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Howard University closed its physical campus and canceled classes this week after experiencing a ransomware attack. [Read More]
The high severity vulnerability could be exploited by malicious actors on the local network to execute code remotely when the user attempts to send an HTTP request. [Read More]
Jenkins confirms the recent Confluence CVE-2021-26084 exploit was used to compromise one of its servers to deploy a cryptocurrency miner. [Read More]
The social media advertising giant has shared an updated payout guideline for vulnerability hunters to better understand its bounty decisions. [Read More]
Israel’s foreign minister has played down criticism of the country’s regulation of the cyberespionage firm NSO Group but vowed to step up efforts to ensure the company’s controversial spyware doesn’t fall into the wrong hands. [Read More]
The application can be used to monitor someone’s phone use, online activity, and even physical movements, but exposes users to stalkers and abuse, the FTC argues. [Read More]
The two agencies warn of a noticeable increase in ransomware attacks on holidays and weekends, when offices are closed. [Read More]
Israeli software giant Check Point joins the cybersecurity shopping spree with a definitive deal to acquire Avanan [Read More]
Bitdefender discovers the financially motivated threat actor FIN8 using a new potent backdoor in its malware arsenal. [Read More]
Email security company Vade Secure has been ordered to pay Proofpoint nearly $14 million as a result of a trade secret misappropriation and copyright infringement lawsuit. [Read More]
FEATURES, INSIGHTS // Compliance
Jalal Bouhdada, Founder and Principal ICS Security Consultant at Applied Risk, discusses the implications of the new EU Directive on Security of Network and Information Systems (NIS)
Why do we seem to need layer upon layer of regulation and guidance to try to ensure a more secure business world? Is it working?
Reducing the amount of personal data subject to GDPR is a critical step towards minimizing the amount of risk that GDPR will expose.
The PCI DSS 3.2 should greatly help companies reduce third party vendor risk, and is starting to shift from just a check-the-compliance-box activity to a more continuous compliance model.
To understand why return on Access Governance is lower versus other security technologies, we first need to understand why Access Governance is implemented in the first place.
To achieve continuous compliance and monitoring, organizations are forced to automate many otherwise manual, labor-intensive tasks.
The NIST Cybersecurity Framework is an important building block, but still just the first step towards implementing operationalized defenses against cyber security risks.
U.S tech giants are playing a game of high-stakes global brinksmanship around who has rights to control their data, which impacts their European growth prospects, business models, and ultimately stock valuations.
The oversight for the protection of healthcare information is only getting tighter, and it is incumbent upon the security teams to ensure healthcare professionals have all the tools necessary to improve patient outcomes, while we worry about keeping the bad guys away.
With the release of PCI-DSS 3.0, organizations have a framework for payment security as part of their business-as-usual activities by introducing more flexibility, and an increased focus on education, awareness and security as a shared responsibility.
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