U.S. blacklists dozens of Chinese firms including SMIC
The United States confirmed on Friday it will add dozens of Chinese companies, including the country’s top chipmaker, SMIC, to a trade blacklist.The move, which was first reported by...
Cloud is King: 9 Software Security Trends to Watch in 2021
Researchers predict software security will continue to struggle to keep up with cloud and IoT in the new year.
IT security professionals have largely spent the year managing a...
Microsoft Says Its Systems Were Also Breached in Massive SolarWinds Hack
By: Ravie Lakshmanan
The massive state-sponsored espionage campaign that compromised software maker SolarWinds also targeted Microsoft, as the unfolding investigation into the hacking spree reveals the incident may have been...
‘SocGholish’ Attack Framework Powers Surge in Drive-By Attacks
Menlo Labs research team says framework's social engineering toolkit helps criminals impersonate software updates.Drive-by download attacks have been on the uptick over the past two months, thanks to a...
Malicious Browser Extensions for Social Media Infect Millions of Systems
At least 28 third-party add-ons for top social media sites, including Facebook and Vimeo, redirect users to phishing sites and steal data.More than two dozen malicious programs posing as...
USPS and Customs are Failing to Comply with Opioid Trafficking Laws
Some of the laws in place to prevent international opioid trafficking are not being enforced by the United States Postal Service or Customs and Border Protection, members of the...
