Cybersecurity (88)
TikTok-Oracle Deal Sparks New Security Questions
- Wednesday, 16 September 2020
- Cybersecurity
- Written by Security Tech Brief Staff
TikTok’s apparent alliance with Oracle has prompted a fresh set of concerns around cybersecurity and data privacy. In August, President Donald Trump issued an executive order that purportedly forced the video-sharing app’s Beijing-based owner, ByteDance, to sell TikTok’s U.S. operations or face a nationwide ban. How that would be enforced is still unclear.
Read more...Cybersecurity Skills Gap Widens Into Gulf During Pandemic
- Friday, 11 September 2020
- Cybersecurity
- Written by Security Tech Brief Staff
The cybersecurity industry was already facing a skills shortage, and that has heightened during the coronavirus pandemic, recent research suggests.
Read more...Back-to-school Season Brings Cybersecurity Risks
- Wednesday, 02 September 2020
- Cybersecurity
- Written by Security Tech Brief Staff
As schools across the United States reopen their doors, at least virtually, they are quickly running into challenges with information security.
Read more...Jack Daniel’s, Carnival Cruise Companies Hit By Ransomware
- Monday, 24 August 2020
- Cybersecurity
- Written by Security Tech Brief Staff
Jack Daniel’s distiller Brown-Forman and cruise giant Carnival have joined the ranks of companies targeted by apparent or confirmed ransomware attacks. So reports Ars Technica.
Read more...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.
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