Month: February 2021

Software Security

Issued by: Dark Reading

The smartphone has become the central command center for many people’s lives. A 2020 study found that the average user has 67 apps on their phone — but most people never stop to think about what data those apps contain or how well protected it is. Well, I probe for security holes for a living,…

Malware & Threats

Issued by: Blog Malwarebytes

Last week on Malwarebytes Labs, the spotlight fell on the State of Malware 2021 report, wherein we have seen cyberthreats evolve. We also touched on ransomware, such as Egregor and a tactic known as Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) brute forcing that has long been part of the ransomware operators’ toolkit; insider threats, such as what…

Network Security

Issued by: Security Week

Jolted by a sweeping hack that may have revealed government and corporate secrets to Russia, U.S. officials are scrambling to reinforce the nation’s cyber defenses and recognizing that an agency created two years ago to protect America’s networks and infrastructure lacks the money, tools and authority to counter such sophisticated threats. The breach, which hijacked…

Vulnerabilities

Issued by: Security Week

The attacks at the hospitals in Dax and Villefranche-sur-Saone prompted the transfer of some patients to other facilities as the French health care system is under pressure from the coronavirus pandemic. Macron discussed the attacks with officials and workers from both hospitals, saying the incident “shows how the threat is very serious, sometimes vital.” “We…

Cloud Security

Issued by: Security Intelligence

Starting off on the right foot in digital defense today means having good Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM). Although it can be challenging to adopt, this set of strategies and tools manages and orchestrates cloud security in ways other tactics don’t. It shows gaps might arise between organizations’ stated cloud defense policies, their actual posture…

Malware & Threats, Network Security, Software Security

Issued by: Dark Reading

Just as the COVID-19 pandemic changed the way we live and work, malware operators changed the way they attack enterprise targets. Last year businesses saw Windows malware detections drop and Mac detections rise as criminals tossed old tactics and focused on targeted attacks. In the “2020 State of Malware” report, Malwarebytes researchers explore how attack…

Vulnerabilities

Issued by: Security Week

The payout guidelines provide insight into the process used by the company to determine rewards for certain vulnerability categories. Specifically, it provides information on the maximum bounty for each category and describes the mitigating factors that can result in a lower reward. Payment guidelines are currently available for page admin vulnerabilities, for which the top…