New research finds that 97 out of 100 the world's largest airports have security risks related to vulnerable web and mobile applications, misconfigured public cloud, Dark Web exposure or code repositories leaks.

 

The majority of real-life breaches are actually caused by insiders—everyday employees within the organization.

Saudi hacker group OurMine has hacked the social media accounts of the NFL and 15 of its teams.

Where disinformation was once communicated by telegram, the modern version of vast, coordinated campaigns are now disseminated through social media with bots, Twitterbots, and bot farms—at a scale humans could never perform. Now, disinformation campaigns can be lodged by a government to influence stock prices in another country, or by a private company to degrade brand presence and consumer confidence. What’s worse is that bots can facilitate these campaigns en masse.

The theme of Data Privacy Day 2020 is “Own Your Privacy.” 

The National Security Agency (NSA) has released an information sheet with guidance on mitigating cloud vulnerabilities.

The University of West Florida has been awarded a five-year grant totaling approximately $2.4 million to prepare cybersecurity students.

Trustmark Mutual Holding Company, a national employee benefits provider, has selected Britt Lindley as its new Chief Information Security Officer (CISO).

Breakthroughs and advancements in security emerge every day, and there is no better time than now to start being careful with the security information we share with others.