cybersecurity

Malware & Threats

Issued by: Security Week

The attackers are a group that uses the BlackMatter ransomware and the victim is Fort Dodge, Iowa-based New Cooperative, which has 60 members and offers agronomy, grain, feed, energy, and software solutions. New Cooperative has confirmed that it’s dealing with a “cybersecurity incident” that has impacted some of its systems. The company says it has…

Malware & Threats

Issued by: Security Week

The Southeast Asian nation is a popular tourist destination, drawing nearly 40 million visitors in 2019 before the pandemic shuttered borders and seized up global travel. Britain-based consumer security company Comparitech said in a report that its head of cybersecurity research Bob Diachenko found a database in August containing the personal information of travellers to…

Network Security

Issued by: Security Week

Before joining CISA as chief of staff, Todt served as managing director of the non-profit Cyber Readiness Institute (CRI). She also served as president and managing partner at risk management consulting firm Liberty Group Ventures between 2012 and 2016. Kiersten TodtAs for roles in the government, Todt served in 2016 as the executive director of…

Vulnerabilities

Issued by: Security Week

Users have been informed that the latest update includes three security fixes, including for a data exposure flaw related to the REST API, and a cross-site scripting (XSS) issue in the block editor. WordPress 5.8.1 also updates Lodash, a JavaScript library that provides utility functions for common programming tasks, to address security issues. These vulnerabilities…

Network Security

Issued by: CSO

If you do business with the Department of Defense (DoD), then the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) is known to you. The Defense Industrial Base Cybersecurity Assessment Center (DIBCAC) approved the first company to become a certified assessor in May 2021. Since then, three additional companies have been approved. That’s it. Four companies have been…

Vulnerabilities

Issued by: Help Net Security

“Digital collaboration” and “critical thinking” are among the modern skills workers need for the post-pandemic economy, according to a new report. Questionmark is calling on employers to measure strengths and weaknesses across the workforce. The report explores what workers need to thrive in a modern environment. Such is the scale of the shift required, that…