Data Protection

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…

Application Security

Issued by: Security Week

Starting last year, the video calling platform has been offering E2EE in Zoom Meetings, and it is now ready to make it available for one-on-one phone conversations made through the Zoom client as well. Once the new feature is available, users will see a “More” option during phone calls, allowing them to turn on encryption,…

Vulnerabilities

Issued by: Security Week

While a user can easily turn on WhatsApp on any new device, given that accounts are phone number-based, conversation history isn’t available unless a backup was created on the previous device. Users can set time intervals for the creation of local backups and can also choose to store those in the cloud, for fast access….

Vulnerabilities

Issued by: Security Intelligence

Quantum computing is still cutting-edge, but that doesn’t mean it can’t be improved. What is quantum computing? Is it the same as quantum cryptography, a central tenet of so-called quantum security? And where does artificial intelligence (AI) fit in? What Is Quantum Security? Often when you hear about quantum computing in terms of security, it’s…

Malware & Threats

Issued by: Security Intelligence

Data poisoning against security software that uses artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) is likely the next big cybersecurity risk. According to the RSA 2021 keynote presentation by Johannes Ullrich, dean of research of SANS Technology Institute, it’s a threat we should all keep an eye on. “One of the most basic threats when…

Malware & Threats

Issued by: Security Week

In a notification letter filed with the Maine Attorney General’s Officer, the company said personal information of roughly 6500 individuals was compromised during a ransomware attack that was identified in mid-June. An investigation launched into the incident, the company says, has revealed that the attackers first compromised SAC Wireless’ systems in April 13. The threat…

Vulnerabilities

Issued by: Security Week

In a joint advisory published Wednesday, cybersecurity response agencies from the U.S., the U.K., and Australia called special attention to flaws in network perimeter tech from Citrix, Fortinet, Pulse, F5 Networks and MobileIron. The agencies listed 30 distinct security vulnerabilities (categorized by CVEs) that have been “routinely exploited” over the last two years to plant…

Application Security

Issued by: Security Week

Built on a client-server model architecture and in use for roughly five decades, FTP allows for the easy transfer of files and folders between computers. However, because data is transmitted unencrypted, the protocol has long been considered insecure. Secure variants do exist, including one that leverages SSL/TLS (FTPS), or the SSH File Transfer Protocol (SFTP)….