Security News > 2021 > January
Until early last year, Google's YouTube had a security flaw that made private videos visible at reduced resolution, though not audible, to anyone who knew or guessed the video identifier and possessed the technical knowledge to take advantage of the snafu. On Monday, Schütz published his account of how he found the bug, which resided in a system called Moments that was intended to allow advertisers to mark a specific frame in the video, such as the appearance of a brand-relevant image.
The waters are also muddied by a tendency to conflate pen testing with red teaming, which is both more expansive and more expensive. Most organizations operate with tight security budgets and the human element of pen testing makes it notably more expensive than standard automated vulnerability scanning and management tools.
The threats ranged from phishing attacks to websites attempting to download malware onto the customer's computer, to hackers trying to break into their connected home devices so they can gain entry onto their network and access personal information. The most commonly targeted devices are computers, laptops and smartphones, followed by networked cameras, networked storage devices, and streaming video devices.
With the growing threat of fraud fueled by the digital acceleration that took place in 2020, Experian revealed five emerging fraud threats facing businesses in 2021. To help businesses prepare for fraudulent activity in 2021, there are five fraud threats businesses should be aware of this year.
It's important to understand these threats and how secure configuration of videoconferencing systems can improve the overall security of an organization and individual everyday users. Making sure your videoconferencing technology is set up securely can help prevent these attacks from being successful.
The United States National Security Agency has released its 2020 Cybersecurity Year in Review report, which summarizes the NSA Cybersecurity Directorate's first full year of operation. The Cybersecurity Directorate remained true to its goal throughout 2020, the report claims, working to prevent and eradicate cyber threats through combining threat intelligence and cryptography knowledge with vulnerability analysis and defense operations.
Networking vendor Ubiquiti has written to its customers to advise them of a possible leak of their personal information. "We recently became aware of unauthorized access to certain of our information technology systems hosted by a third-party cloud provider," the email opens, before adding: "We have no indication that there has been unauthorized activity with respect to any user's account."
TP-Link's 10G router and switch ensures the best connections possible, along with the 5G WiFi gateway Deco X80 and the HomeShield premium security service provide a blazing fast, easy to manage, and ultra-secure home networking experience for consumers and businesses. A CES 2021 Innovation Awards Honoree, the Deco Voice X20 features a Mesh WiFi system with smart speaker that gives customers a whole-house WiFi experience with total voice control.
Lenovo introduced the ThinkReality A3 lightweight smart glasses. One of the most advanced and versatile enterprise smart glasses to come to market, the ThinkReality A3 is part of a comprehensive digital solutions offering to deliver intelligent transformation in business and bring smarter technology to more people.
Mavenir has expanded and cloudified its portfolio by announcing four new solutions: WebScale Platform, AI & Analytics, Multi-Access Edge Computing and Digital Enablement Platform. "Suresh Somasundaram, SVP of 5G Cloud Platforms at Mavenir explains,"Mobile networks require digital transformation towards webscale platform technology that utilizes open source, Kubernetes platform as a service.