Security News

Tokyo 2020 Olympics must be extra secure to avoid cyberattacks and ransomware
2021-07-14 20:48

TechRepublic's Karen Roby spoke with Ray Canzanese, director of threat research at Netskope, about cybersecurity and the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, being held July 23-Aug. 8, 2021. In other words, the Olympics come around and what's going to happen from a ransomware point of view is really just that the Olympics are a major cultural event that attackers will leverage to try to trick you into doing something, giving them access, installing software, some way that ends up infecting you with ransomware.

Cyberattacks are a real concern for planners of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics
2021-07-14 20:47

Olympic Destroyer was unleashed at Seoul in 2018. It could happen again, cybersecurity expert says.

Hack The Box launches Academy for Business to help organizations combat cyberattacks
2021-07-13 02:15

HackTheBox announces Academy for Business, a new interactive skill development course for corporate IT and security teams. Businesses can train and upskill their staff using practical and theoretical material from the Academy for Business, preparing employees for the challenges of modern cybersecurity threats.

IT, healthcare and manufacturing top targets for cyberattacks
2021-07-12 03:30

Avanan announced the release of a report which analyzes today's threat landscape, phishing vectors, and industry-based attacks, exposing healthcare and manufacturing as two of the top targets for cyberattacks in the first half of the year. IT saw over 9,000 phishing emails in a one month span, out of an average of 376,914 total emails; healthcare saw over 6,000 phishing emails out of an average of 451,792 total emails; and manufacturing saw just under 6,000 phishing emails out of an average of 331,184 total emails.

Cisco BPA, WSA Bugs Allow Remote Cyberattacks
2021-07-09 17:31

A set of high-severity privilege-escalation vulnerabilities affecting Business Process Automation application and Cisco's Web Security Appliance and could allow authenticated, remote attackers to access sensitive data or take over a targeted system. The first two bugs exist in the web-based management interface of the Cisco Business Process Automation, which is used to streamline various IT processes.

ADVA FSP 3000 ConnectGuard protects data against cyberattacks from quantum computers
2021-07-09 00:30

ADVA launched an optical transport solution secured by post-quantum cryptography. The FSP 3000 ConnectGuard optical encryption solution now protects data against cyberattacks from quantum computers that could break today's cryptographic algorithms.

Critical infrastructure cyberattacks signaling the importance of prioritizing security
2021-07-07 04:30

Armis released new data uncovering the lack of knowledge and general awareness of major cyberattacks on critical infrastructure and an understanding of security hygiene. The survey of over 2,000 respondents from across the United States found that end users are not paying attention to the major attacks plaguing operational technology and critical infrastructure across the country, signaling the importance of businesses prioritizing a focus on security as employees return to the office.

Swedish Supermarket Closed by Kaseya Cyberattack
2021-07-06 15:01

Most of one of Sweden's leading supermarket chains' 800 shops remained closed on Monday, three days after they were indirectly affected by the cyberattack targeting US company Kaseya. On Friday, a hacking attack indirectly hit the supermarket chain, paralysing all its cash registers and forcing the company to temporarily close nearly all its shops across the country.

Digital rights org claims cyberattacks against Filipino media outlets come from government and army
2021-07-02 19:00

Qurium Media Foundation has reported a campaign of DDoS attacks on Filipino media outlets and human rights organisations that appear to be coming from the country's Department of Science and Technology and Army. "During the past month, Qurium has received brief but frequent denial attacks against the Philippine alternative media outlets Bulatlat and AlterMidya, as well as the human rights group Karapatan," said the Swedish digital rights, data protection, and internet security NGO in its online report.

Why Healthcare Keeps Falling Prey to Ransomware and Other Cyberattacks
2021-07-02 16:07

The transition to EHRs has made ransomware and data-theft attacks far more costly and damaging for healthcare institutions. Researchers have found that Ryuk ransomware is increasingly targeting RDPs, particularly in the healthcare sector.