Tackling Vulnerabilities & Errors Head-on for Proactive Security
As attack surfaces increase, partner networks widen, and security teams remain stretched, vulnerabilities and errors continue to be a daunting…
People-Search Site Removal Services Largely Ineffective
Consumer Reports has a new study of people-search site removal services, concluding that they don’t really work: As a whole,…
CrowdStrike’s Legal Pressures Mount, Could Blaze Path to Liability
Following the July 19 outages caused by a bad update, the cybersecurity firm faces shareholder lawsuits and pressure to pay…
Healthcare Providers Must Plan for Ransomware Attacks on Third-Party Suppliers
The American Hospital Association and the Health-ISAC issued a joint threat bulletin warning healthcare IT providers that their ransomware plans…
DOJ Charges Nashville Man for Helping North Koreans Get U.S. Tech Jobs
The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) on Thursday charged a 38-year-old individual from Nashville, Tennessee, for allegedly running a “laptop…
CISA Warns of Hackers Exploiting Legacy Cisco Smart Install Feature
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has disclosed that threat actors are abusing the legacy Cisco Smart Install…
How to Weaponize Microsoft Copilot for Cyberattackers
At Black Hat USA, security researcher Michael Bargury released a “LOLCopilot” ethical hacking module to demonstrate how attackers can exploit…
‘0.0.0.0 Day’ Flaw Puts Chrome, Firefox, Mozilla Browsers at RCE Risk
Attackers can use a seemingly innocuous IP address to exploit localhost APIs to conduct a range of malicious activity, including…
Microsoft on CISOs: Thriving Community Means Stronger Security
Microsoft execs detailed the company’s reaction to the CrowdStrike incident and emphasized the value of a collective identity. Microsoft execs…
University Professors Targeted by North Korean Cyber Espionage Group
The North Korea-linked threat actor known as Kimsuky has been linked to a new set of attacks targeting university staff,…
