Tara Seals
Infosecurity
Florence, MA, United States
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70% of Energy IT Pros Fear 'Catastrophic Failure' from Cyber-Attacks
97%\ are concerned that attacks could cause operational shutdowns, and 96% believe they could impact the safety of their employees. → Read More
Cryptominers Replace Ransomware as No. 1 Threat
The surge in cryptominers started after the price of Bitcoin skyrocketed to $20,000. → Read More
ISACA: Gender Disparity in Cyber Persists
A 31-point perception gap exists between male and female respondents, with 82% of men saying women have equal opportunities. → Read More
Facebook, Microsoft and 32 Others Form Cyber Consortium
The group pledges to design offerings that prioritize security and privacy, commit to better user education and collaborate on info sharing. → Read More
A Pair of Mobile Apps in Google Play Target Mideast Victims
ViperRAT 2.0 and Desert Scorpion represent a rare instance of a malicious APT in an official app marketplace. → Read More
Most Web Apps Contain High-Severity Vulnerabilities
High-severity vulnerabilities were found in 100% of tested banking and finance web applications. → Read More
University of Virginia Nabs Top Honors in Collegiate Cyber Contest
Ten cyber-defense teams faced off in Orlando, competing as white-hat hackers to protect a fictional biotech company called Volitech. → Read More
Early Bird Code Injection Gets the Obfuscation Worm
Early Bird allows execution of malicious code before the entry point of a process, bypassing security products. → Read More
Scammers Bank on Cryptocurrency with Fake Apps
Fake cryptocurrency apps in the mobile app ecosystem exploit the names of well-known exchanges and mixers. → Read More
Cybercriminals Earn Millions, And Spend It Wildly
Some spend their money like legitimate earners typically do, but others tend to blow it on fast cars, hookers and drugs. → Read More
Nation-State Attacks Take 500% Longer to Find
In 50% of cases over the past 12 months, organizations had insufficient endpoint or network visibility to respond successfully. → Read More
Google Will Distrust Additional CAs, IT Pros Predict
Just 15% of respondents believe that Google's decision to distrust Symantec certificates is a one-time event. → Read More
UK Launches Offensive Cyber-Weapons Against Islamic State
This marks the first time the UK has systematically and persistently attacked an adversary’s online efforts as part of a wider military campaign. → Read More
Orgs Are Holding Back on Cloud-Based Security
Enterprises are adopting the cloud much faster than their security teams can keep up with – and misunderstanding about cloud environments is pervasive. → Read More
Organizations Failing at Timely Detection of Threats
More than two-thirds of organizations said that even if they detected a major incident, they would be unable to contain it within that same time frame. → Read More
Brazilian Criminals Use HTTP Injectors to Gain Free Mobile Internet Access
The injectors modify HTTP headers on network requests with malicious code; the code then tricks captive portals into connecting to the internet. → Read More
17% of Workers Fall for Social Engineering Attacks
More than a quarter (27%) of recipients clicked the link in mock phishing mails. → Read More
Fraudsters Are Stealing Corporate Funds with Tampered Debit Cards
An elaborate fraud is bent on draining the bank accounts of large corporations. → Read More
Raróg Crypto-Miner Allows Affordable Criminality
It mines unsuspecting victim machines for Monero and other virtual currencies, but its most unusual characteristic is how cheap it is. → Read More
One-Fifth of Open-Source Serverless Apps Have Critical Vulnerabilities
According to PureSec's audit, most vulnerabilities and weaknesses were caused by human error. → Read More