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itsecurityguru.webp 2019-06-21 11:28:04 Trusted Cyber Security Solutions In Austria Joins Radiflow\'s OT MSSP Partner Program To Expand Service Offerings. (lien direct) Radiflow, a leading provider of industrial cybersecurity solutions for industrial automation networks, and Trusted Cyber Security Solutions (TCSS), a provider of cybersecurity services and solution, today jointly announced that TCSS has joined Radiflow's OT MSSP Partner program in order to expand its service offerings and pursue market opportunities to provide managed OT cybersecurity services to […] Guideline
itsecurityguru.webp 2019-06-21 11:28:02 Cybercriminals Continue To Target Online Gambling Platforms. (lien direct) By Luke Rodeheffer, Cybercrime Intelligence Analyst, Flashpoint The size of the online gambling industry is expected to approach $75 billion by 2024, driven largely by technological advancements and favourable regulatory shifts. This projected growth presents ample opportunity to companies operating in the industry, but it comes with the drawback of attracting unwanted cybercriminal interest. The […]
itsecurityguru.webp 2019-06-21 11:27:03 Okta Research Shows Workers Are Ready To Go Passwordless This Year. (lien direct) Okta, Inc. (NASDAQ:OKTA), the leading independent provider of identity for the enterprise, today debuted The Passwordless Future Report, which demonstrates how passwords negatively impact the security of organisations and mental health of employees. The research, which surveyed 4,000+ workers across the UK, France and the Netherlands, also found that there is a readiness for passwordless […] Guideline
itsecurityguru.webp 2019-06-21 10:32:04 Everbridge Hosts Industry Forum To Share Best Practices For Managing Employee Safety And Operational Resilience. (lien direct) Everbridge (NASDAQ: EVBG), the global leader in critical event management and enterprise safety software applications to help keep people safe and businesses running, is hosting 'Prepare and Protect,', an exclusive forum in the City of London designed to help companies manage their business operations against a backdrop of increased security threat. The forum takes place […] Guideline
itsecurityguru.webp 2019-06-21 10:32:04 Imperva Strengthens Defence-In-Depth Application Security Portfolio. (lien direct) Imperva, Inc., the cybersecurity leader championing the fight to secure data and applications wherever they reside, today announced significant enhancements to the Imperva Application Security portfolio, now offering targeted protection against account takeover (ATO), an industry-leading approach to detecting and blocking malicious attacks targeted at APIs, as well as partnerships with leading API vendors and […] Guideline
itsecurityguru.webp 2019-06-21 10:32:04 ESET Internet Security Receives MRG Effitas Level 1 Certification. (lien direct) ESET, a global leader in cybersecurity, has received Level 1 MRG Effitas Online Banking/Browser Security Certification for their ESET Internet Security product. MRG Effitas, a world leader in independent IT security efficacy testing, research and expertise, has awarded ESET Internet Security Level 1 certification in their Online Banking/Browser Security Certification Q1 2019 Report. ESET was […] Guideline
itsecurityguru.webp 2019-06-21 09:21:04 (Déjà vu) The Search For UK\'s Security Serious Unsung Heroes Has Begun. (lien direct) Eskenzi PR, the driving force behind Security Serious, has today announced the fourth annual Security Serious Unsung Heroes Awards are open for nominations. The awards are a chance to celebrate the people, not products, on the front lines of battling cyber threats – whether that be in the classroom, in law enforcement or within corporate […]
itsecurityguru.webp 2019-06-20 15:01:00 Oracle patches WebLogic Server flaw. (lien direct) Tells users to install the updates as early as possible Source: Computing
itsecurityguru.webp 2019-06-20 15:00:02 (Déjà vu) Firefox zero-day used to attack Coinbase employees. (lien direct) There were actually two zero-days — not one — combined into an exploit used in a spear-phishing attempt. Other cryptocurrency organizations were also targeted. Source: ZDnet
itsecurityguru.webp 2019-06-20 14:59:05 Mobile apps vulnerable to malware. (lien direct) Mobile apps in both ecosystems (Apple and Google) are mostly unsecure and could see their users lose valuable personal information, if targeted. This is according to the Vulnerabilities and Threats in Mobile Applications 2019 report, recently issued by Positive Technologies. Source: IT Pro Portal
