October 2018 - Page 3 of 3 - Cyber Security Minute

Mobile security threats: Lack of visibility is putting businesses at risk

Issued by: Help Net Security

A significant lack of visibility into devices and networks is putting businesses at risk for data leakage and phishing attacks, according to a study conducted by Enterprise Mobility Exchange. The study showed that nearly 50 percent of mobile workers spend the majority of their worktime connected to non-corporate public Wi-Fi and carrier networks. Of that…

Vulnerabilities

The Inconvenient Truth About Your Eight-Character Password

Issued by: Security Intelligence

October is National Cyber Security Awareness Month (NCSAM), which means it’s time to talk about passwords for the umpteenth time. Why beat this dead horse again? Because just about everyone still uses passwords, and even the most recent password security recommendations do not make them any stronger. This year, the recommendation was eight characters —…

Vulnerabilities

Adobe Patches 85 Vulnerabilities in Acrobat Products

Issued by: Security Week

Acrobat DC and Acrobat Reader DC (Continuous) 2019.008.20071, Acrobat 2017 and Reader DC 2017 (Classic 2017) 2017.011.30105, and Acrobat DC and Reader DC (Classic 2015) 2015.006.30456 patch a total of 85 flaws. The list includes 22 out-of-bounds write issues, 7 heap overflows, 7 use-after-free bugs, 3 type confusion issues, one double-free bug, 3 buffer errors,…

Mobile Security

Vulnerable Android password managers make phishing attacks easier

Issued by: Help Net Security

Android password managers can be tricked into entering valid login credentials into phishing apps, a group of researchers has discovered. They have also found that Instant Apps, a Google technology that allows users to “try” Android apps without the need to fully install them, can make phishing attacks more practical. The research Simone Aonzo, Alessio…

Network Security

Organizations need to shift strategies, adopt a proactive approach to cybersecurity

Issued by: Help Net Security

The cybersecurity market has reached a point whereby organisations need to shift their strategies and have a new, proactive approach to their cybersecurity, according to a report by 451 Research. Hurdles that organizations need to overcome to successfully shift their strategies These were identified as: A profusion of tools and data that complicates – and…