Security certificates are intended to elicit trust in users for the deployment of software, but as with so many other safeguards, threat actors can find…
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Why businesses don’t report cybercrimes to law enforcement
Companies are often compelled to report security incidents such as data breaches to regulators. Companies in the UK, for example, will be legally obligated under…
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Why remote workers are an underrated security risk for small businesses
Despite the risk, small businesses are largely unaware of security risks associated with remote employees, according to a Nationwide survey. In a new survey from…
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Slack resets user passwords after 2015 data breach
Slack will reset the passwords of users it believes are affected by a historical data breach that affected the company more than four years ago. In…
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Bug in Anesthesia Respirators Allows Cyber-Tampering
A vulnerability in GE Healthcare’s Aestiva and Aespire anesthesia devices would allow an unauthenticated cybercriminal on the same network as the device to modify gas…
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More than two million major cyberattacks hit globally last year
Last year saw more than two million major cyberattacks strike businesses across the world. The latest figures by the Internet Society’s Online Trust Alliance claim that these…
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US wants to isolate power grids with ‘retro’ technology to limit cyber-attacks
The US is very close to improving power grid security by mandating the use of “retro” (analog, manual) technologies on US power grids as a…
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Cybersecurity staff burnout risks leaving organisations vulnerable to cyberattacks
Cybersecurity professionals are overworked and stressed out to such an extent that it threatens to provide hackers and cybercriminals with a better chance of conducting…
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Russia thwarts U.S. cyber attacks on its infrastructure: news agencies
Russia has uncovered and thwarted attempts by the United States to carry out cyberattacks on the control systems of Russian infrastructure, Russian news agencies cited…
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What is Attack Surface Analysis and Why is it Important?
This article describes a simple and pragmatic way of doing Attack Surface Analysis and managing an application’s Attack Surface. It is targeted to be used…
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