New research by nCipher Security shows that Americans are frustrated with the current state of data security. One in five people (20%) suffer from security fatigue and no longer trust any entity to …
Point of sale malware campaign targets hospitality and entertainment businesses
Cybercriminals are targeting small and mid-sized businesses (SMBs) that process a lot of card payments with point-of-sale (POS) malware in order to steal customers' payment card information, …
US senators want to know how many times they’ve been hacked
In a bipartisan letter to the US Senate Sergeant at Arms, two Senators that are on the US Senate Intelligence Committee have asked for statistics on cyberattacks against senators. "Each US senator …
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Researchers expose massive mobile adware and data stealing campaigns with 250 million downloads
In the latest sign that Google is failing to keep dangerous applications from appearing on the Play Store, researchers with Check Point Research have uncovered two malicious campaigns labeled SimBad …
Three in Five Politicians’ Websites Don’t Use HTTPS
A new Comparitech study indicates that the majority of politicians across the globe haven't put much thought into the security of their websites, with 3 out of 5 politicians' websites lacking HTTPs, …
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Businesses recognize the need for AI & ML tools in cybersecurity
Webroot released a new study on US business attitudes toward artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) in the context of cybersecurity. While 71% of organizations want to use more AI/ML …
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The US Navy is ‘under cyber siege’ from Chinese hackers — and hemorrhaging national security secrets
According to a Wall Street Journal report, the US Navy and various industry partners are "under cyber siege" from state-backed hackers, with China posing the biggest threat, while Russia and Iran have …
Microsoft Patch Tuesday: 64 Vulnerabilities Patched, 2 Under Attack
As part of Patch Tuesday, Microsoft has released mitigations for 64 security vulnerabilities affecting various products including Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Office, Internet Explorer, Edge and …
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7 funding priorities in the Pentagon’s cyber budget
The Department of Defense’s budget request for 2020 totals $750 billion, with $2.8 billion intended for the improvement of cyber capabilites. That figure can be broken down into two sums, $2 billion …
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25% of software vulnerabilities remain unpatched for more than a year
While it may seem logical that larger organizations are better at handling patch management than small firms with limiter resources, new research by Kenna Security and the Cyentia Institute shows that …
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