Pick your battles: cybercriminals are outspending you 11 to 1
Darkweb sales have “all but faded” as exploit brokerages take over, Tenable finds as economic analysis maps the vulnerability-to-exploit ecosystem
David Braue | 10 Dec | Read more
Darkweb sales have “all but faded” as exploit brokerages take over, Tenable finds as economic analysis maps the vulnerability-to-exploit ecosystem
David Braue | 10 Dec | Read more
Reports suggested that China had become the biggest source of Black Friday weekend fraud, even as the Australian Federal Police led a multinational effort to take down a spyware tool that had thousands of paying customers.
David Braue | 09 Dec | Read more
Labor attacks “broken promises” around encryption laws but Melbourne developers report no concerns from overseas customers
David Braue | 06 Dec | Read more
A recent study showed that more than three in four organizations treat API security differently than web app security, indicating API security readiness lags behind other aspects of application security.
Sekhar Sarukkai, McAfee | 05 Dec | Read more
Container-based cloud deployments are growing in popularity due to the ease with which DevOps teams can continuously roll out micro-services and interacting, reusable components as applications.
Sekhar Sarukkai, McAfee | 05 Dec | Read more
In fact, Europol’s Internet Organised Crime Threat Assessment (IOCTA), named ransomware the top threat that companies, consumers, and the public sector faced in 2019.
John Fokker, McAfee | 05 Dec | Read more
International law enforcement effort kills a spyware tool used by thousands of customers.
Retailers are well aware that the increasing levels of transactions over the Black Friday-to-Cyber Monday long shopping weekend make them vulnerable to fraud and malware – and the actual levels of compromise will soon become clear in the wake of warnings that online shoppers were being targeted with malicious mobile apps and web sites.
David Braue | 03 Dec | Read more
Yet even where companies have proven their compliance with security best practice, that doesn’t mean they will always continue to be great, as a review of PCI DSS practice confirmed in concerning detail.
David Braue | 25 Nov | Read more
Google’s top payouts for Android now match Apple’s iOS top tier.
US spy agency issues an alert to enterprise organizations that decrypt TLS-protected communications as part of the security strategy.
New Zealand releases its annual Cyber Threat Report detailing its work to combat state-backed hackers.
New guidance stresses the importance of access controls for staff who may be exposed to foreign interference.
Developers should probably stop using Exhibitor, a once popular tool for managing Apache Zookeeper-based distributed applications.
Attackers could be finding the BlueKeep flaw's sweet spot: Windows Servers, no worm needed.
For years now there have been a plethora of reports around IoT device security being compromised, affecting user privacy and safety.
Less than a third of organisations believe they can effectively deal with a new cybersecurity threat within a month, according to new research that highlights the continued vulnerability of today’s businesses in the context of escalating cybersecurity threats.
David Braue | 11 Nov | Read more
As regulator records 36 data breaches in 4 months, historical analysis suggests share prices could suffer a hit
David Braue | 11 Nov | Read more
Educational institutions today are too often proving to be high-value, low-risk targets for cyberattackers.
Keith Wojcieszek & Louisa Vogelenzang, Kroll | 04 Nov | Read more
If you're QNAP NAS isn't backed up, removing QSnatch could be a painful experience.