Security News > 2021
Our recent research found that 93% of organizations have experienced an email data breach in the last 12 months, at an average rate of one incident every 12 working hours. With organizations continuing to operate in a fully remote or hybrid model due to the COVID-19 pandemic, employees remain highly reliant on email as a way to share sensitive data.
What is a service account? What special privileges does it have on local systems? What cybersecurity risks can relate to service accounts used in the environment? How can IT admins find weak or non-expiring passwords used in Active Directory for service accounts? As mentioned at the outset, specific Active Directory accounts serve different purposes in Active Directory Domain Services.
Cybersecurity researchers on Monday disclosed details of a now-patched flaw in the Telegram messaging app that could have exposed users' secret messages, photos, and videos to remote malicious actors. Following responsible disclosure, Telegram addressed them in a series of patches on September 30 and October 2, 2020.
Seismic monitoring devices linked to the internet are vulnerable to cyberattacks that could disrupt data collection and processing, say researchers who have probed the devices for weak points. Modern seismic stations are now implemented as an IoT station, with physical devices that connect and exchange data with other devices and systems over the internet.
Startpage announced results of its survey exploring the attitudes of Americans towards protecting their own privacy online. The results found a gap between the high levels of online privacy awareness and concern respondents report, and the low levels of action they take to combat increasingly egregious assaults on their privacy.
Cybersecurity spending in critical infrastructure has been little impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, save for some reshuffling on where that spend is most needed. Most of the cybersecurity spending announced by governments has not changed significantly however, with most maintaining similar funding planned in previous years, with an average Year-on-Year growth rate between 5% and 10%. According to a report by ABI Research, cybersecurity spending for critical infrastructure will increase by $9 billion over the next year to reach $105.99 billion in 2021.
The Cyber Underground General Intelligence Requirements Handbook is a baseline tool to assist in organizing, prioritizing, producing and measuring production of cyber underground intelligence. Central to this handbook are General Intelligence Requirements - a compilation of frequently asked questions applicable to the cyber underground.
Belkin announces an entirely new portfolio of Secure KVMs designed for National Information Assurance Partnership Protection Profile 4.0 compliance. Belkin's portfolio consists of the Universal 2nd Generation Secure KVMs as well as the Modular Series of Secure KVMs. Combined, the two platforms give government agencies an unprecedented level of flexibility in designing their environments and equipping employees with the exact value and functionality needed for the mission.
Actiphy announces the release of the next generation of ActiveVisor, a centralized management solution for ActiveImage Protector backup clients, with many new features including enhanced integration with Microsoft's Active Directory Services. ActiveVisor is a centralized backup management console for ActiveImage Protector backup clients providing a visual representation of statistical data, real-time monitoring of backup status and storage space availability, and deploy agents, backup tasks, and schedules.
Tyto Athene announce partnership with Tellabson on the launch of the ACUITY LAN Solution. With the addition of Tellabs Optical LAN, the ACUITY LAN Solution is able to scale its tactical transportable network in minutes.