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New Bill Proposes Cybersecurity Training for U.S. House Members
2019-05-13 17:18

A bill introduced last week requires all members, officers and employees of the U.S. House of Representatives to undergo annual cybersecurity training. read more

Website Infections Holding Steady at 1%, But Attacks Becoming Stealthier: Report
2019-05-13 16:53

Only 15% of Malware-Infected Websites Are Blacklisted, Report Finds read more

ScarCruft APT Adds Bluetooth Harvester to its Malware Bag of Tricks
2019-05-13 16:46

In its latest observed campaign, there were also overlaps in victimology with the DarkHotel APT.

ThreatList: Top 5 Most Dangerous Attachment Types
2019-05-13 16:38

From ZIP attachments spreading Gandcrab, to DOC files distributing Trickbot, researchers tracked five widescale spam campaigns in 2019 that have made use of malicious attachments.

Nigerian BEC Scammers Use Malware to Up the Ante
2019-05-13 16:33

Business Email Compromise Schemes Get More SophisticatedA growing area of concern for security researchers is a new crop of business email compromise schemes originating from Nigeria, with...

Leak Reveals Activity of Iranian Hacking Group
2019-05-13 16:26

Documents associated with the activity of Iranian APT group “Rana” have leaked online recently, exposing the group’s targeting of individuals, as well as information on what appears to be some of...

An Ode to CISOs: How Real-World Risks Became Cyber Threats
2019-05-13 16:14

From Vancouver to Volkswagen to Vanderbilt, the most significant threats facing organizations across every sector are now virtual. That’s according to the World Economic Forum’s 2019 Global Risks...

IRS Gives Hacked Accounting Software Customers a Reprieve
2019-05-13 16:03

7-Day Extension Offered to Users of Wolters Kluwer CCH Software After AttackGood news for customers of accounting software vendor Wolters Kluwer: The IRS has given you a 7-day extension to submit...

How to use SFTP with a chroot jail
2019-05-13 15:48

Lock down all SFTP users on your data center Linux servers with a chroot jail.

Sectigo Acquires IoT Security Firm Icon Labs
2019-05-13 15:40

Certificate Authority (CA) Sectigo, formerly Comodo CA, has acquired Icon Labs, a provider of cross-platform security solutions for embedded OEMs and Internet of Things (IoT) device manufacturers....