Security News

Exploring the persistent threat of cyberattacks on healthcare
2023-06-26 04:30

In this Help Net Security interview, Brett Harris, Cybersecurity Officer for the Americas at Siemens Healthineers, discusses the long-term impacts of cyberattacks on healthcare institutions and what healthcare providers can do to protect patients' personal data and medical devices. Could you elaborate on the long-term impacts of significant cyberattacks on healthcare institutions?

Unraveling the multifaceted threats facing telecom companies
2023-06-22 03:30

From DDoS attacks to sophisticated spyware infiltration, telecom providers face a wide range of threats that can disrupt services, compromise data, and compromise subscriber privacy. What are some common attack vectors that target telecom companies, their third-party providers, or the subscribers of a telecom service and how equipped are telecom providers to deal with this type of attacks?

Introducing the book: Visual Threat Intelligence
2023-06-16 04:00

In this Help Net Security video interview, Thomas Roccia, Senior Security Researcher at Microsoft, discusses his new book – Visual Threat Intelligence. The book covers a wide range of topics,...

DDoS threats and defense: How certain assumptions can lead to an attack
2023-06-13 14:18

You can book a DDoS attack on one of countless shady platforms, and then you don't even have to deal with the technology yourself. No matter what, a company's protective measures should always be kept up to date, and you should always question yourself about how well-prepared you are against a DDoS attack - or face severe consequences if you are caught unprepared.

Quantum computing’s threat to national security
2023-06-13 04:00

In this Help Net Security video, Denis Mandich, CTO at Qrypt, talks about quantum computing. If we thought AI turned security and privacy on their head, quantum computing will break how we encrypt data today and risk revealing sensitive data of citizens, governments, hospitals, banks, and more.

On the frontline of cyber threats
2023-06-08 13:00

Webinar Rubrik Zero Lab's annual report on the state of data security is not a comfortable read. And as if to prepare you for what lies inside, the company has called it 'The Hard Truths. What Rubrik Zero Labs spell out in its extensive research document is that we are all on the frontline when it comes to malicious actors.

New zero-click threat targets iPhones and iPads
2023-06-07 18:57

The Moscow-based cybersecurity company Kaspersky says iOS devices are being targeted by a previously unknown malware. The attack begins when the targeted iOS device receives a message via the iMessage service.

CISOs focus more on business strategy than threat research
2023-06-06 03:30

CISOs and ITDMs continue to be most occupied with business, IT and security program strategy, but they are spending less time on threat research, awareness and hunting compared to 2022, according to Nuspire. The ever-evolving cybersecurity landscape and end-user error and education remain the biggest challenges for CISOs/ITDMs, with end-users accounting for much of their worries, specifically malware/ ransomware, phishing and cloud security breaches.

Threat actors can exfiltrate data from Google Drive without leaving a trace
2023-06-01 12:34

Google Workspace has a weak spot that can prevent the discovery of data exfiltration from Google Drive by a malicious outsider or insider, Mitiga researchers say. "Google Workspace provides visibility into a company's Google Drive resources using 'Drive log events,' for actions such as copying, deleting, downloading, and viewing files. Events that involve external domains also get recorded, like sharing an object with an external user," Mitiga's Ariel Szarf and Or Aspir explained.

Beware of Ghost Sites: Silent Threat Lurking in Your Salesforce Communities
2023-05-31 13:00

Improperly deactivated and abandoned Salesforce Sites and Communities could pose severe risks to organizations, leading to unauthorized access to sensitive data. "Because these unused sites are not maintained, they aren't tested against vulnerabilities, and Admins fail to update the site's security measures according to newer guidelines."