Cybersecurity (84)
Typical Phishing Attack Lasts 21 Hours: Researchers
- Thursday, 06 August 2020
- Cybersecurity
- Written by Security Tech Brief Staff
The average phishing campaign takes 21 hours from the first to last victim, security researchers from Google, PayPal, Samsung, and Arizona State University have found. So reports ZDNet.
Read more...3 Arrested as Twitter Blames 'Phone Spear Phishing' in Breach
- Thursday, 06 August 2020
- Cybersecurity
- Written by Security Tech Brief Staff
More details are beginning to emerge in the recent hacking of high-profile Twitter accounts to spread a cryptocurrency scam. However, big questions still remain.
Read more...E-mobility Sector is Cybersecurity’s 'Wild West,' Experts Say
- Sunday, 26 July 2020
- Cybersecurity
- Written by Security Tech Brief Staff
The proliferation of e-mobility products, such as electric vehicles, e-scooters and charging points, has created an emerging set of cybersecurity vulnerabilities. So reports The Financial Times.
Read more...Cybersecurity Spending Growth Will Slow This Year: Gartner
- Thursday, 18 June 2020
- Cybersecurity
- Written by Security Tech Brief Staff
Despite the new cybersecurity risks posed by the novel coronavirus, COVID-19 will have a negative impact on cybersecurity spending overall, at least for 2020. That’s according to the latest forecast from research firm Gartner.
Read more...CIA Report Faults 'Woefully Lax' Cybersecurity in 2017 Breach
- Thursday, 18 June 2020
- Cybersecurity
- Written by Security Tech Brief Staff
A newly released internal CIA report investigating a 2017 data breach slammed the organization’s cybersecurity as “woefully lax.” So reports Reuters.
Read more...Honda Production Hobbled By Suspected Ransomware
- Saturday, 13 June 2020
- Cybersecurity
- Written by Security Tech Brief Staff
Honda has experienced a cyber attack that disrupted factories and plants around the world. So reports TechCrunch.
Read more...Cybersecurity Debate Flares in George Floyd Protests
- Monday, 08 June 2020
- Cybersecurity
- Written by Security Tech Brief Staff
The wave of protests over the killing of George Floyd have led to some disputed claims involving cybersecurity.
Read more...State Unemployment Programs Battle Cybersecurity Woes
- Friday, 22 May 2020
- Cybersecurity
- Written by Security Tech Brief Staff
State unemployment insurance programs have become a target for hackers, and a potential source of data breaches, as the COVID-19 crisis drags on.
Read more...How COVID-19 Threatens 2020 Presidential Election Security
- Monday, 18 May 2020
- Cybersecurity
- Written by Security Tech Brief Staff
The coronavirus pandemic has made securing the integrity of this year’s presidential election that much harder. The COVID-19 crisis risks compromising the safety of voters and the legitimacy of the results. That’s according to more than a dozen state officials, former federal officials, voting rights activists and legal scholars interviewed by CNN.
Read more...Ransomware Hits Law Firm to Lady Gaga, LeBron James, Other Stars
- Monday, 18 May 2020
- Cybersecurity
- Written by Security Tech Brief Staff
A data security researcher has uncovered what is apparently a major data breach as a result of a ransomware attack against Grubman Shire Meiselas & Sacks, a law firm whose entertainment and sports clients span from Lady Gaga to LeBron James to the Osbournes. So reports Variety.
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