itsecurityguru.webp 2019-06-20 14:59:01 Florida city votes to pay $600K ransom after cyberattack. (lien direct) Hackers have targeted another city with another ransomware cyberattack — this time in South Florida, where officials have agreed to pay $600,000 to avoid the type of problems that have crippled Baltimore systems for weeks. Source: UPI Ransomware
itsecurityguru.webp 2019-06-20 14:58:00 Stock Photos a Threat to Cybersecurity. (lien direct) The cyber-attacks that were once the arsenal of nation states and organised cyber gangs always descend down the supply chain into the hands of the modern criminal, writes Dr Simon Wiseman, CTO, Deep Secure. One devastating technique that is increasing in popularity amongst canny cybercriminals is steganography, where information is concealed in the pixels of […] Threat
itsecurityguru.webp 2019-06-18 14:24:04 89% Of UK Organisational Cybersecurity Risks Are Internal. (lien direct) The biggest risk to a British company's cybersecurity is not, as often believed, external hackers and overseas-based virus attacks, but an organisation's own employees. Whether unknowingly or intentional, the actions of those within an organisation have been shown to be the biggest threat to the digital security of a company, according to new research by […] Threat
itsecurityguru.webp 2019-06-18 09:26:00 Russia warns of \'cyberwar\'. (lien direct) Russia, responding to a report in the New York Times about increasingly aggressive digital incursions from the US, has warned of the possibility of a fully blown 'cyberwar'. Source: Silicon Republic ★★★★
itsecurityguru.webp 2019-06-18 09:25:03 One year of GDPR: Europeans know their digital rights. (lien direct) Europeans are relatively well aware of the new data protection rules, their rights and the existence of national data protection authorities, to whom they can turn for help when their rights are violated, according to the European Commission. Source: Help Net Security
itsecurityguru.webp 2019-06-18 09:25:00 Businesses Failing on Cybersecurity Fundamentals. (lien direct) Each year, ISACA tracks the state of cybersecurity by surveying practitioners and leaders across the globe about emerging trends, issues and solutions. The results of this annual information-collection effort are then released in a report called, State of Cybersecurity 2019. Source: Infosecurity Magazine Guideline
itsecurityguru.webp 2019-06-18 09:24:04 US Gov shares \'Critical\' Warning for Windows Users. (lien direct) The United States Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has gone public with a warning to Microsoft Windows users regarding a critical security vulnerability. By issuing the “update now” warning, CISA has joined the likes of Microsoft itself and the National Security Agency (NSA) in warning Windows users of the danger […]
itsecurityguru.webp 2019-06-17 14:23:04 Industrial Control Systems Security Professionals Say Cyber Security Risk Is At Critical Levels, With People The Biggest Risk. (lien direct) People remain the greatest threat to industrial control systems (ICS) and associated networks, according to a new SANS survey focused on better understanding cybersecurity risks to operational technology (OT) systems. More than half of respondents also see the cyber risks to their safe and reliable operations as high or higher than in past years. Three […] Threat
itsecurityguru.webp 2019-06-17 14:23:04 Clovity Partners With Dispersive Networks On Securing Large Scale IoT Device Deployments For Enterprise And Smart City Initiatives. (lien direct) Clovity, the digital transformation leader for Connected Devices, has partnered with Dispersive Networks, a provider of ultra-secure networking for mission-critical solutions, to deploy the Dispersive™ Virtual Network (VN) in its Internet of Things (IoT) solutions. Clovity’s Retail, Financial Services, Healthcare, Industrial and Smart City customers benefit from new levels of performance, reliability, and security when […] Guideline
itsecurityguru.webp 2019-06-14 15:45:04 NETSCOUT Partners With UMASS To Protect University From Cyber Attacks. (lien direct) NETSCOUT SYSTEMS, INC., (NASDAQ: NTCT), a leading provider of service assurance, security, and business analytics, announced today that it is partnering with the University of Massachusetts Lowell (UMass Lowell) to protect the university's network from cyber attacks. NETSCOUT is donating NETSCOUT Arbor Edge Defense (AED) software and hardware to the university's IT department. Using highly-scalable […] Guideline ★★★★
itsecurityguru.webp 2019-06-14 15:44:05 SecBI Amplifies Its Threat Detection Solution With Automated Response. (lien direct) SecBI, a disruptive player in cyber threat management, today announced the extension of its agent-less, threat detection solution with automated response. Now security operations centers (SOC) and managed security service providers (MSSPs) can benefit from a comprehensive solution including detection, investigation, and automated response that delivers significant boosts in effectiveness and productivity. Despite the intuitive […] Threat
