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97% of enterprises say VPNs are prone to cyberattacks: Study

Reliance on VPNs for remote access is putting enterprises at significant risk as

US CISA/NSA release new OT/ICS security guidance, reveal 5 steps threat actors take to compromise assets

The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the National Security Agency (NSA) have published a new Cybersecurity Advisory (CSA) for protecting operational technology (OT) and industrial control systems (ICS).

The deepfake danger: When it wasn’t you on that Zoom call

In August, Patrick Hillman, chief communications officer of blockchain ecosystem Binance, knew something was off when he was scrolling through his full inbox and found six messages from clients about recent video calls with investors in which he had allegedly partic

SEO poisoning campaign directs search engine visitors from multiple industries to JavaScript malware

Researchers have discovered a high-effort search engine optimization (SEO) poisoning campaign that seems to be targeting employees from multiple industries and government sectors when they search for specific terms that are relevant to their work.

5 ways to grow the cybersecurity workforce

The demand for cybersecurity professionals has surged over the past decade.  According to (ISC)2’s 2020 Cybersecurity Workforce Study, while the global cybersecurity workforce need

A third of Australian population likely affected in Optus cyberattack

Australia’s second largest telecommunications provider, Optus, revealed it suffered a cyberattack where data from customers have possibly been accessed.

BrandPost: What’s Missing in Most CISO’s Security Risk Management Strategies

At the foundation of cybersecurity is the need to understand your risks and how to minimize them. Individuals and organizations often think about risk in terms of what they’re trying to protect.

BrandPost: 5G Deployments, Wireless Hotspots Are Likely Culprits for Increased Attacks

Ransomware operators might be dropping file encryption in favor of corrupting files

Ransomware started out many years as scams where users were being tricked into paying fictitious fines for allegedly engaging in illegal online behavior or, in more serious cases, were blackmailed with compromising videos taken through their webcams by malware.

Multi-factor authentication fatigue attacks are on the rise: How to defend against them

Credential compromise has been one of the top causes for network security breaches for a long time, which has prompted more organizations to adopt multi-factor authentication (MFA) as a defense.

D&O insurance not yet a priority despite criminal trial of Uber’s former CISO

The trial of former Uber CISO Joe Sullivan marks the first time a cybersecurity chief has faced potential criminal liability.

Former Broadcom engineer gets eight months in prison for trade secrets theft

Peter Kisang Kim admitted to stealing Broadcom data related to its Trident family of network switching and cloud networking chipsets, while working for a Chinese startup.