Mirai-based Medusa Botnet Is Back with Ransomware Capabilities
A new variant of the Mirai-based Medusa DDoS (distributed denial of service) botnet has been discovered in the wild, equipped with a …
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Biden’s SOTU: Data Privacy Is Now a Must-Hit US State of the Union Topic
With political control of the US Congress now split, Biden asserted that a data privacy law could garner bipartisan support. It’s an idea …
Biden’s SOTU: Data Privacy Is Now a Must-Hit US State of the Union Topic
With political control of the US Congress now split, Biden asserted that a data privacy law is something that could garner bipartisan …
With TikTok Bans, the Time for Operational Governance Is Now
With reports that more than half of US states have banned or restricted access to TikTok on government devices, many cybersecurity …
Valtix Survey: 95% of Organizations Say Multi-cloud Is a ‘Strategic Priority’ but Only 58% Have the Security Architecture to Support It
, Feb. 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Valtix, the industry’s first multi-cloud network security platform as a service, today announced findings …
PixPirate Malware Is Actively Stealing Banking Passwords
Despite the fact that PixPirate appears to be in its infancy, researchers believe it is impossible to exclude the possibility that more …
A Fool With a Tool Is Still a Fool: A Cyber Take
Here’s a provocative question: Is it possible, given the vast array of security threats today, to have too many security …
Why Open-Source Security Automation Is Critical for Cybersecurity
Learn about how open-source security automation can help organizations find vulnerabilities faster for a more robust cybersecurity …
Googling for Software Downloads Is Extra Risky Right Now
We did a deep dive this week into a ransomware attack that crippled the digital infrastructure of London’s Hackney Council. The assault …
Tiny Ion Is Crucial for HIV Replication: Supercomputer Simulation Explains How Viruses Form Capsids
Feb. 3, 2023 — A study by chemists at the University of Chicago has uncovered a new key step in the process that HIV uses to replicate …
Is Your EV Charging Station Safe? New Security Vulnerabilities Uncovered
Two new security weaknesses discovered in several electric vehicle (EV) charging systems could be exploited to remotely shut down charging …
How the Cloud Is Shifting CISO Priorities
they must align their security efforts — and budgets — with the business goals of their organization, which may range from maintaining …
What Is Encryption as a Service (EaaS)? A Definitive Guide
The thing is, many businesses need help properly encrypting all the data on their machines, servers, and the cloud. And this is exactly …
What Is Data Erasure?
Data erasure is a method of data sanitization that uses a software-based process to completely destroy data, beyond any recovery. The …