itsecurityguru.webp 2019-06-14 09:41:00 Hacker groups are attacking Exim servers. (lien direct) Exim servers, estimated to run nearly 57% of the internet’s email servers, are now under a heavy barrage of attacks from hacker groups trying to exploit a recent security flaw in order to take over vulnerable servers, ZDNet has learned. At least two hacker groups have been identified carrying out attacks, one operating from a […]
itsecurityguru.webp 2019-06-14 09:40:04 Symantec downplays test data breach. (lien direct) The American cybersecurity giant Symantec has downplayed a data breach that allowed a hacker to access passwords and a purported list of its clients, including large Australian companies and government agencies. The list extracted in the February incident, seen by Guardian Australia, suggests that all major federal government departments were among the targets of a […] Data Breach
itsecurityguru.webp 2019-06-14 09:39:04 (Déjà vu) French Authorities release pyLocky Decryptor. (lien direct) A decryptor for pyLocky Ransomware versions 1 and 2 has been released by French authorities that allows victim to decrypt their files for free. According to a post by the French Ministry of Interior,  this decryptor was created in collaboration between French law enforcement, the French Homeland Security Information Technology and Systems Service, and volunteer […] Ransomware
itsecurityguru.webp 2019-06-14 09:39:00 Ransomware attacks leaves ASCO without work. (lien direct) Nearly 1,000 employees in ASCO's Zaventem, Belgium, office have been left incapable of doing their jobs after a ransomware attack crippled the aircraft-parts manufacturer, according to a June 11 report from vrt NWS. “From the ISF's standpoint, everyone who has access to an organization's information and systems should be made aware of the risks from […] Ransomware
itsecurityguru.webp 2019-06-14 09:38:03 Facebook no longer on S&P list of ethical companies following data scandals. (lien direct) Poor governance and privacy concerns have knocked Facebook out of an influential ethics index that tracks socially responsible companies. The US stock market S&P 500’s Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Index said that it had booted Facebook after the company scored poorly for social responsibility and governance, achieving 22 and 6, respectively, out of 100. […]
itsecurityguru.webp 2019-06-13 13:59:00 ASCO production halted by ransomware attack. (lien direct) ASCO, one of the world’s largest suppliers of airplane parts, has ceased production in factories across four countries due to a ransomware infection reported at its plant in Zaventem, Belgium. As a result of having IT systems crippled by the ransomware infection, the company has sent home approximately 1,000 of its 1,400 workers. Source: ZDNet Ransomware
itsecurityguru.webp 2019-06-13 13:58:03 AMCA Medical data breach affects over 20 million patients. (lien direct) Maryland Attorney General Brian E. Frosh warns Marylanders their medical and other private information may have been compromised by a cyberattack against American Medical Collection Agency, a third party collection agency for laboratories, hospitals, physician groups, medical providers and others. AMCA's payment system was compromised on August 1, 2018, according to the release, and remained […] Data Breach
itsecurityguru.webp 2019-06-13 13:58:00 Facebook to open London office to tackle fake news. (lien direct) Facebook is set to create 500 new jobs with the opening of a new engineering centre in central London. The majority of the new roles will be in Facebook's Community Integrity team, which is focused on upholding safety and tackling abuse on the platform. Other responsibilities include building software and AI detection systems to locate […]
itsecurityguru.webp 2019-06-13 13:57:02 (Déjà vu) Telegram Messenger impacted by DDoS attack. (lien direct) Users of Telegram Messengers in certain parts of the world had trouble exchanging messages through the service yesterday. The problems were caused by a distributed denial-of-service attack aiming at Telegram servers. The service outage affected users mainly in South and North America, although connection issues were present in other parts of the world as well. […]
itsecurityguru.webp 2019-06-13 13:56:05 EU regulator says Facebook investigation will reach conclusion in \'coming months\'. (lien direct) The Irish regulator conducting nearly one dozen investigations into Facebook isn't convinced by Mark Zuckerberg's privacy push. The internet giant's stock fell Wednesday after a report in the Wall Street Journal suggested the Facebook boss has previously been aware of potential issues with privacy, arising from the firm's business practices. In a CNBC interview Wednesday, […]
