coronavirus

Vulnerabilities

Issued by: Help Net Security

Entrust Datacard released the findings of its survey which highlights the critical need to address data security challenges for employees working from home as a result of the pandemic based on responses from 1,000 US full-time professionals. As social distancing mandates took effect in March 2020, employers found themselves in a massive remote work experiment,…

Malware & Threats

Issued by: Help Net Security

Ransomware on the rise, companies prioritizing disaster recovery

The rampant rise of ransomware persists, with 100% of respondents – who include ITOps, backup, disaster recovery and storage admins, application and workload owners in the U.S. – reporting that their company experienced a ransomware attack in the last 12 months, Datrium reveals. With the evermore heightened threat of ransomware during the COVID-19 pandemic, companies…

Malware & Threats

Issued by: Help Net Security

There have been significant changes in web attack and traffic trends as a result of COVID-19, according to Imperva. The monthly report also revealed that the Cyber Threat Index remains at a ‘high’ level and the financial services sector has been suffering the most from cross-scripting site (XSS) attacks, and a continued increase in attacks…

Network Security

Issued by: Kaspersky Blog

Employees are the weakest link in any corporate security system. Anyone whose job it is to protect information systems can confirm: No matter how advanced a security technology is, a careless or clueless employee can always stumble into a way to put the infrastructure at risk. If you recently switched your employees to home-working mode…

Malware & Threats

Issued by: Help Net Security

As US citizens wait for President Trump’s final decision about whether quarantine will be over by Easter, malware peddlers have already “decided”: quarantine will be prolonged until August 2020. Phishing emails point to malware Researchers with anti-phishing startup Inky have spotted two phishing emails purportedly coming from the White House, “signed” by President Trump. Both…

Network Security

Issued by: Kaspersky Blog

With social distancing and quarantine measures implemented around the globe, people quickly started searching for effective means of communicating with each other. With its reported ease of use and attractive pricing, Zoom quickly rose in popularity — and people quickly figured out that Zoom’s developers weren’t fully prepared for the level of scrutiny it would…

Network Security

Issued by: Dark Reading

Times of crisis often create opportunities for those looking for vulnerabilities in their opponents. Today’s coronavirus crisis is creating economic and political dislocation, disruption of the commercial status quo, and a breakdown in the fabric of global commerce — not to mention uncertainty and fear. A rapidly growing number of people are already coming to…

Network Security

Issued by: Help Net Security

Organizations’ current approach to risk governance is not sufficient to tackle the complex risk environment organizations are facing today, according to Gartner. The COVID-19 pandemic is just the latest in a line of recent risk events showing how organizations are not properly set up to manage risk, especially fast-moving ones. The research showed that 87%…