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Consultant charged over $1.5M extortion scheme against IT giant
2024-05-06 17:00

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10 Myths about Cybersecurity You Shouldn’t Believe
2024-05-06 16:00

The first step to increasing your business' cybersecurity is to educate yourself about any misconceptions so you understand the very real consequences of a cyberattack. MYTH #5: THE ONLY CYBERSECURITY THREAT IS EXTERNAL. You should definitely be concerned about cyberattacks from hackers outside your organization, but external threats aren't the only dangers you should be worried about.

Top 7 Multicloud Security Providers for 2024
2024-05-06 15:42

To address these security concerns, multicloud security solutions are designed to ensure the security of data, applications and other workloads flying through the nodes of distributed cloud environments. Microsoft Defender for Cloud helps enterprises identify security risks and strengthen security posture across multicloud and hybrid environments.

City of Wichita shuts down IT network after ransomware attack
2024-05-06 14:34

The City of Wichita, Kansas, disclosed it was forced to shut down portions of its network after suffering a weekend ransomware attack. Wichita is the largest city in Kansas, with a population of 400,000 people, ranking it among the top 50 largest cities in the United States.

Critical Tinyproxy Flaw Opens Over 50,000 Hosts to Remote Code Execution
2024-05-06 14:00

More than 50% of the 90,310 hosts have been found exposing a Tinyproxy service on the internet that's vulnerable to a critical unpatched security flaw in the HTTP/HTTPS proxy tool. The issue,...

China-Linked Hackers Suspected in ArcaneDoor Cyberattacks Targeting Network Devices
2024-05-06 13:47

The recently uncovered cyber espionage campaign targeting perimeter network devices from several vendors, including Cisco, may have been the work of China-linked actors, according to new...

CISA says 'no more' to decades-old directory traversal bugs
2024-05-06 13:37

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Get ahead in cybersecurity with $145 off a training course bundle
2024-05-06 11:17

The Complete 2024 Cyber Security Expert Certification Training Bundle provides five exam prep courses with over 120 hours of lessons to help you get certified and move ahead in your career. These five cybersecurity certification courses have been developed by the team at IDUNOVA. With over twenty years of experience in developing training materials for IT professionals, IDUNOVA's self-paced courses are taught by field-seasoned professionals who provide concise lessons.

Lockbit's seized site comes alive to tease new police announcements
2024-05-06 11:06

The NCA, FBI, and Europol have revived a seized LockBit ransomware data leak site to hint at new information being revealed by law enforcement this Tuesday. As part of this disruption, the police converted one of the data leak sites into a press release site, where the UK's National Crime Agency, the FBI, and Europol shared information about what they learned during the operation, a list of affiliates, and how LockBit lies to victims by not always deleting stolen data after a ransom is paid.

BlackBasta claims Synlab attack, leaks some stolen documents
2024-05-06 11:03

The BlackBasta ransomware / cyber extortion gang is behind the recent cyber attack that resulted in the temporary shutdown of operations at Synlab Italia. The group claimed the attack on their leak site on Saturday and says they have exfiltrated approximately 1.5 TB of company and customer data, employees' personal documents, as well as the results of customers' medical tests.