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Researchers Identify More Malware Used By SolarWinds Hack Group
Microsoft and FireEye identify three custom-made hacking tools deployed onto networks by 'sophisticated' group behind SolarWinds compromise
US Issues Warning Over ‘Far-Reaching’ Microsoft Email Hack
White House signals concern over potentially 'large number of victims' affected by exploitation of Exchange zero-day flaws
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Understanding your business’s threat landscape
As the pandemic has continued, businesses now face an expanding level of security threats. With the cyber threat landscape moving to remote workers' homes, it is critical all enterprises re-evaluate their cybersecurity policies, practi ...
Pandemic Sees Surge In Healthcare Ransomware Attacks
Attackers turn to ransomware-as-a-service for easy access as pandemic creates opportunity to pounce on vulnerable healthcare IT
Ex-US Cyber Boss Calls For Military Strikes On Ransomware Hackers
US military should use 'information warfare' to strike back against ransomware gangs, as cyber-attacks threaten to disable state and local services
Google Cloud Offers ‘Zero-Trust’ Security
Google Cloud's BeyondCorp Enterprise eliminates distinction between internal and external users, as enterprises grapple with implications of SolarWinds hack
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Link11 to acquire DDoS protection provider DOSarrest Internet Security LTD
The acquisition reinforces Link11’s commitment to deliver DDoS protection solutions to organizations globally.
Cisco Warns Of Critical Flaws In Networking Products
Security bugs in SD-WAN offerings could allow attackers to run malicious code with root privileges or execute malicious CLI commands
Internet’s Biggest Card Theft Marketplace To Shut Down
Joker's Stash, a 'dark web' marketplace estimated to have generated more than $1 billion in sales of stolen payment card data, announces imminent shutdown
Microsoft Says SolarWinds Hackers Viewed Its Source Code
Microsoft says SolarWinds hacking group penetrated its internal systems and viewed source code, but downplays security threat
SolarWinds Issues Fix After Massive Hacking Campaign
SolarWinds says two security updates protect against 'Sunburst' attacks as well as more recently discovered 'Supernova' malware
Ransomware Group Threatens To Release Hospital Patient Photos
Hacking group REvil threatens to release 900GB of before-and-after photos of cosmetic surgery patients unless ransom is paid
NCSC Probes UK Fallout Of Massive Hacking Campaign
UK authorities investigate impact on British public and private-sector organisations from allegedly Russian cyber-espionage attack that went on for months
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Specops Software – Password Security: How to Use the NCSC Password List in Your Active Directory
How strong is your business’s password security? Learn how including the NCSC Password List in Your Active Directory can have a dramatic positive impact on your password security
Disruption Continues Two Weeks After Manchester United Cyber-Attack
Manchester United has confirmed it was struck by a 'sophisticated' cyber-attack but declined to comment on reported ransom demands
Twitter Appoints Famed Hacker As Security Head
Peiter Zatko, otherwise known by hacker handle 'Mudge' will report directly to CEO Jack Dorsey after conducting review of Twitter operations
Pandemic To Redefine Security Landscape Next Year, Researchers Say
Covid-19 likely to have widespread effects on security priorities, as companies shift to remote working and hackers focus on sensitive biotech data
Microsoft Warns Of Russia, North Korea Attacks On Vaccine Research
Russia and North Korea carrying out cyber-attacks on pharmaceuticals companies and researchers involved in coronavirus vaccine research, Microsoft says
Capcom Latest Multinational To Be Hit By Disruptive Cyber-Attack
Resident Evil and Street Fighter maker Capcom hit by attack that disrupts internal systems, while researchers say Ragnar Locker ransomware group is to blame
Google Discloses Unpatched Windows Bug Under Active Exploitation
Google's Project Zero publishes details and exploit code for unpatched Windows kernel bug it says is being actively used in targeted attacks
Google Discloses Biggest-Ever DDoS Attack
Google says it successfully fended off a 2.5 Tbps denial-of-service attack in 2017, making it the biggest such attack to date
Microsoft Issues Two Emergency Windows Patches
Microsoft publishes out-of-band patches for bugs in Visual Studio Code and Windows Codecs Library that could allow attackers to take over a system
‘Taurus’ Malicious Ad Campaign Puts Data At Risk
Drive-by hacking tools plant Taurus data-stealing malware on vulnerable systems, as pandemic raises risk of corporate data being stolen from home computers
Amazon’s Flying Home Security Camera Sparks Privacy Debate
Always Home Cam drone from Amazon subsidiary Ring is designed to fly around homes to offer 'peace of mind', but critics say it invades privacy
Twitter Adds Extra Security Ahead Of US Election
Twitter adds mandatory additional security measures to prominent political accounts ahead of US presidential election, following high-profile July hack
Warner Music Warns Of Three-Month Payment Card Hack
Attackers made off with full payment card details from Warner Music Group e-commerce sites from April to August of this year, company tells customers
Npm Removes Data Theft Code
Popular JavaScript developer tool removes malicious package that tried to steal data, in latest attack on software supply chain
Researchers Uncover Stuxnet-Style Flaw In Windows
The zero-day vulnerability affects the same Windows component used by Stuxnet to attack critical infrastructure when it was first appeared 10 years ago
Facebook Open Sources Python Code Check Tool
Pysa static analysis tool, developed to find security bugs in Instagram's huge codebase, can now be used to help secure other developers' Python code