> TODAY'S SUMMARY (75 articles)
Today's cybersecurity news highlights several significant threats and trends. ESET has released its Endpoint Security for Android 7.0, while Windows 11 26H2 introduces new Group Policy Object (GPO) settings aimed at enhancing security. Critical vulnerabilities have been disclosed in SonicWall and GitLab, with active exploitation reported shortly after their release. A notable ransomware attack has disrupted major French supermarket chains, causing substantial operational impacts. Additionally, leaked documents from the Luna Moth ransomware group reveal their collaborative tactics involving social engineering. Finally, a growing trend of low-cost Android phones pre-installed with malware has been identified, raising concerns for consumers purchasing devices online.
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Comcast is piloting a service that will notify customers that have been infected with malware, the company said this week.
Smart cards can result in a 644% return on investment in an enterprise with 2000 employees, Philip Hoyer, senior architect at UK-based ActivIdentity, said at ISSE 2009 in The Hague.
Infosecurity is pleased to announce its first webinar on the topic of Web 2.0 branding and reputational risks, which will be held at 3pm (UK time) this Thursday.
ISC2, the not-for-profit security professionals organisation, has announced its school internet safety volunteer programme has reached 20,000 students worldwide, and has now been expanded to the US.
Symantec has taken the wraps off its first graduate recruitment and internship programme for the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region.
PCI DSS compliance is fast becoming a hot topic in boardrooms and at Reading football club – one of the Championship's largest clubs – as Reading FC has successfully migrated to a virtualised IT infrastructure.
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Hard on the heels of widespread reports about smart energy meters and their grids being vulnerable to hacker attacks, HP has launched a security audit for smart grid services.
Researchers at the University of Utah have devised a way to visually monitor a room using cheap wireless sensors. The technique, known as ' variance-based radio tomography', effectively enables its users to see through walls, explain Jerry Wilson and Neal Patwari, authors of a paper on the subject.
Users of the US global positioning system (GPS) in Europe now have access to an enhanced-accuracy service provided by the European Union.
Vodafone has revealed it is developing a secure and encrypted data / password vault for smartphones. Known as Keeper Mobile, the encryption technology will be released by the mobile carrier's operations worldwide by the end of the year.
Speaking at the Security for a Digital Britain conference in Nottingham last week, Lord Erroll warned the audience of the security pitfalls of a digital society such as data loss and privacy questions.
Cybercrime is both global and organised, Mike Humphrey at the Serious and Organised Crime Agency (SOCA), told the audience at the Security for a Digital Britain conference on 24 September in Nottingham.
The Muscat chapter of the Information Systems Audit, Control Association (ISACA) held an education seminar on information security earlier this month at the College of Banking and Financial Studies in Oman.
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DeviceLock, the endpoint security specialist, has announced that the Gazpromneft-Khantos branch of Gazprom Neft, the high-profile Russian oil company, has selected its software for endpoint security.
Popular websites have been made to serve up malware via malicious advertising delivered by advertising banner services.
MI5 has hired a batch of Asian teenage computer hackers to help fight cyberterrorism in China, Russia and Pakistan.
The New York Times has admitted it has been the victim of a complex scam, in which a group of hackers purchased ad space on the famous publisher's website, then posed as internet telephony company Vonage, to infect users with malware.