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"The main takeaway for online conference platforms is that these companies are in charge of the security of their users and they need to work to secure these environments. Zoom added a password but other actions can be taken as well so that people can't really abuse these platforms," she said. Beyond Zoom's recent flaw, Horowitz also talked to Threatpost about the challenges of hunting down cybercriminals and making attribution, and the top threats she's anticipating in 2020 - from ransomware to cloud-infrastructure attacks.
Russia has blocked a second encrypted email provider, Swiss-based ProtonMail, in efforts to halt a prolonged series of anonymous bomb threats, the security service said Wednesday. The FSB security service said Russia acted against Geneva-based ProtonMail after blocking another social network, Netherlands-based Smartmail, for the same reason last week.
Cybersecurity and analytics firm Cybraics announced a partnership with AVANT, an IT decision-making platform for next-generation technologies, further expanding the reach of the company's artificial intelligence-backed threat detection services. "We are excited to partner with AVANT to offer our advanced threat detection services throughout their nationwide network of Trusted Advisors," said Nate Grinnell, Vice President of Sales, Cybraics.
THE THREAT. THEN: U.S. intelligence agencies say Russia was the only nation that significantly interfered in the 2016 election. CYBERSECURITY IN THE STATES. THEN: Before the 2016 election, state election offices were mostly focused on ensuring orderly elections and that voting-related equipment functioned properly.
White Ops, the global leader in bot mitigation, verifying the humanity of more than 1 trillion digital interactions per week, announced the appointment of Dr. Russell Handorf, former Computer Scientist with the FBI, to Principal Threat Intelligence Hacker. In his new role, Dr. Handorf will lead investigations and operations into dark corners of the open, deep, and dark net to uncover and detail the workings of cybercriminals in an effort to protect White Ops customers-and internet customers on the whole-from malicious activity and sophisticated bot attacks.
A honeypot set up to observe the current security landscape in smart manufacturing systems observed numerous threats-including cryptomining malware and ransomware-in just a few months, highlighting the new threats that industrial control systems face with increased exposure to the internet. To further study these threats, researchers with Trend Micro simulated the fake smart factory system last year in what they called "Our most realistic honeypot to date," according to their report.
The malvertising-focused trojan known as Shlayer has burbled to the top of the malware heap when it comes to targeting Mac users. Shlayer is a trojan downloader, which spreads via fake applications that hide its malicious code, according to Kaspersky.
GoSecure, a leading provider of Managed Detection and Response services and a predictive Endpoint Detection and Response platform, announced the addition of Insider Threat Detection and Response to their portfolio. With the remaining 68% the result of end-use negligence, the challenge increasingly is knowing good behavior from bad. Whereas many Insider Threat solutions are focused on data, GoSecure Insider Threat Detection and Response is focused on users, actions and behaviors.
The Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, Mohammad bin Salman, has been officially fingered as the man responsible for hacking Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos's iPhone X, causing a massive stir in diplomatic circles. Following a report yesterday that Bezos's smartphone had been compromised by a malware-poisoned video sent directly by bin Salman to Bezos through WhatsApp, on Wednesday two UN special rapporteurs named the head of the oil state as the source of digital spyware, and called for an "Immediate investigation by US and other relevant authorities" into the "Continuous, multi-year, direct and personal involvement of the Crown Prince in efforts to target perceived opponents."
Security firm Cynet has released a report on The State of Breach Protection in 2020 that paints a picture of a cybersecurity landscape that is evolving quickly-maybe too quickly for IT teams to keep up. The report, which predicts security trends for 2020 based on responses from cybersecurity professionals, finds that that most are planning to roll out advanced protection products in 2020.