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This week in cybersecurity, Cisco issued critical patches for a zero-day vulnerability in its email gateway that had been actively exploited. Additionally, the Revolut data breach came to light, revealing unauthorized access and the impersonation of a government agency as part of the attack. The incident underscores the ongoing threat of social engineering and phishing tactics. Furthermore, the latest Security Affairs newsletter highlighted various security trends and articles, emphasizing the importance of staying updated on emerging threats. Overall, organizations must prioritize patch management and employee training to mitigate risks from both technical vulnerabilities and human factors.
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No, you're not alone in seeing more than a few smutty and pharma-promoting spam messages in your mailbox this week. Peter Cochrane. BT's former chief technology officer and head of research is getting them too – and he's less than amused.
Cyber attacks from nation-states can be divided into three categories – political activism and espionage, industrial espionage, and cyberwarfare – observed Kurt Bertone, vice president and security strategist at Fidelis Security Systems.
The botnet problem is getting worse, says Arbor Networks and, perhaps more interestingly, many of the botnet-based DDoS attacks that the internet security analysis firm says it is seeing, are politically motivated.
Fear causes a lot of problems in the corporate environment and it seems that fear of data breaches – which are being reported constantly in the media – is causing many company IT managers to go into data clampdown mode, if the conclusions of the latest Clearswift report are to be believed.
Sony has appointed its first chief information security officer.
The virus WildList - an open source list of viruses and associated malware that have been reported as seen in the wild and therefore posing a real threat to what internet users face - is being extended.
The Dutch government has announced it is investigating whether Iran may have been involved in hacking state websites after DigiNotar digital certificates were stolen.
The Department of Homeland Security is warning computers users to be cautious about phishing scams and cyberattacks related to Hurricane Irene and the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks.
CESG - the National Technical Authority for Information Assurance – has unveiled a certification scheme for professionals in the field.
A new VOIP trojan – TrojansVOIP – is reportedly doing the rounds and allowing cybercriminals to take control of corporate internet telephony systems to make free premium rate and international calls.
Trusteer has secured a headline deal with First Data, under which its Rapport and Pinpoint online banking protection will be offered as part of the First Data solutions offered to the firm's clients.
In its Q2 analysis of DDoS attacks, Kaspersky Lab reports that the old principle of most attacks being driven by financially-motived hackers has gone by the board, with politically-motivated attacks from Anonymous and LulzSec changing the DDoS playing field.
The Information Commissioner's Office has slammed the Scottish Children's Reporter Administration for twice mishandling sensitive personal information.
Two more people have been arrested in the UK as part the on-going transatlantic crackdown on hacktivist group Anonymous and offshoot Lulz Security (LulzSec).
The bar has been lowered when it comes to organizations doing their own malware analysis in-house. That was the sentiment of one forensic analyst from Norman, the Norway-based provider of anti-malware technologies.
Whistleblowing website WikiLeaks is suing the Guardian over allegations that the newspaper published a password to files which led to the identity of top secret sources being revealed.
A Trend Micro senior says that agentless security is rapidly becoming a key option when defending virtual and private cloud environments.
The latest Which? Computing magazine asks the question whether smartphone and tablet computer tracking software can help to catch a thief and, of course, return the hardware to its owner.
The president emeritus of the ONA – the Online News Association – has slammed the Android operating system for its inherent insecurity.
Pakistani authorities have banned the use of virtual private networks in a crackdown on internet access.