How Ransomware Encourages Opportunists to Become Criminals
And what's needed to stop it: Better information sharing among private organizations and with law enforcement agencies."I don't have to be faster than the bear, I just have to...
Credential Stuffing Reaches 193 Billion Login Attempts Annually
More attacks does not necessarily mean more threats, but all attacks types have increased, according to Akamai's new "State of the Internet" report.Attackers turned the credential-stuffing knob to 11...
How to Adapt to Rising Consumer Expectations of Invisible Security
Working from home has changed users' ideas about seamless security. Here's how to address them.The past year was a juggling act for businesses and consumers alike. Consumers adapted rapidly...
Cisco Plans to Create ‘Premium’ SecureX Offering With Kenna Security Features
Executives from Cisco share insights on the networking giant's ambitious security strategy.RSA CONFERENCE 2021 - On the heels of Cisco Systems' announcement late last week that it plans to acquire...
FBI’s IC3 Logs 1M Complaints in 14 Months
The FBI's IC3 reports COVID-related scams and an increase in online retail may be behind the upswing in complaints.The FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) has logged one million...
Splunk to Acquire TruStar for Data Management
Splunk said it will integrate TruStar's data-sharing capabilities into its Data-to-Everything platform following the acquisition.Splunk plans to acquire threat intelligence management provider TruStar to bring its intel-sharing and automation capabilities...
How Attackers Weigh the Pros and Cons of BEC Techniques
Security researchers discuss attackers' evolving methodologies in business email compromise and phishing campaigns.RSA CONFERENCE 2021 – Business email compromise (BEC) and phishing attacks make up a big chunk of security...
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Enterprise VulnerabilitiesFrom DHS/US-CERT's National Vulnerability Database
CVE-2020-21830PUBLISHED: 2021-05-17A heap based buffer overflow vulneraibility exists in GNU LibreDWG 0.10 via bit_calc_CRC ../../src/bits.c:2213.
CVE-2020-21832PUBLISHED: 2021-05-17A heap based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in GNU...
DDoS Attacks Up 31% in Q1 2021: Report
If pace continues, DDoS attack activity could surpass last year's 10-million attack threshold.Researchers recorded approximately 2.9 million DDoS attacks in the first quarter of 2021, marking a 31% increase...
47% of Criminals Buying Exploits Target Microsoft Products
Researchers examine English- and Russian-language underground exploits to track how exploits are advertised and sold.RSA CONFERENCE 2021 – Microsoft products accounted for 47% of the CVEs that cybercriminals request across...
