Thanksgiving and Black Friday were marred with several Cyber Bots related trade controversies

Have you bought a gift for this thanksgiving or black Friday at an exuberant price that you never expected? Then you could have fallen prey to a cyber attack propelled by Cyber Bots. Want to know more about this scam? Then just go through the article further to enlighten your mind. Many online scammers were seen targeting online websites with Cyber Bots that used to buy the goods at discounted prices and sell them at an exuberant price on platforms such as eBay and such. And if the demand doesn’t meet the supply, people desperate not to disappoint...

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China setting up data traps says UK

UK’s top intelligence agency MI6 has made an astonishing revelation yesterday, saying that the Chinese intelligence has set up data and dept traps to conquer the entire world by conducting espionage and indulging in extortion tactics later. Richard Moore, the MI6 boss, asserted the statement by stating that Chinese government was providing secret funding to back up financially weak nations in order to keep them in loop of conducting a large scale espionage and cyber attacks. Speaking the same in an interview on Radio 4, Mr. Moore said that the...

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The Importance of Security Control Baselines

For cybersecurity professionals, baseline management is vital because any asset not properly configured can become a security vulnerability. Baselines are fundamental to managing projects of all types and this is especially important in cybersecurity, where everything is a race against time and against very guileful opponents. Although baseline management seems like time-consuming...

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Defense Cybersecurity: The Easy Doors for Adversaries are Closed, so How are They Still Getting In?

By Samuel Hutton, SVP North America, Glasswall In the calm after the massive SolarWinds breach in 2020 that impacted the U.S. Treasury, Commerce, State, Energy, and Homeland Security departments, government agencies and the presidential administration were forced to rapidly evaluate what exactly went wrong — and how to right the sails. Perhaps most shocking, the nation-state hackers who were able to infiltrate defense organizations through the technology vendor by a tried and true method: password guessing. SolarWinds Prompts Legislation While...

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Queensland Ransomware and Malware on Finland Smart Phones

Queensland based energy company CS Energy has suffered a ransomware attack crippling the servers related to power generation across the network. And reports are in that the incident did not affect the electricity generation as its spread was only limited to administration based servers. The IT staff at the Callide and Kogan Creek power stations are working hard to restore the operations and, to a certain extent, the situation seems to have improved since Monday this week. Andrew Bills, the CEO of CS Energy, has confirmed the incident and stated...

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Predict Cyber-attacks via digital twins

This blog was written by an independent guest blogger. Several of the digital twin technologies out there have grown fast in only a few years. Picture establishing a virtual model of IT infrastructure where one can identify loopholes, create attack scenarios, and prevent catastrophic attacks before the system is officially put in place. Using digital twins, it's no longer a silly idea for organizations to follow. Let's get knowledge of Digital Twin technology and how it can help to assess the loopholes in your security posture. What’s a digital...

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Four Cybersecurity Tips Everyone Should Know Before Black Friday and Cyber Monday

According to a new report from Cybereason, 89% of global companies are concerned about repeat cyberattacks ahead of the holiday season, but, surprisingly, only two-thirds have a cyber response plan. Concerns that attackers will strike over the holidays are valid, as cybersecurity researchers have observed a year-over-year uptick in cybercriminal activity on Black...

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A Safe and Secure Way to Decommission

When it comes time to decommission data storage systems, there is much that must be planned and thoroughly carried out. It’s not just about the activity, it is also about due diligence, oversight, and proof. Data that appears to have been deleted is often still recoverable, and in many cases, people make mistakes, such as forgetting a second backup exists somewhere else, or...

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Data leak on Panasonic Corporation servers

Panasonic Corporation, known as Matsushita Electric Industrial LTD, previously has reported that it has become a victim of a sophisticated cyber attack in which some of the critical data might have compromised. Source reporting to Cybersecurity Insiders said that a mis-configured file server belonging to the electronics giant was compromised in a cyber incident leading to data leak in between June 22nd to November 6th of this year. Panasonic is yet to find out the extent of the data breach as its investigation is still underway, but has assured...

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CISA issues Mobile Security Checklist and plans for Secure Email Service

All federal agencies and private sector organizations operating in United States are being urged to follow a checklist meant to protect mobile devices and was issued by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA). Named as The Enterprise Mobility Management (EMM) the security guide offers steps for device management, app security, authentication, network security and ways to secure an enterprise related mobile devices from existing threats. CISA also highlighted the fact that all the enterprise devices should update with the required...

