Driven by Ransomware, Cyber Claims Rise in Number & Value
Companies are on track to file 27% more cyber claims in 2020, one insurer estimates, while another underwriter finds five out of every 100 companies file a claim each year. ...
Containers Complicate Compliance (And What To Do About It)
If you work within the security industry, compliance is seen almost as a dirty word. You have likely run into situations like that which @Nemesis09 describes below. Here, we see it’s...
Quick Guide — How to Troubleshoot Active Directory Account Lockouts
Active Directory account lockouts can be hugely problematic for organizations. There have been documented instances of attackers leveraging the account lockout feature in a type of denial of service attack. By...
Why Vulnerable Code Is Shipped Knowingly
The business priority of speed of development and deployment is overshadowing the need for secure code. ...
5 Signs Someone Might be Taking Advantage of Your Security Goodness
Not everyone in a security department is acting in good faith, and they'll do what they can to bypass those who do. Here's how to spot them. ...
Failing Toward Zero: Why Your Security Needs to Fail to Get Better
Each security incident should lead to a successive reduction in future incidences of the same type. Organizations that fail toward zero embrace failure and learn from their mistakes. ...
Digitally Signed Bandook Malware Once Again Targets Multiple Sectors
A cyberespionage group with suspected ties to the Kazakh and Lebanese governments has unleashed a new wave of attacks against a multitude of industries with a retooled version of a 13-year-old...
China's Baidu Android Apps Caught Collecting Sensitive User Data
Two popular Android apps from Chinese tech giant Baidu were temporarily unavailable on the Google Play Store in October after they were caught collecting sensitive user details.
The two apps in question—Baidu...
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Many of us here would love to turn hacking into a full-time career. To make that dream come true, you need to master your subject and earn some key certifications.
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Interpol Arrests 3 Nigerian BEC Scammers For Targeting Over 500,000 Entities
Three Nigerian citizens suspected of being members of an organized cybercrime group behind distributing malware, carrying out phishing campaigns, and extensive Business Email Compromise (BEC) scams have been arrested in the...