Hacking groups linked to China's government are targeting research and healthcare facilities that are working on developing vaccines, testing procedures and treatments for COVID-19, the FBI and the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency warn in an alert.
From 2016 to 2019, sophisticated nation-state attackers preferred to target 10 vulnerabilities more than all others, the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and FBI warn in a new alert. They say many of these flaws are years old, yet remain unpatched and actively exploited.
What does workforce authentication look like today? And as this remote workforce becomes the norm, how do you envision workforce authentication in five years? These are the questions posed by Jeff Carpenter of HID Global in an upcoming roundtable discussion.
Australian shipping giant Toll Group has vowed to again not pay a ransom after suffering its second ransomware attack of the year. In the latest incident, however, the company warns that attackers also stole corporate data - and it may get leaked.
Microsoft addressed vulnerabilities in a dozen of its software products in its Patch Tuesday update for May. And while none of the flaws are currently being exploited, several of the most critical flaws require immediate attention, the company says.
In the current work-at-home environment, keeping the workforce educated about critical cybersecurity practices requires "short, sharp bursts of education" that offer compelling messages, says Vicki Gavin, a former CISO who now serves as a cyber education consultant.
Enterprises are approaching customer identity and access management from multiple angles, and maturity is growing. These are takeaways from a recent roundtable discussion of CIAM myths and realities. Keith Casey of Okta discusses this event and his vision of CIAM.
There are three distinct scenarios for how the COVID-19 virus might spread over the next 18 to 24 months, says pandemic expert Regina Phelps. None is pleasant, but one may exact a smaller economic and human toll. And our next moves might determine which scenario unfolds.
The operators behind the Zeus Sphinx malware have added new features and functionality to the Trojan, and more cybercriminals have deployed it within phishing campaigns that use the COVID-19 crisis as a lure, according to IBM X-Force. The Trojan has become more efficient at stealing banking data.
Diebold Nixdorf, one of the largest makers of ATMs, says it sustained a ransomware attack on April 25, but it experienced only a "limited IT systems outage" and ATM machines were not affected.
New research shows it's possible to unlock a password-protected Windows computer in about five minutes by exploiting vulnerabilities in Intel's Thunderbolt hardware controller. The vulnerabilities add to a growing list of issues around Thunderbolt, which is used for connecting peripherals.
The surge in e-commerce as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic means more payment card transactions - and more card fraud, says Jordan McKee of 451 Research, who discusses the latest trends.
What are some best practices for moving network security from the datacenter to the cloud? And what are the essentials of Secure Access Service Edge frameworks, and how can they be implemented? These are among the questions to be discussed in a new series of virtual roundtables hosted by Forcepoint and Homayun Yaqub.
Anubis, one of the most potent Android botnets, apparently is getting a refresh a year after its source code was leaked, security researchers say. The changes could help fraudsters more closely monitor activity on hacked devices.
After offering three large databases of compromised user data for sale on the darknet last week, a hacking group known as Shiny Hunters now is trying to sell four additional databases of information apparently gathered from data breaches, security researchers say.
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