itsecurityguru.webp 2019-06-12 15:25:02 New Research Exposes The Vulnerabilities Of Smart Home Networks Through Security Cameras And Smart Hubs. (lien direct) SAM Seamless Network, the intuitive security system for smart networks, today announced the launch of its Threat Assessment Lab to uncover new attack vectors focusing on IoTs and embedded devices. Amongst its latest research findings, smart home security cameras equate to 47% of the most vulnerable devices followed by smart hubs such as Google Home, […] Threat
itsecurityguru.webp 2019-06-12 15:25:00 Cynerio Honored With 2019 MedTech Breakthrough Award. (lien direct) Cynerio, the leading provider of medical device and Internet of Medical Things (IoMT) security solutions announced today that their IoMT cybersecurity solution has been selected as the winner of the Healthcare Analytics Innovation Award from MedTech Breakthrough, an independent organization that recognizes the top companies, technologies and products in the global health and medical technology […] Guideline ★★
itsecurityguru.webp 2019-06-12 10:59:01 LogMeIn Takes Aim At Cloud Identity With New LastPass Business Lineup. (lien direct) LogMeIn Inc. (Nasdaq:LOGM) today unveiled an expanded suite of LastPass Business solutions bringing to life a comprehensive identity offering, built for small and medium sized businesses (SMBs). Expanding beyond its signature password management capabilities, the new LastPass Business lineup introduces new single-sign-on (SSO) technology for more than 1,200 apps, as well as LastPass MFA, an […] LastPass
itsecurityguru.webp 2019-06-12 10:54:05 “Have I Been Pwned” goes up for sale. (lien direct) The well-known and respected data breach notification website “Have I Been Pwned” is up for sale. Troy Hunt, its founder and sole operator, announced the sale on Tuesday in a blog post where he explained why the time has come for Have I Been Pwned to become part of something bigger and more organized. Source: […] Data Breach
itsecurityguru.webp 2019-06-12 10:54:02 Radiohead share 18 hours of unheard music after being held to ransom. (lien direct) In a Facebook post, Radiohead wrote, “We got hacked last week — someone stole Thom’s minidisk archive from around the time of OK Computer, and reportedly demanded $150,000 on threat of releasing it.” Rather than paying up, Radiohead posted the hours of unreleased audio on Bandcamp, and it’ll be available for the next 18 days. […] Threat
itsecurityguru.webp 2019-06-12 10:53:04 Spanish data protection agency fines La Liga for app misuse. (lien direct) Spanish soccer league La Liga has been fined for inappropriately using its app to catch illegal streaming. The Spanish data protection agency charged La Liga with a fine of 250 thousand euros for violating several EU laws on transparency and data privacy, and ordered the app’s removal by June 30th. The popular app — used […]
itsecurityguru.webp 2019-06-12 10:53:01 Evite confirms data breach. (lien direct) Evite, a social planning and e-invitations service, and one of the biggest sites on the Internet, has officially admitted to a security breach that ZDNet first reported back in April. Evite said the malicious intruder stole “an inactive data storage file” that was holding information on some Evite user accounts. According to the company, the […]
itsecurityguru.webp 2019-06-12 10:52:04 (Déjà vu) Windows Servers can be brought down by Bad Cert Vulnerability. (lien direct) A Google security expert today revealed that an unpatched issue in the main cryptographic library of Microsoft’s operating system can cause a denial-of-service (DoS) condition in Windows 8 servers and above. The problem is in SymCrypt, the primary library for implementing symmetric cryptographic algorithms in Windows 8 and also for asymmetric ones starting with Windows […]
itsecurityguru.webp 2019-06-11 11:14:02 Reckless Personal Data Behaviour Is Putting Digital Identities At Risk. (lien direct) A recent study by IDEX Biometrics ASA has revealed that consumers are prepared to share their personal information all too easily and in doing so leave their digital identities at risk of theft or fraud. Despite three-in-five (59%) consumers worrying about the security of their personal information, almost three quarters (73%) said they would be […]
