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Significant increase in USB threats that can cause costly business disruptions

June 22, 2021

USB-based threats that can severely impact business operations increased significantly during a disruptive year when the usage of removable media and network connectivity also grew, according to a report by Honeywell.

Survey finds utilities industry has the highest Window of Exposure

June 22, 2021

WhiteHat Security published their latest installment of the AppSec Stats Flash report and podcast, surveying the current state of the application security and wider threat landscape.

Security leaders anticipate ransomware and phishing uptick in a hybrid workplace

June 22, 2021

Most IT leaders believe that ransomware attacks will be a greater concern in a hybrid workplace, with legal firms and healthcare organizations particularly concerned about this threat, according to a new Tessian report.

Bay Area water supply targeted by cybercriminals

June 21, 2021

Cybercriminals have targeted the Bay Area water supply. Similar to the Oldsmar water treatment attack in Florida, the threat actor used legitimate credentials to break into remote access tool TeamViewer. After logging in, they deleted programs that the plant used to treat drinking water.

Wegmans discloses data breach

June 21, 2021

Wegmans, American supermarket chain, has disclosed a data breach incident, affecting two of their customer databases.

Sec. Madeleine Albright announced as the International Security Foundation's 10th anniversary speaker

June 18, 2021

The International Security Foundation (ISF) announced that Secretary Madeleine Albright is the ISF 10th Anniversary Speaker for the ISF Virtual Reception on Wednesday, November 17, 2021, 5 PM EDT. The global virtual event, hosted by the ISF during OSAC’s virtual Annual Briefing week, celebrates OSAC’s private-public partnership with the OSAC Awards and celebrates the ISF’s 10th anniversary.

New malware blocks access to piracy sites

June 18, 2021

Sophos researchers have discovered a malware campaign whose primary purpose appears to stray from the more common malware motives. Instead, say the researchers, it appears to steal passwords or to extort a computer's owner for ransom, blocking infected users' computers from being able to visit a large number of websites dedicated to software piracy by modifying the HOSTS file on the infected system.

Stopping threats in today’s threat landscape

Many adversaries take advantage of new vulnerabilities and convert them into weaponized attacks, while extreme adversaries focus on supply chain and targeted attacks.

Jesse Ralston

June 18, 2021

Many adversaries now take advantage of new vulnerabilities and convert them into weaponized attacks very easily and very quickly, while the extreme adversaries are now focusing on supply chain and targeted attacks. This combination makes for a very challenging environment for any modern enterprise.

5 minutes with Inon Shkedy - API security risks

Maria Henriquez

June 18, 2021

Inon Shkedy, Head of Security Research for Traceable, who also serves as the API Security Project Lead at OWASP and has co-authored the OWASP API Top 10, talks to Security about API security risks.

Threat actors are using Google Docs to host phishing attacks

June 18, 2021

Avanan analysts have recently discovered an exploit vector in Google Docs that attackers are using to deliver malicious phishing websites to victims.

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Significant increase in USB threats that can cause costly business disruptions

Survey finds utilities industry has the highest Window of Exposure

Security leaders anticipate ransomware and phishing uptick in a hybrid workplace

Bay Area water supply targeted by cybercriminals

Wegmans discloses data breach

Sec. Madeleine Albright announced as the International Security Foundation's 10th anniversary speaker

New malware blocks access to piracy sites

Stopping threats in today’s threat landscape

5 minutes with Inon Shkedy - API security risks

Threat actors are using Google Docs to host phishing attacks

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