Security News > 2020 > August > Week in review: Kali Linux 2020.3, mobile security threats, ISO certs at risk of lapsing

Thousands of ISO certifications at risk of lapsing due to halted re-certification auditsThousands of valuable ISO management system certifications earned by UK companies may now be at risk because auditors from Certification Bodies may not have been able to attend organizations' premises to conduct essential re-certification audits during the current coronavirus pandemic.

Kali Linux 2020.3 released: A new shell and a Bluetooth Arsenal for NetHunterOffensive Security has released Kali Linux 2020.3, the latest iteration of the popular open source penetration testing platform.

Know the threats to mobile securityWhere there's money, there's also an opportunity for fraudulent actors to leverage security flaws and weak entry-points to access sensitive, personal consumer information.

Why do healthcare organizations have a target on their back?While there has been an uptick of attacks on healthcare organizations due to coronavirus, a 2019 Healthcare Data Breach Report found more healthcare records were breached in 2019 than in the six years from 2009 to 2014, indicating that the rise of threats to healthcare records has been an ongoing trend.

Brand impersonation is a go-to tactic for attackers, especially for credential phishing and BEC attacksTrends in BEC and email security during Q2 2020 included a peaking and plateauing of COVID-19-themed email attacks, an increase in BEC attack volume and acceleration of payment and invoice fraud, according to an Abnormal Security report.

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