule that U.S. financial regulators finalized on Thursday. Beginning in May 2022, financial executives will need to be more forthcoming about computer…
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"'PerSwaysion' Phishing Campaign Still Ongoing, and Pervasive"Research conducted by SeclarityIO analyzed data on a phishing kit called PerSwaysion, which has been used in thousands of attacks worldwide and is a significant threat to organizations across multiple sectors. The phishing kit allows cybercriminals to…
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"Phishers Leverage Bait Attacks to Harvest Personal Data"According to a new report from Barracuda, bait attacks performed through free email services such as Gmail increase Asia-Pacific organizations' vulnerability to phishing and other email threats. Bait attacks involve an initial email designed to harvest…
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"IoT Security Incidents Increase as Healthcare Leans into Connected Health"According to a white paper recently released by Medigate and Crowdstrike, more than 80 percent of healthcare organizations reported experiencing a security incident involving Internet of Things (IoT) devices over the past 18 months. Although…
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"K-12 School Districts Failing at Cloud Security"American K-12 school districts are vulnerable to cyberattacks targeting data in cloud applications, according to researchers at EdWeek Research Center. The researchers conducted an online survey between July 14 and September 15, 2021, that was filled out…
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"Ethical Hackers Stymie $27bn of Cybercrime"Researchers at Bugcrowd have found that ethical hackers have prevented $27bn worth of cybercrime during the COVID-19 pandemic. The research is based on the analysis of survey responses and security research conducted on the platform from May 1,…
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"Serious Security Vulnerabilities in DRAM Devices"Researchers from ETH Zurich, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, and Qualcomm Technologies discovered serious vulnerabilities in DRAM devices widely used in computers, tablets, and smartphones. Rowhammer has been an underlying problem with DRAM for…
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"US, UK Warn of Iranian Hackers Exploiting Microsoft Exchange, Fortinet"The US Homeland Security Department's Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC), and the UK's National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) issued a joint…
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"Breakthrough Research Could Lead to Simple, Efficient Method of Quantum Encryption"A team of researchers from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HU) and the University of Tübingen in Germany has shared findings that bring us closer to a simple and efficient method of quantum encryption. Quantum computers will be faster and use…