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Rookies Needed – Experience Required

Are Employer Demands Contributing to the Cybersecurity Skills Gap? You’ve seen the job posting. It starts, “Looking for a cybersecurity specialist. Must have a master’s degree, certifications and 10 years of experience,” followed by, “This is an entry-level position with non-compensated job shadowing requirements.” These unrealistic expectations are the obstacles many cybersecurity...

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IKEA servers hit by Qakbot Malware

IKEA, the furniture giant from Sweden, has disclosed that its servers were hit by a Qakbot malware that could have compromised its staff and partner accounts to a certain extent. However, as the investigation is still underway, compromise of accounts is yet to be determined. QuakBot aka QuackBot malware is actually a malicious software that has the potential to steal banking credentials and is existing since the year 2007. It also has the potential to spy on financial operations of its targets and has the potential to install ransomware, in order...

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Rising volume of email fatigue opens doors for Cybercriminals

This blog was written by an independent guest blogger. While remote work has many benefits, it can increase the risk of employees suffering from directed attention fatigue (DAF), where they find themselves unable to focus due to constant distractions. This is due primarily to isolation and the constant bombardment of emails and instant messages. In fact, one of the most worrying types of DAF for security professionals is email fatigue.  Communicating through emails is often preferred over phone calls, but it may present a greater security...

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How to Prepare for CISSP Exam Day

By deciding to take the CISSP exam, you’ve chosen to further your education and showcase your knowledge and experience by achieving the world’s premier cybersecurity certification. Soon, you will join the ranks of more than 147,000 global leaders committed to a safe and secure cyber world. Make a Timeline As you prep for your CISSP exam, first consider your experience level...

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REvil ransomware spreading hackers found to be leading plush lives in Russia

REvil ransomware gangs, known to fleece millions from their victims, are seen leading luxurious lives in their hideouts protected by Russian government. According to a covert operation launched by leading news publishing resource DailyMail, a suspected hacker running REvil aka Sodinokibi ransomware gang was arrested by the police last week. Named as Yevgeniy Polyanin, the 28-year hacking techie was arrested from Siberia from his $380,000 USD home. It is revised that hacker was living with his wife Sofia during the time of arrest and was leading...

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Mediatek vulnerability in Android phones fixed

A serious vulnerability in MediaTek processors that could have allowed hackers to spy onto a targeted device has been fixed now. The technical flaw was detected in AI Processing Unit(APU) and Digital Signal Processor (DSP) and was having the potential of allowing a threat actor to eavesdrop on a user device and send media files to remote servers because of a malicious code injection. Check Point Company was the first to reveal that flaw to the world and alert the security engineers at MediaTek who then took a note of the flaw and worked on it to...

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The Bitglass Blog

In 2015 several things happened in the tech world that significantly impacted our lives today, such as Google making their powerful artificial intelligence technology (TensorFlow) open source, the start of the media streaming wars, and the introduction of the Apple Watch to the world. Also that year a first of its kind experiment, run by Bitglass, tracked where stolen data travelled through the “Dark Web.”  The post The Bitglass Blog appeared first on Cybersecurity Insiders. November 29, 2021 at 09:09...

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Key benefits of iSIM technology for enabling secure connectivity

Connectivity is on the rise globally with more than 2.3 billion connected consumer devices such as smartphones, wearables, laptops and tablets expected to be shipped by 2025. As for IoT devices, it is expected that more than 3 billion devices will be connected to cellular networks over the...

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Going green to make green – how plastic waste can power financial services

2021 is a big year in our fight against climate change. In a summer, which has seen record-breaking temperatures across the world, the evidence of humanity’s impact on the environment is becoming more and more obvious.   With conditions reaching new levels of severity, the world’s leaders and top scientists will be convening...

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How biometric payment cards can perfect the contactless payment experience

The Covid-19 pandemic has accelerated the transition to convenient and more secure ways of paying. With increasing numbers of consumers favouring payment methods that are safer and more hygienic, contactless payments have been on the rise worldwide. In the UK alone, this method accounted for more than a quarter of all payments in the past year. As consumers shift away from more traditional ways of paying like cash and PIN cards, demand for contactless payments is continuing to grow. This has led to many countries raising the payment threshold for...

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2022 Cybersecurity Trends and Predictions

Lior Div, CEO and Co-founder, Cybereason The changing of the leaves and the brisk fall mornings around Boston are a sign that 2021 is nearing its end. It’s a time that I like to reflect on the year gone by and think about the potential for the new year. In the world of cybersecurity in particular, the end of the year brings an avalanche of predictions for what the threat landscape will look like in the year ahead. It’s a fun end-of-year tradition, but it can also provide valuable insight into coming trends to help defenders be prepared for what’s...

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