CISOs can leave their job for any number of reasons, but a breach or other security incident often hastens their departure. [ Find out what are the top cyber security certifications, who they’re for, what they cost, and which you…
Change your password: Poloniex cryptocurrency exchange reveals data leak
Password resets are being forced following a leak of account credentials. Advertise on IT Security News. Read the complete article: Change your password: Poloniex cryptocurrency exchange reveals data leak
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Mitigating the risks of AI transparency in the next decade
Enterprises are placing their highest hopes on ML (machine learning). However ML, which sits at the heart of AI (artificial intelligence), is also starting to unnerve many enterprise legal and security professionals. One of the biggest concerns around AI is…
What Is the Biggest Challenge Facing Endpoint Security? Hint: It’s Not Malware
Comprehensive UEM solutions centrally support capabilities for data collection, reporting and alarming, data analysis, and automated response that are the hallmark of responsible endpoint security. The post What Is the Biggest Challenge Facing Endpoint Security? Hint: It’s Not Malware appeared…
Simple steps to protect yourself against identity theft
As we enter the New Year, be sure to keep up, or adopt, these good data security habits to avoid identity theft The post Simple steps to protect yourself against identity theft appeared first on WeLiveSecurity Advertise on IT…
FCW Insider: Jan. 2
The latest news and analysis from FCW’s reporters and editors. Advertise on IT Security News. Read the complete article: FCW Insider: Jan. 2
Microsoft Seizes Domains to Disrupt North Korean Hackers
Redmond claims Thallium group targeted US, Japanese and South Korean machines Advertise on IT Security News. Read the complete article: Microsoft Seizes Domains to Disrupt North Korean Hackers
Facebook Fined $1.65 Mn by Brazil
Brazil on Monday fined Facebook $1.65 million for improperly sharing users’ data in a case linked to the global Cambridge Analytica scandal. read more Advertise on IT Security News. Read the complete article: Facebook Fined $1.65 Mn by Brazil
Sextortion Email Scammers are Trying Out New Tactics to Circumnavigate Spam Filter
Sextortion scammers have started to utilize new tactics to bypass spam filters and secure email gateways so that their scam emails are delivered to their intended recipients. Sextortion scams are emails that pretend to be from an attacker who has…
Active Network, A School Software Vendor, Suffers Data Breach
Active Network’s Blue Bear Software platform reported that unauthorized activity in its network earlier this year resulted in customer PII being exposed. The company reported the issue to the California Attorney General’s office stating it recently became aware that between Oct. 1,…
Starbucks Devs Leave API Key in GitHub Public Repo
One misstep from developers at Starbucks left exposed an API key that could be used by an attacker to access internal systems and manipulate the list of authorized users. The severity rating of the vulnerability was set to critical as…
Watch out, sextortion scammers are using a new tactic
Sextortion cybercrimes continue to threaten Internet users, scammers are using new tactics to bypass spam filters and secure email gateways. Sextortion scams continue to evolve to bypass security measures such as spam filters and secure email gateways. Sextortion messages threaten…
Imagination Technologies Announces New Licensing Agreement With Apple
Imagination Technologies announced on Tuesday that Apple has replaced a licensing agreement with the British chipmaker for access to its intellectual property in exchange for license fees. In a brief statement on the its website, the U.K. firm said that…
AI More Accurate Than Doctors For Detecting Breast Cancer – Report
AI system from Google is more accurate than doctors in diagnosing breast cancer from mammograms, study from UK and US finds Advertise on IT Security News. Read the complete article: AI More Accurate Than Doctors For Detecting Breast Cancer…
Tale of the Tape: The NSA’s Neal Ziring on the Slow Death of Punched Tape Crypto Keys
“We’ve been working with our military partners to get them off key tape for, oh jeez, well over a decade; probably longer” The post Tale of the Tape: The NSA’s Neal Ziring on the Slow Death of Punched Tape Crypto…
IoT Company Wyze Suffered a Leak of 2.4m Emails and Device Data
An exposed Elasticsearch database, owned by Internet of Things (IoT) company Wyze, was discovered leaking connected device information and emails of millions of customers. Wyze makes smart home cameras and connected devices like connected bulbs and plugs, which can be…
US Coast Guard Sounds Alarm After Ransomware Attack
Unnamed facility was out of action for over 30 hours following Ryuk attack Advertise on IT Security News. Read the complete article: US Coast Guard Sounds Alarm After Ransomware Attack
Hackers Impersonate Canadian Banks In Two-year Long Phishing Attack
It has been reported that Canadian banks are being impersonated in a phishing campaign targeting both individuals and businesses via a large-scale infrastructure shared with previous attacks going back to 2017 and pointing to the same attackers. The infrastructure behind these Canadian focused attacks includes hundreds of…
New Tesla Fatal Accident To Be Investigated
Tesla vehicle allegedly may have been on autopilot when it ran a red light at the weekend and killed two people in a Los Angeles suburb Advertise on IT Security News. Read the complete article: New Tesla Fatal Accident…
Shitcoin Wallet Chrome extension steals crypto-wallet private keys and passwords
Security expert discovered a Google Chrome extension named Shitcoin Wallet that steals passwords and wallet private keys. Harry Denley, director of security at the MyCrypto, discovered that the Google Chrome extension named Shitcoin Wallet is stealing passwords and wallet private keys.…
Network Operators Must Automate Their Way to 5G
Artificial intelligence (AI) has crept into many aspects of our lives, from Google Maps to Alexa to our cars. At the same time, we rely more and more on internet of things (IoT) devices such as smart locks and dishwashers.…
Ransomware in Node.js, (Thu, Jan 2nd)
Happy new year to all! I hope that you enjoyed the switch to 2020! From a security point of view, nothing changed and malicious code never stops trying to abuse our resources even during the holiday season. Here is a…
Deepfakes Pose New Security Challenges
Expect to hear a lot about deepfakes in 2020. It’s not that manipulating images is anything new, but with technology advantages and the increasing use of biometrics as an authentication tool, deepfakes will impact cybersecurity efforts. For example, cybercriminals are…
Seoul to install AI cameras for crime detection
System will detect what passersby are wearing. Advertise on IT Security News. Read the complete article: Seoul to install AI cameras for crime detection
U.S. Military Banned World’s Most Popular Video-Sharing App TilTok on Soldiers Work Mobile Phones
The U.S. Army announced bans, soldiers from using the most popular iOS, and Android 15-second video app TikTok. Earlier on Dec. 16, the defense system agency recommended all the employees of the defense department not to use the TikTok app.…
Half of the global 815 Million Smart Speakers are putting users privacy at risk
Almost half of the 815 million smart speakers operating across the world are reported to be putting their user’s privacy at risk- says a survey conducted by IDC. Yes, this is what was discovered when the International Data Corporation (IDC)…