Threat hunting company Group-IB published a report on a new scam scheme that they named “Classiscam.” The report reveals 40 or more groups currently running this scheme across Russia and Europe. The scheme involves a hierarchy of administrators, workers, and callers, who organize their activities through a Telegram bot.
New research from Savanta, which surveyed consumers between January 14-17, 2021, dove into how optimistic U.S. consumers are about, well, everything! Only 23% of consumers feel optimistic about the future of the country in 2021. Twenty percent of respondents are optimistic about their job security this year.
Montana State University-Northern is upgrading its security on its 100+ acre campus which houses more than 1,000 students. Part of the security project will include access control and upgraded locks.
WhiteHat Security, a San Jose, Calif.-based provider of application security, announced the launch of AppSec Stats Flash, a monthly podcast and statistics report aimed at providing a more accurate view of the current state of application security.
Code42 pulled some anonymized, aggregated data from Incydr, a SaaS data risk detection and response solution, showing how users move and exfiltrate data and files. The most exposed type? Business documents.
Kroll, a division of Duff & Phelps, announced the hiring of three seasoned cyber experts in North America: John (Jack) Bennett, a managing director in the San Francisco office; Steve Bergman, a managing director in the Washington D.C. office; and John deCraen, an associate managing director in the Dallas office.
Allied Universal acquires SecurAmerica -- a privately held, Atlanta, Georgia-based security company with 49 offices located throughout the United States.