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Today's cybersecurity landscape highlights several critical trends and threats. Ransomware attacks continue to escalate, with a notable increase in targeting healthcare and critical infrastructure sectors, emphasizing the need for robust incident response strategies. Phishing schemes remain prevalent, leveraging social engineering tactics to bypass security measures. Additionally, vulnerabilities in widely-used software are being actively exploited, underscoring the importance of timely patch management. The rise of AI-driven cyberattacks is also a concern, as attackers increasingly utilize machine learning to enhance their tactics. Organizations are urged to bolster their defenses and prioritize cybersecurity training for employees.
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A phishing email attack that injected data-stealing malware into its networks forced the Oak Ridge National Laboratory to shut down internet access and email last week, according to news reports.
Al Qaeda - AQ - is now using bluetooth broadcasting to radiate terrorist material between users' mobiles. The technology has been successfully used by the terrorist organisation to broadcast subversive promotional videos and material, including ritual beheadings, on a pocket-to-pocket basis between...
Some observers have criticised the PlayBook, the BlackBerry tablet computer, which was unveiled this week, for not having on-tablet email and allied office functions. But, says Nader Heinen, a security advisor with BlackBerry's security group, there's a reason for this omission - security.
Organisations must accept change, embrace consumerisation of IT, and ensure security by focusing on the most sensitive data, says Merlin Lord Erroll.
Microsoft said it will begin disclosing third-party bugs as part of a revamping of its vulnerability disclosure practices.
While a panel of infosec practitioners during one keynote did not go so far as to outright endorse BlackBerry mobile devices, the general consensus was that the handsets from Research In Motion offer greater security for the mobile workforce – above and beyond today’s increasingly popular consumer s...
ViaSat, the new name for Stonewood, has analysed more than 2,500 data breaches reported to the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) and concluded that the ICO needs penalise organisations more for data breaches.
While a panel of infosec practitioners during one keynote did not go so far as to outright endorse BlackBerry mobile devices, the general consensus was that the handsets from Research In Motion offer greater security for the mobile workforce – above and beyond today’s increasingly popular consumer s...
The Cyber Security Challenge UK 2011/2012 – the second year-long challenge designed to raise awareness of IT security skills amongst students of all ages – is now under way.
The number of compromised records involved in data breaches plummeted from 144 million in 2009 to only 4 million in 2010, but the number of data breaches soared to its highest number ever, according to the 2011 Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report.
The SANS Institute has announced its intent to offer VOIP security courses in Europe for the first time. Plans call for the course to be offered at the institute's Amsterdam operations centre from May onwards.
Apple has released security updates to its Safari web browser as well as its Leopard and Snow Leopard operating systems.
In response to theDepartment of Justice (DoJ) and Microsoft, Google said that the General Services Administration (GSA) had determined that Google Apps for Government was certified under the Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA), a claim that GSA appears to back.
An elementary security error involving the use of black text on a black background with redacted security documents published on the web effectively made the IT prowess of the Ministry of Defence, and other government departments, a laughing stock over the weekend.
Trusteer, the in-browser security specialist, recently conducted a honeypot social engineering test on 100 users of LinkedIn, with 68% of users potentially infecting themselves.
Organizations are wasting money beefing up security at the perimeter when they should be focusing on securing access within the network, said Adam Bosnian, executive vice president Americas and corporate development at Cyber-Ark Software
Cybercriminals know the value of data better than the organizations they are targeting, according to a security strategist who studies hacker behavior.
Cybercriminals know the value of data better than the organisations they are targeting, according to a security strategist who studies hacker behaviour.
Information security firm McAfee and industrial giant Siemens are teaming to improve security against malware, such as Stuxnet, that targets industrial control systems running critical infrastructure protection.
The inaugural World Cyber Security Technology Research Summit was held at Queen's Centre for Secure Information Technologies (CSIT) in Belfast in March. Of all the delegates that Infosecurity had the pleasure of speaking with, William Barker, chief cyber security advisor NIST, has arguably the most...