April 2020 - Page 4 of 4 - Cyber Security Minute

Microsoft Launches Free Zero Trust Assessment Tool

Issued by: Security Week

Nupur Goyal, senior product marketing manager at Microsoft, told SecurityWeek that the tool is free and available to anyone. “Our assessment tool will help orgs assess readiness across identities, devices, apps, infrastructure, network and data, and then provide go-dos and deployment guidance to help them reach key milestones,” Goyal said. Due to the COVID-19 coronavirus…

Vulnerabilities

Apple Awards Researcher $75,000 for Camera Hacking Vulnerabilities

Issued by: Security Week

Researcher Ryan Pickren identified a total of seven vulnerabilities in Apple’s Safari web browser, three of which can be exploited to spy on users through the camera and microphone of their iPhone, iPad or Mac computer. The attack only requires the targeted user to access a malicious website — no other interaction is needed. Apple…

Network Security

5 Ways Enterprises Inadvertently Compromise Their Network Security

Issued by: Dark Reading

Strong network security is essential, yet creating and maintaining bulletproof network protection remains an elusive goal for many enterprises. Ensuring that every potential gap is securely sealed continues to be a challenge for organizations of all types and sizes. Even more distressing is the fact that many enterprises fail to take some basic actions that…

Malware & Threats

Phishers Try ‘Text Direction Deception’ Technique to Bypass Email Filters

Issued by: Dark Reading

Scammers can be pretty innovative when it comes to finding new ways to sneak phishing messages past secure email gateways and other filtering mechanisms. One example is “text direction deception,” a tactic where an attacker forces an HTML rendering engine to correctly display text that has been deliberately entered backward in the code — for…

Application Security

Twitch security and privacy settings

Issued by: Kaspersky Blog

At the end of January, when users’ monthly hours watched surpassed 1 billion for the first time, Twitch developers must have been jumping for joy. The world’s leading video streaming service continues to grow, and if you’re a gamer and like to watch others play, most likely you’re already signed up. Alas, like any popular…

Malware & Threats

How to prepare Microsoft Office and Windows for ransomware and email attacks

Issued by: CSO

The headlines make it clear that we are in unusual times. Working from home will be the new norm for many of us for the near term at least. As IT and security teams work to meet the challenge of supporting and protecting employees working remotely, the last thing they need is a malware infection…