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Small hacks: Free coffee, spying taxis, and a vulnerable airport

Issued by: Kaspersky Blog

News websites often feature stories about computer errors and vulnerabilities used to perpetrate sophisticated large-scale incidents like last year’s WannaCry and NotPetya attacks. But experts know that most successful hacks and cracks are the result of very basic blunders by system developers or installers. Incorrectly configured systems are everywhere, and only a few hours separate the moment when a…

Malware & Threats

Take a vacation—just not from cybersecurity best practices!

Issued by: CSO

It was the end of my first day of vacation, a spectacular day spent riding the cable cars and hiking in the mountains near Chamonix, France. I’ll admit it: I felt the urge to share some vacation pics via Facebook. After all, I’d spent most of the summer following my friends as they posted their…

Network Security

The 15 worst data security breaches of the 21st century

Issued by: CIO Security

Some of the largest companies in the U.S. have been targets of hackers, including Yahoo, JP Morgan Chase and TJX. Watch as we detail the top 15 breaches and their overall impact on customers or employees.

Mobile Security

UK Parliament Cuts Email Access After Cyberattack

Issued by: Security Week

Britain’s parliament shut down external access to e-mail accounts on Saturday following a cyberattack. Parliamentary authorities described the attack as “sustained and determined”, in an email sent to lawmakers and published by the Daily Telegraph. “Earlier this morning we discovered unusual activity and evidence of an attempted cyberattack on our computer network,” it read. “Closer…

Network Security

Cyber Solstice: IT Security Tasks to Tackle on the Longest Day of the Year

Issued by: Security Intelligence

This week, we will experience the longest day of the year: June 21. For IT professionals, more daylight means more time to handle tasks on the back burner, start new projects or even — gasp — take a step back from the cybersecurity front lines. Here’s a look at some top contenders for security tasks…

Vulnerabilities

Security skills need to be deep and wide to mitigate critical risks

Issued by: Help Net Security

Businesses recognize security as a growing imperative, but many remain on the defensive, fighting cyber threats with dated tactics and training, according to CompTIA. Companies need to adopt proactive measures to identify weak links before they are exploited; broaden the security skills of their technology professionals; and implement top to bottom security training throughout the…

Malware & Threats

The Necurs Botnet: A Pandora’s Box of Malicious Spam

Issued by: Security Intelligence

This is the tale of a cybercrime botnet operation that, within about five years of its existence, has been named one of the largest botnets in the world. It’s called the Necurs botnet. It militarizes up to 6 million zombie endpoints, delivers some of the worst banking Trojans and ransomware threats in batches of millions…

Vulnerabilities

Why hackers are increasingly targeting electronic health records

Issued by: Trend Micro Blog

Over the past three years, the number of attacks on healthcare institutions have skyrocketed. In 2016, on average, at least one health data breach occurred every day, totaling in about 450 successful attacks over the course of the year, according to a report from Protenus. The healthcare industry is feeling the brunt of hacker attention more…

Vulnerabilities

Apple: Mac, iPhone Bugs That CIA Allegedly Exploited Were Fixed Years Ago

Issued by: Dark Reading

The Apple desktop and mobile product vulnerabilities that were revealed this week, in a WikiLeaks data dump of documents allegedly describing several secret CIA projects, were all fixed years ago, Apple said Friday. The leaked information on the Apple vulnerabilities is from a larger collection of documents that WikiLeaks has dubbed “Vault 7,” containing hitherto…

Network Security, Vulnerabilities

IDG Contributor Network: Cybersecurity woes can be remedied through decentralization

Issued by: CSO

Someone in some faraway place has my Social Security number. Or so suggests a notice I received recently from the US government. Along with an offer of one year of free credit monitoring, the notice informed me that my personal data was compromised in the 2014 breach of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) computer…