In a rather bizarre occurrence, over 3.2 billion different email IDs and passwords were leaked onto an online hacking forum. Leaks of this nature are,…
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Pandemic Security: What Have We Learned? – Infosecurity Magazine
Early in the pandemic, Google reported 18 million daily hoax emails related to COVID-19 scams. Since then, phishing attacks have become more targeted, impersonating remote…
Here’s What Hackers Do With All Your Stolen Passwords
Hackers are constantly scouring the Internet for their next target. One of their favorite things to attack is a vulnerable database server. That’s because such…
Cyber Security Roundup for January 2021 – Security Boulevard
A suspected nation-state sophisticated cyber-attack of SolarWinds which led to the distribution of a tainted version the SolarWinds Orion network monitoring tool, compromising their customers,…
Swig Security Review 2020 – Part II – The Daily Swig
Key thinkers on the biggest security stories and trends in 2020 It’s safe to say that 2020 has been a year like no other, with…
Top Cybersecurity Stories That Made Headlines In 2020
Cybersecurity was the buzzword for enterprises around the world in 2020. With drastic changes to the conventional functioning of offices due to COVID-19 pandemic,…
3 SOC Trends Shaping the Future of Security
It’s easy to suggest that the COVID-19 pandemic has had the greatest impact on any company’s security operations center (SOC) and traditional approaches to cyber-security.…
Govt struggle to build strong cyber practices
If you follow cybersecurity, you will know the news is rarely good, and that the digital environment is getting more challenging. Attack volumes have risen…
1.5% of Web Logins Use Breached Credentials
It’s official: 1.5% of web logins use breached credentials, according to research published by Google. The company analyzed its data to reach that number, which…
The Risk of “Credential Stuffing” to the Smart Home
As technology advances and the costs of connecting electronic components to the internet decreases, the cost of having a connected “smart home” also decreases. Sensors…