itsecurityguru.webp 2019-06-11 11:13:04 Security Leaders Say The Need For Better Use Of Technology, The Human Factor And Compliance Are The Top 3 Cybersecurity Issues In 2019. (lien direct) The need for better use of technology is the key issue faced by the cybersecurity industry in 2019, according to Infosecurity Magazine's annual State of Cybersecurity Report, launched today at Infosecurity Europe. The report outlines in-depth research carried out to determine and explore the key trends and focus areas driving the cybersecurity industry, now and […]
itsecurityguru.webp 2019-06-11 11:12:04 Vectra Raises $100 Million Led By TCV To Secure The Cloud Using Network Threat Detection And Response. (lien direct) Vectra today closed a $100 million round of funding led by TCV, one of the largest growth equity firms backing private and public technology companies. Existing investors also participated in the funding round, bringing the company's total funding to date to more than $200 million. Vectra will use the investment to accelerate global market expansion […] Threat
itsecurityguru.webp 2019-06-11 11:12:00 Expanding The Cybersecurity Platform Of The Future, SentinelOne Capitalizes On Unprecedented Global Market Traction. (lien direct) SentinelOne, the autonomous endpoint protection company, today announced it has raised $120 million in Series D funding led by Insight Partners, with participation from Samsung Venture Investment Corporation, NextEquity and previous investors including Third Point Ventures, Redpoint Ventures, Granite Hill and Data Collective (DCVC), among others. The round brings SentinelOne's total funding to more than […]
itsecurityguru.webp 2019-06-11 10:02:02 U.S. Government websites are still redirecting to porn sites a year on. (lien direct) Dozens of U.S. government websites appear to contain a flaw enabling anyone to generate URLs with their domains that redirect users to external sites, a handy tool for criminals hoping to infect users with malware or fool them into surrendering personal information. Source: Gizmodo Malware Tool
itsecurityguru.webp 2019-06-11 10:01:05 Criminals exploiting Google Calendar feature to spam users. (lien direct) A sophisticated scam is targeting Gmail users through fraudulent, unsolicited Google Calendar notifications as well as through other Google services, including Photos and Forms, according to Kaspersky. In these scams, criminals are exploiting Gmail calendar's default feature that automatically adds calendar invitations and notifications. Source: Infosecurity Magazine Spam
itsecurityguru.webp 2019-06-11 10:01:02 “Triple Threat” cyber-attack targets Lake City. (lien direct) Lake City was targeted by a malware attack. The ransomware known as “Triple Threat” combines three methods of attack to targeted systems. Many city systems are out of order. All email systems are inoperable. Most land-lines are also out of order. All emergency services, including police and fire, remain intact. Source: WCJB Ransomware Malware
itsecurityguru.webp 2019-06-11 10:00:05 US Customs and Border Protection breach exposes travellers\' images. (lien direct) Images of tens of thousands of travellers crossing the United States’ border have been stolen from an immigration subcontractor in a data breach, US media reported on Monday. The images were snatched from the network of a subcontractor for US Customs and Border Protection (CBP), after the company copied data to its database without the […]
itsecurityguru.webp 2019-06-11 10:00:02 (Déjà vu) Ransomware hits Auburn Food Bank. (lien direct) Ransomware attacks hit indiscriminately and sometimes they may affect charitable organizations that can't afford to surrender to the demand. Auburn Food Bank in King County, Washington, fell victim to a ransomware strain known as GlobeImposter 2.0, which encrypted all computers on their network. Only one machine escaped the attack and is currently used to maintain […] Ransomware
itsecurityguru.webp 2019-06-10 15:01:04 (Déjà vu) Breach Impacting Over 19 Million attributed to Quest, LabCorp, AMCA. (lien direct) Multiple class action lawsuits have been filed against Quest Diagnostics Incorporated and Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings (LabCorp) since they disclosed that the personal and medical information of over 19 million of their customers was exposed in a data breach. The data breach which impacted the clients of both companies was caused by the web […] Data Breach
itsecurityguru.webp 2019-06-10 15:01:00 Malware peddlers tweak old exploit to target Office users. (lien direct) Emails delivering RTF files equipped with an exploit that requires no user interaction (except for opening the booby-trapped file) are hitting European users' inboxes, Microsoft researchers have warned. The exploit takes advantage of a vulnerability in an older version of the Office Equation Editor, which was manually patched by Microsoft in November 2017. Source: HelpNet […] Malware Vulnerability
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