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Cybersecurity threats are evolving beyond traditional attack surfaces, with attackers increasingly targeting hardware and supply chain vulnerabilities. Recent incidents highlight a shift towards exploiting IoT devices and cloud infrastructure, emphasizing the need for robust security measures in these areas. Moreover, ransomware attacks continue to rise, with cybercriminals employing more sophisticated tactics to extort organizations. Phishing remains a prevalent threat, often serving as the initial vector for larger attacks. Organizations are urged to enhance their security posture by adopting comprehensive risk management strategies and prioritizing employee training to mitigate these emerging threats.
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Food manufacturer reveals system outage
Misconfiguration practices might make companies lucrative targets for threat actors
When engineers apply to Trail of Bits, they’re often surprised by how straightforward and streamlined our hiring process is. After years of experience, we’ve cut the process to its bedrock, so that it’s candidate focused, quick, and effective. Here’s a short video showing some of our European collea...
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NCSC chief executive Lindy Cameron explains that clear rules are needed to govern the use of cyber capabilities
The EY Quantum Readiness Survey 2022 contains the responses of 501 executive-level business leaders
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95% of cybersecurity leaders are experiencing factors that would make them likely to leave their role in the next 12 months
Harmony reassured customers the rest of funds held on its blockchain were safe
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The hacking group demanded Lithuania allow transit of goods to Kaliningrad
Vulnerabilities could allow attackers to gain unauthorized access to company resources or carry out denial-of-service attacks
Trail of Bits has launched a podcast. The first five-episode season is now available for download. The podcast and its RSS feed are available at trailofbits.audio, and you may subscribe on all major podcast outlets, including Apple iTunes, Spotify, Gaana, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music, and many othe...
The cybersecurity industry has until Wednesday, June 29, to submit views on a proposed code of practice for app store operators and developers
French, Spanish, Portuguese and Brazilian cops take action
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FTC also demands major security improvements
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