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Week in review: Microsoft fixes Follina, cybersecurity pros quitting, (IN)SECURE Magazine RSAC 2022
2022-06-19 08:30

Microsoft fixes Follina and 55 other CVEsJune 2022 Patch Tuesday has been marked by Microsoft with the release of fixes for 55 new CVEs, as well as security updates that fix Follina, the Microsoft Windows Support Diagnostic Tool RCE that is being widely exploited by attackers. SaaS security: How to avoid "Death by 1000 apps"SaaS applications have become synonymous with modern business environments, and CISOs and security teams struggle to find a happy medium between ensuring the security of their SaaS portfolio and empowering the organization's streamlined business workflows and productivity.

RSAC branded a 'super spreader event' as attendees share COVID-19 test results
2022-06-16 21:56

Quick show of hands: who came home from this year's RSA Conference without COVID-19? RSA Conference organizers required all attendees to show proof of vaccination or a negative test for their first entry into Moscone Center.

(IN)SECURE Magazine: RSAC 2022 special issue released
2022-06-14 11:31

RSA Conference concluded its 31st annual event at the Moscone Center in San Francisco on Friday, June 10. Several of the most pressing topics discussed during this year’s Conference included...

Inside the RSAC expo: Buzzword bingo and the bear in the room
2022-06-14 07:28

Do organizations really choose security vendors based on a booth? The whole expo hall idea seems like an outdated business model - for the vendors, anyway. A zero trust security framework essentially boils down to trusting no-one on the network, let alone anyone connecting in from the outside, and assuming there has been a security breach.

Week in review: Follina exploit delivers Qbot malware, Patch Tuesday forecast, RSAC 2022
2022-06-12 08:00

Summer holiday season fuels upswing of travel-themed spamPhishers, scammers and malware peddlers are ready to take advantage of the summer holiday season: According to Bitdefender security analysts, the deluge of travel-themed spam has started in March and is expected to reach its peak in June. Attackers aren't slowing down, here's what researchers are seeingIn this Help Net Security interview, John Shier, Senior Security Advisor at Sophos, talks about the main findings of two Sophos reports: the 2022 Active Adversary Report and the State of Ransomware Report, which provide an exceptional overview of the modern threat landscape.

(IN)SECURE Magazine: RSAC 2020 special issue released
2020-03-12 08:27

RSA Conference, the world's leading information security conference and exposition, concluded its 29th annual event in San Francisco. More than 36,000 attendees, 704 speakers and 658 exhibitors gathered at the Moscone Center to explore the Human Element in cybersecurity through hundreds of keynote presentations, track sessions, tutorials, seminars and special events.

RSAC 2020: Ransomware a ‘National Crisis,’ CISA Says, Ramps ICS Focus
2020-02-28 13:38

To that end, CISA has worked with the National Security Council, various federal agencies, industry stakeholders and organizations like the ICS Village to develop a set of core initiatives for 2020. Four, CISA will have a focus on developing detection and incident-response training blueprints.

RSAC 2020: GM’s Transportation Future Hinges on Cybersecurity
2020-02-27 21:58

According to Mary T. Barra, CEO of the automaker, GM has invested $100 million into cybersecurity per year, including the hire of nearly 500 men and women. In 2019, GM reached nearly 300,000 students and teachers across the United States, Barra noted, including with a Society of Automotive Engineers-led interactive cybersecurity challenge and curriculum for middle-school students.

RSAC 2020: Smart Baby Monitor Vulnerable to Remote Hackers
2020-02-27 03:56

The vulnerabilities were discovered in the iBaby Monitor M6S connected baby camera by researchers with Bitdefender. "We've tried to reach out to iBaby since May 2019 about three major vulnerabilities in their baby monitor but haven't heard back," Alex Jay Balan, chief security researcher at Bitdefender, said during an RSA session.

RSAC 2020: Lack of Machine Learning Laws Open Doors To Attacks
2020-02-26 22:27

Why so few machine learning court cases? Experts point to the fact that staple cybersecurity regulations such as the Computer Fruad and Abuse Act and Electronic Communications Privacy Act don't specifically spell out how to handle machine learning attacks. This type of attack can open up machine learning systems to anything from data manipulation, logic corruption or even backdoor attacks.