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  • "Publishing Exploits Early Doesn't Encourage Patching or Help Defense, Data Shows"

    A new study conducted by Kenna Security and the Cyentia Institute explores whether exploit code releases before patch availability help or harm security defenders. Some believe that releasing exploit code as soon as a vulnerability is discovered helps in…

  • "Colonial Reportedly Paid $5 Million Ransom"

    The East Coast fuel pipeline was offline for five days after an attack struck last Thursday. However, contrary to initial reports that it refused to engage with the DarkSide threat group, the company actually paid the ransom within hours of the attack.…

  • "All Wi-Fi Devices Impacted by New FragAttacks Vulnerabilities"

    Mathy Vanhoef, a researcher at New York University Abu Dhabi, discovered a set of new Wi-Fi security vulnerabilities dubbed FragAttacks (fragmentation and aggregation attacks). These vulnerabilities impact all computers, smartphones, and other Wi-Fi…

  • "NCSU Team Builds Smallest RFID Chip, Could Mean Better Security"

    Researchers at North Carolina State University (NCSU) have developed what is believed to be the smallest Gen2-compatible RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) chip. This chip is expected to drive the cost of RFID tags down. The chip's design also allows…

  • "66% of CISOs Feel Unprepared for Cyberattacks"

    Proofpoint's 2021 Voice of the CISO report shares findings from a survey to which more than 1,400 CISOs at mid-sized to large companies across different industries worldwide responded. According to these findings, 66 percent of CISOs feel unprepared to…

  • "Four Years On: Two-thirds of Global Firms Still Exposed to WannaCry"

    According to new research, over two-thirds (67%) of organizations are still running an insecure Windows protocol.  Security researchers at ExtraHop used its network detection and response (NDR) capabilities to analyze anonymized metadata from an…

  • "Biden Executive Order Mandates Zero Trust and Strong Encryption"

    President Biden has issued a long-awaited executive order (EO) designed to improve supply chain security, incident detection, response, and overall resilience to threats.  The executive order comes amidst unprecedented attacks on the US government…

  • "Faster and More Precise: Researcher Improves Performance of Image Recognition Neural Network"

    There have been advancements in Machine Learning (ML) regarding image recognition as this technology can now identify objects in photographs and videos. The adoption and implementation of image recognition continue to grow. However, such systems still…

  • "Home Working Parents and Young Adults Are Most Risky IT Users"

    During new research conducted by researchers at HP Inc., they surveyed 8443 adults and 1100 IT decision-makers.  The researchers found that young adults and parents of young children could be inviting cyber-threats by using work devices for risky…

  • "Kansas Identity Theft Spike Could Be Linked to Data Breach"

    A Department of Labor data breach may have impacted the state with the highest identity theft rate in the country.  According to new data released by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the reported rate of identity theft in Kansas in 2020 was…

  • "Protecting Critical Energy Infrastructure"

    Both Israel and the US are facing more costly cyberattacks that could result in significant damage to critical energy infrastructure. A new consortium led by Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) and Arizona State University (ASU) will receive up to $…

  • "Artificial Intelligence Could Accelerate Breach Notification Time, Expert Says"

    Dr. Frederic Lemieux, faculty director and professor of the practice for applied intelligence at Georgetown University, has brought further attention to the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in cybersecurity to increase the speed of data breach…