CEOs Could Be Held Personally Liable for Cyberattacks that Kill
As IT systems, IoT and operational technology converge, attacks on cyber-physical systems in industrial, healthcare and other scenarios will come with dire consequences, Gartner predicts.
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Social Media: Thwarting The Phishing-Data Goldmine
Cybercriminals can use social media in many ways in order to trick employees.
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Vulnerability Disclosure: Ethical Hackers Seek Best Practices
Cybersecurity researchers Brian Gorenc and Dustin Childs talk about the biggest vulnerability disclosure challenges in IoT and the industrial vertical.
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Facebook Debuts Third-Party Vulnerability Disclosure Policy
If the social-media behemoth finds a bug in another platform's code, the project has 90 days to remediate before Facebook goes public.
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Attackers Steal Outlook Credentials Via Overlay Screens on Legitimate Sites
A phishing campaign uses overlay screens and email 'quarantine' policies to steal targets' Microsoft Outlook credentials.
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WhatsApp Discloses 6 Bugs via Dedicated Security Site
The company committed to more transparency about app flaws, with an advisory page aimed at keeping the community better informed of security vulnerabilities.
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Digital Education: The cyberrisks of the online classroom
This past spring, as the COVID-19 pandemic took hold, online learning became the new norm as universities and classrooms around the world were forced to close their doors. By April 29,...
Attackers Can Exploit Critical Cisco Jabber Flaw With One Message
An attacker can execute remote code with no user interaction, thanks to CVE-2020-3495.
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Google Ups Product-Abuse Bug Bounties
The top award for flaws that allow cybercriminals to abuse legitimate services has increased by 166 percent.
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Python-based Spy RAT Emerges to Target FinTech
The Evilnum APT has added the RAT to its arsenal as part of a big change-up in its TTPs.
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