Half of CISOs will formally adopt human-centric design practices into their cybersecurity programmes, while adoption of zero trust architecture will rise Fifty per cent of Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) will adopt human-centric design to reduce cybersecurity operational friction; large organisations will focus on implementing zero-trust programmes; and half of …
Read More »Five innovative ways AI can help prevent cyber attacks
A cyber hack at Okta put businesses on high alert, and here, we examine how AI can help prevent future breaches Okta, who provides authentication services to many large companies including FedEx, Sonos and T-Mobile, confirmed that they have previously been hacked, falling victim to a data breach. With the …
Read More »Vishing, smishing, and quishing are next ways to go phishing
Security experts have reported a surge in new phishing techniques that don’t use email – is your cybersecurity ready for vishing, smishing, and quishing? Organisations in highly regulated industries such as insurance, banking, legal, healthcare and financial services were most targeted by cybercriminals in 2022 using new techniques, including vishing …
Read More »41.9m records compromised by cyber breaches in March 2023
IT Governance has released its monthly analysis of the latest data breaches and cyberattacks in March 2023. In March 2023, 41.9 million records were compromised by cyberattacks across the world, according to IT Governance, a global provider of cyber risk and privacy management solutions. IT Governance also identified 100 publicly …
Read More »Twitter ‘Shadow Ban’ Bug Gets Official CVE
A vulnerability in Twitter’s code was recently discovered that allows users to game the algorithm with mass blocking actions from large numbers of accounts, in an effort to suppress specific users showing up in people’s feeds — essentially, it allows bot-created “shadow bans” in the parlance of social media censorship critics. Now, …
Read More »North Dakota Approves Computer Science and Cybersecurity Education Legislation for K-12 Grades
North Dakota has become the first state in the United States of America to approve the cybersecurity education legislation that enables bringing cybersecurity education to schools. Governor Doug Burgum signed the landmark House Bill (HB1398) that outlined the requirement to develop a computer science and cybersecurity integration plan to promote it in …
Read More »Teen hacker arrested in Spain following daring cyberattacks
What just happened? Police in Spain have arrested a teenager named José Luis Huertas who they claim stole confidential data on more than half a million taxpayers from the national revenue service. The 19-year-old, who is known by multiple aliases including ‘Alcaseca,’ Mango,’ and ‘chimichurri,’ is also believed to be behind …
Read More »Canadian cloud accounting unicorn leaks WordPress admin credentials
A popular accounting software provider with over 30 million users leaked their WordPress admins’ credentials, source code, and server backups, risking threat actors hijacking their website. Founded in 2003, FreshBooks is a Canadian-based company providing invoicing, expenses, payments, and financial reporting services. The company claims to have more than 30 …
Read More »Operation Cookie Monster: Genesis Market seized, 120 suspects arrested
The US Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) has taken down its second cybercriminal forum of the year. Known and used by hackers around the world – the notorious Genesis Market has met its end. Cybernews has all the details on the raid – and the infamous market. Now, where the Genesis …
Read More »How the Last Big Breach Will Help You Prepare for the Next Cyber Crisis
Security teams ought to seize on the opportunities of failures of the past to make meaningful change in how we approach incident response, urged Sarah Armstrong-Smith, chief security advisor at Microsoft, during UK Cyber Week 2023. Learning lessons from the past is crucial to developing an effective incident response strategy in …
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