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. Source: Threadpost

Social Media: Thwarting The Phishing-Data Goldmine

Cybercriminals can use social media in many ways in order to trick employees. Source: Threadpost

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. Source: Threadpost

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. Source: Threadpost

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. Source: Threadpost

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. Source: Threadpost

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. Source: Threadpost

Google Ups Product-Abuse Bug Bounties

The top award for flaws that allow cybercriminals to abuse legitimate services has increased by 166 percent. Source: Threadpost

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. Source: Threadpost