Update Google Chrome ASAP to Patch 2 New Actively Exploited Zero-Day Flaws
Google on Thursday pushed urgent security fixes for its Chrome browser, including a pair of new security weaknesses that the company said are being exploited in the wild, making them the...
More Than 90% of Q2 Malware Was Hidden in Encrypted Traffic
Analysis of threat trends from last quarter reveals attackers ramped up their use of fileless malware, and zero-day malware accounted for almost two-thirds of all detections....
Spotlight: When Ransomware Comes Calling
With the attention given to the threats posed by ransomware, why do organizations still fall victim to these attacks? Max Henderson, the Manager of Incident Response at Pondurance joins us to...
FBI, CISA + NSA Issue Conti Ransomware Advisory
On September 22, 2021, the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI), the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the National Security Agency (NSA) issued a cybersecurity advisory alerting companies to the...
Biometric Information Privacy Programs
Illinois’s Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) continues to be a problem for employers who are using biometric information such as palm readers or fingerprint timekeeping software. This week, waste management company...
Ring Reveals More Details About Its “Always Home” Drone Cam
While many consumers are aware of (and use) the Ring doorbell and security camera system to track who is at their front door, Ring now is offering a drone designed to...
Privacy Tip #301 – Can Your Co-Worker Guess Your Password? Probably!
We talk about passwords a lot. As you know, I am a fan of passphrases instead of passwords as they are hard to guess and easy to remember—a perfect combination for...
Hackers could force locked iPhones to make contactless payments
Flaws in Apple Pay and Visa could allow criminals to make arbitrary contactless payments – no authentication needed, research finds The post Hackers could force locked iPhones to make contactless payments appeared first on WeLiveSecurity
The New Security Basics: 10 Most Common Defensive Actions
Companies now commonly collect security metrics from their software development life cycle, implement basic security measures, and define their obligations to protect user data as part of a basic security strategy....
New Azure AD Bug Lets Hackers Brute-Force Passwords Without Getting Caught
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed an unpatched security vulnerability in the protocol used by Microsoft Azure Active Directory that potential adversaries could abuse to stage undetected brute-force attacks. "This flaw allows threat...