With the value of data skyrocketing, there has been an increase in cyberattacks against larger enterprises. These organizations often host data for thousands of customers, and the risk from these …
Report: Cyber Workforce Must Grow 145% to Meet Global Demand
Cyber expertise is in high demand as more organizations look to address cybersecurity issues, but there is currently a shortage of professionals to complete these jobs. A survey conducted by …
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Major ASP.NET hosting provider infected by ransomware
SmarterASP.NET reported that they were attacked by ransomware on Saturday, November 9th. The hosting provider currently boasts 440,000 customers and reported that users’ accounts were under attack in …
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Bugcrowd Pays Out Over $500K in Bounties in One Week
In October, Bugcrowd disclosed that around 550 hackers from around the world reported roughly 6,500 vulnerabilities, resulting in a total payout of $1.6 million. The company, which launched in 2011, …
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New Study: Hospital Breaches Could Be Killing Patients
Research by Vanderbilt University and the University of Central Florida implies that data breaches affecting hospitals could have deadly consequences, as mortality rates at hospitals that suffered a …
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Charges: Chinese Surveillance Goods Illegally Sold to US
The US Department of Justice (DoJ) accuses US company Aventura Technologies of lying about the origin of millions of dollars in Chinese surveillance and other security equipment sold by the firm to …
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Only 47% of cybersecurity pros are prepared to deal with attacks on their IoT devices
A recent Neustar survey reveals that while 48% pf organizations suffered a cyberattack targeting their Internet-of-things (IoT) devices last year and nine in ten are worried about future threats of …
Cybersecurity Skills Shortage Tops Four Million
(ISC)2 warns that the number of unfilled cybersecurity positions has exceeded 4 million, which means that the number of open jobs has grown by more than 1 million since last year. North America …
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Microsoft Warns of More Harmful Windows BlueKeep Attacks, Patch Now
Research by Microsoft shows that the new campaign in which attackers exploit RDP instances vulnerable to the BlueKeep vulnerability in order to install cryptojacking malware, is likely tied to a …
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PayPal Upsets Microsoft as Phishers’ Favorite Brand
A new report by Vade Secure indicates that PayPal was the most impersonated brand in phishing attacks last quarter, which is rather surprising since Microsoft usually dominates these campaigns. …
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