Password Reuse Problems Persist Despite Known Risks
While people have become aware of the pitfalls of password security, about two-thirds continue to use the same password, or a variation of that password, for their accounts. That's a...
CISA, FBI, NSA Warn of Increase in Conti Ransomware Attacks
The FBI, National Security Agency, and Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency today issued a joint alert warning of increased use of Conti ransomware, which has been seen in more than...
New Cooperative’s Ransomware Attack Underscores Threat to Food & Agriculture
Farm services provider New Cooperative recently suffered a ransomware attack that forced it to take systems offline. The attack follows months of high-level US government debate about how to address...
US Treasury Dept. Sanctions Suex Cryptocurrency Exchange
The US Treasury Department will sanction a cryptocurrency exchange for its alleged role in facilitating ransomware payments, marking the first time a digital currency platform has been sanctioned.
In an...
Open Source Software Projects Up Their Security Game But Face More Attacks
Open source software projects - the underpinnings of the global software ecosystem - are getting better at more quickly updating vulnerable dependencies, but at the same time they face more...
F5 Networks to Buy Threat Stack
Application security firm F5 Networks will acquire Boston-based cloud monitoring company Threat Stack for $68 million.F5 plans to combine its application and API protection solutions with Threat Stack’s cloud...
International Insider Threat: DoJ Fines US Intel Officials Who Aided UAE
The
Department of Justice this week announced it entered an agreement with three
former US intelligence employees who will pay $1,685,000 to resolve criminal
charges after violating laws related to export control,...
Mirai Botnet Exploiting OMIGOD Azure Vulnerability
Attackers have begun to exploit critical Microsoft Azure vulnerabilities that were disclosed and patched earlier this week, security researchers report.
The OMIGOD flaws, discovered by the Wiz Research Team, exist...
New Report Examines Top Threats Discussed at Black Hat USA
Cyberattackers never took much of a break during COVID-19 lockdowns while the rest of the world was preoccupied. They kept pressing enterprise resources with new zero-day attacks, new ransomware...
