Workplace technology maker Crestron says its line of DM NVX AV-over-IP solutions are now certified by the National Information Assurance Partnership (NIAP) and the U.S. government’s Common Criteria, certifying that the products meet cybersecurity standards. The designations open up new avenues for the DM NVX products in U.S. government agencies, including federal civilian agencies and […]
Google and Microsoft are urging organizations to deploy a patch to address a newly discovered zero-day vulnerability in Chrome. Other than being called a “Type Confusion in V8” and that an exploit for it exists in the wild, details about this particular vulnerability are scarce. Google says the Chrome update 99.0.4844.84 for Windows, Mac and […]
The U.S. Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has added 66 software security bugs that are being actively exploited to its database of known exploited vulnerabilities, including some from leading technology vendors that date back several years. For the majority of the products implicated in the new additions, there are patches available to remediate the […]
For IT and cybersecurity professionals, ransomware has been the scourge of the earth over the last two years, as the cybercrime economy continues to grow and beat system administrators and network defense pros to the point of attack. One reason for the difficulty in preventing and responding to ransomware attacks is the speed with which […]
According to a new study, a majority of small businesses have no protection against cyberattacks, suggesting that businesses and their consumers are vulnerable to hacking and identity theft. A study from Digital.com, an independent website for small business online tools, products and services, revealed that 51% of small businesses do not have protection against cyberattacks. […]
Security researchers at TrustWave SpiderLabs encountered a phishing scheme that acts like a chameleon by changing and blending its color based on its environment. The site adapts its background page and logo depending on the user input to trick victims into giving away their email credentials. The phishing scheme starts with an email asking the […]
More than two months after the Log4j vulnerabilities known as Log4Shell were discovered, 30% of Log4j instances remain vulnerable for hackers to exploit and take control of affected systems, according to cybersecurity firm Qualys. The company indexed more than 10 trillion data points across its installed enterprise customer base and completed six billion IP scans […]
Cloud security provider Zscaler is launching what it says are three industry-first zero trust network access innovations designed to replace legacy firewalls and VPNs delivered as part of the company’s Zero Trust Exchange. According to the company, the offerings — private app protection, integrated deception and privileged remote access for industrial IoT and OT systems […]
Microsoft acknowledges Lapsus$ accessed source code, downplays risk to customers and risk of elevation Lapsus$ uses extensive social engineering, including paying victims’ employees for initial access and convincing help desks to reset credentials Group uses VPNs, RDP, VDI and identity providers such as Azure AD, Okta in attacks Okta says 2.5% of customers potentially impacted […]
Ransomware attacks continue to increase, with NCC Group reporting a nearly 53% rise in ransomware incidents last month. According to the cybersecurity and risk mitigation firm, ransomware attacks increased from 121 in January to 185 in February, with industrials, consumer cyclicals and technology the most targeted sectors. This NCC report comes after the organization reported […]
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