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Domestic abuse prevention app exposes victims in massive data breach

June 26, 2020

vpnMentor’s research team, led by analysts Noam Rotem and Ran Locar, recently discovered a sensitive data breach originating from the domestic violence prevention app Aspire News App.

Attackers target exposed API endpoints to facilitate DDoS attacks and mine cryptocurrencies

June 26, 2020

Malicious actors are taking advantage of the opportunity to target exposed API endpoints and craft malware-infested images to facilitate distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks and mine cryptocurrencies.

California Rep. Josh Harder to introduce bill to harden school cybersecurity

June 26, 2020

Representative Josh Harder (CA-10) will introduce the Protecting Students from Cybercrimes Act, a bill which would provide grants to help local school districts harden their cybersecurity infrastructure.

NSA outlines requirements for secure collaboration services for US government telework

Chris Howell

June 26, 2020

Due to COVID-19 concerns, many United States Government (USG) personnel must now operate from home while continuing to perform critical national functions and support continuity of government services.

Northern Kentucky University launches undergraduate cybersecurity program

June 26, 2020

Northern Kentucky University now offers the only undergraduate cybersecurity program in the Great Cincinnati region.

ISC West 2020 in-person event has been canceled

June 25, 2020

ISC West 2020, scheduled for October 5-8 in Las Vegas, Nev., has been canceled due to industry and market circumstances.

Revised NIST Cyber Security Framework - Security Magazine

Information Security Forum explores the risks and challenges of open source software

June 25, 2020

The Information Security Forum has announced the release of Deploying Open Source Software: Challenges and Rewards, helping security professionals recognize the benefits and perceived challenges of using OSS and set up a program of protective measures to effectively manage OSS.

Most Americans willing to forego personal data privacy to combat spread of COVID-19 and return to work faster

Survey also found Baby Boomers more likely to say they would allow employers to take their temperature, compared to Gen X and Millennials.

June 25, 2020

Three in four Americans (75 percent) are thinking more about data privacy issues amid COVID-19, yet most are willing to share their personal information to keep others safe and to return to work faster, a pulse survey of 1,000 workers by KPMG found.

Jason Lee named CISO at Zoom

June 25, 2020

Zoom Video Communications, Inc. announced that Jason Lee will join the company as its Chief Information Security Officer.

An attacker’s perspective on choosing a red-team or pen-test engagement

David Wolpoff

June 25, 2020

Sitting on the frontlines as a red-teamer, people regularly ask me, “Should I do a pentest or hire a red team?” But that’s not the question they should be asking.