Verizon: Pandemic Ushers in ⅓ More Cyber-Misery
The DBIR – Verizon’s 2021 data breach report – shows spikes in sophisticated phishing, financially motivated cyberattacks and a criminal focus on web-application servers.
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‘Scheme Flooding’ Allows Websites to Track Users Across Browsers
A flaw that allows browsers to enumerate applications on a machine threatens cross-browser anonymity in Chrome, Firefox, Microsoft Edge, Safari and even Tor.
A security researcher has discovered a vulnerability...
Rapid7 Source Code Breached in Codecov Supply-Chain Attack
By: Ravie Lakshmanan
Cybersecurity company Rapid7 on Thursday revealed that unidentified actors improperly managed to get hold of a small portion of its source code repositories in the aftermath of...
Pakistan-Linked Hackers Added New Windows Malware to Its Arsenal
By: Ravie Lakshmanan
Cybercriminals with suspected ties to Pakistan continue to rely on social engineering as a crucial component of its operations as part of an evolving espionage campaign against...
When AI Becomes the Hacker
Bruce Schneier explores the potential dangers of artificial intelligence (AI) systems gone rogue in society.
Source: Bruce Schneier
For the past couple of years, renowned technologist and researcher Bruce Schneier has...
85% of Data Breaches Involve Human Interaction: Verizon DBIR
Ransomware, phishing, and Web application attacks all increased during a year in which the majority of attacks involved a human element.Web application attacks, phishing, and ransomware increased over the...
Biden cybersecurity order mandates new rules for government software
President Joe Biden on Wednesday ordered the creation of an air accident-style cyber review board and the imposition of new software standards for government agencies following a spate of...
