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"Organizations Moving Toward More Rigorous Security Testing to Ensure Compliance"The 2020 State of Compliance and Security Testing Report released by Synack highlights results from a survey in which 311 North American organizations shared information about their security compliance testing. The results gave insight into the… -
"The Race for Quantum-Proof Cryptography"There needs to be an increase in mathematical research aimed at developing quantum-proof cryptography as the era of fully developed quantum computers approaches. Such research is needed because quantum computers are expected to be capable of breaking…
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"Snatch Ransomware Reboots Machines In Safe Mode to Bypass Endpoint Protection"The Sophos Managed Threat Response (MTR) team discovered a sample of Snatch ransomware when they were investigating an organization's network for a ransomware infection. Further analysis of the new strain of Snatch ransomware revealed that it evades…
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"Most Security Pros Admit to Accidental Internal Breaches at Their Organization"A survey conducted by Egress to which 500 IT security decision-makers in the U.S. responded. Findings from the survey reveal that inadvertent internal breaches are becoming a greater threat to organizations. In addition to accidental employee breaches,…
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"New Orleans Has Declared a State of Emergency After a Cyberattack"New Orleans declared a state of emergency following the detection of a cyberattack on its networks. According to the city's head of IT, Kim LaGrue, shortly after the detection of suspicious activity in the city's networks, there was a sharp increase in…
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"Plundervolt – Stealing Secrets by Starving Your Computer of Voltage"Researchers discovered a new vulnerability, and are calling it Plundervolt. The vulnerability is caused by an individual running a processor on a voltage that’s a little bit lower than it usually expects, for example, 0.9V instead of…
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"Secure Data Backup of Medical Records Using Secret Sharing and Secure Communications"A secure data backup system for medical records, called Healthcare Long-term Integrity and Confidentiality Protection System (H-LINCOS), was developed by the National Institute of Information and Communications Technology, Kochi Health Science Center,…
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Open for Nominations - Submission Period Extended!The 8th Annual Best Scientific Cybersecurity Paper Competition is now open for nominations. This year's nominating period runs through midnight on March 31, April 15, 2020. We look forward to receiving your nominations.
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"SaaS Security Fears: Is Your Data Exposed To Potential Risk?"In a new survey, findings prove that IT executives have rising SaaS security fears, and worry about cloud security, proprietary data encryption, as well as the loss of independent control due to access limitations. Nearly all executives surveyed (92…
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"Cyberattacks on Retailers Could Increase 20% this Holiday Season"Findings from the analysis of threat data by VMWare Carbon Black suggest that the number of attempted attacks against retailers will grow by 20% this holiday season. Based on the analysis, ransomware attacks and commodity malware will make up a…
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"Hacked Ring Camera Found In Child’s Bedroom"Another incident further raises a concern about the growing use of inadequately secured Internet of Things (IoT) devices. A video recently surfaced online, in which a hacker is heard to talking to a little girl in her bedroom via her family's Ring…
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"Aviation Industry Playing Catch Up on Cybersecurity"The aviation industry continues to grow in connectivity and digitalization, which increases the risk of cyberattacks on aircraft computer systems. A new report from the Atlantic Council highlights the need to implement cybersecurity into frameworks…