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Data security provider Lepide has released a report detailing what is said is an alarming trend in data security: Most enterprises are unaware of what state it's in. As you may guess, with that much data being created outdated, or "Stale," data can become a problem, and it is for 91% of organizations that have over 1,000 pieces of stale data in their systems.
Cybercriminals are now partnering with drug cartels across Latin America to attack financial institutions and governments, leveraging a wide variety of scams and malware to make millions, according to a new report from cybersecurity firm IntSights. Mexican law enforcement arrested Héctor Ortiz Solares-known as "El H-1" or "Bandido Boss"-in 2019 after he spent years recruiting top-tier hackers who built malware for his gang, named "Bandidos Revolution Team." The malware was designed to infect ATM machines and attack Latin American banks.
The incident is a reminder that browser extensions - however useful or fun they may seem when you install them - typically have a great deal of power and can effectively read and/or write all data in your browsing sessions. The health insurance site was compromised after an employee at the company edited content on the site while using a Web browser equipped with a once-benign but now-compromised extension which quietly injected code into the page.
Britain's National Cyber Security Centre wants owners of baby monitors and smart CCTV cameras to take some basic security precautions. Keep your camera secure by regularly updating security software.
For security reasons, you might need to create a Linux user without the ability to log in. Jack Wallen shows you how.
APIs are exposing a lot of business logic to exploitation, says Shreyans Mehta, co-founder and CTO at Cequence Security, who offers insights on enhancing API security. "There is a lack of visibility in the way the APIs are being exposed." Mehta says.
The attacks on Ukraine over the last five years are a test case for how a country's infrastructure can be disrupted and paralyzed, and how companies' OT networks can be severely impacted. While OT networks were not the primary target, just the accidental spill-over of NotPetya from IT to OT networks, was a wake-up call.
More than half of city and state employees in the United States are more concerned about cyberattacks than they are of other threats, a new study discovered.
That's a very 1990s approach! Why not put your money into a digital piggy bank, instead? Better yet, why not choose a piggy bank that deliberately starts out in debt?
Tuesday's presidential primaries across 14 states mark the first major security test since the 2018 midterm elections, with state and local election officials saying they are prepared to deal with everything from equipment problems to false information about the coronavirus. Election officials have been warning the public not to expect complete unofficial results on Tuesday night, and that results could fluctuate as ballots come in and are counted over several days.