Another European manufacturer crippled by ransomware
Aebi Schmidt, a Switzerland-based manufacturer and provider of municipal and agriculture machinery, has apparently been hit by ransomware. What happened? “Due to an IT …
Qualcomm chips leak crypto data from secure execution environment
A vulnerability in Qualcomm chips could be exploited by attackers to retrieve encryption keys and sensitive information from the chipsets’ secure execution environment, …
The latest DDoS attacks are mostly multi-vector and morph over time
DDoS attacks continue to be an effective means to distract and confuse security teams while inflicting serious damage to brands, according to Neustar. Also, when comparing Q1 …
You can’t fix what you can’t see: A new way of looking at network performance
Network performance, or the service quality of a business’ network, is critical to running a successful enterprise. Imagine the cost to an organization when the corporate …
Employers should develop cybersecurity protocols and invest more in employee training programs
Organizations want to trust their employees when it comes to cybersecurity, but to do so, they need to better leverage technology. The ObserveIT global survey of 600 IT …
Researchers develop new tool for safety-critical software testing
We entrust our lives to software every time we step aboard a high-tech aircraft or modern car. A long-term research effort guided by two researchers at the National Institute …
Legacy infrastructures and unmanaged devices top security risks in the healthcare industry
The proliferation of healthcare IoT devices, along with unpartitioned networks, insufficient access controls and the reliance on legacy systems, has exposed a vulnerable …
Where data privacy executives plan to focus their strategies and budgets
Adapting to an increasingly volatile regulatory environment is the top priority for privacy executives, with only approximately four in 10 confident in their current abilities …
Which employees receive the most highly targeted email-borne threats?
Workers in R&D/Engineering are the most heavily targeted group of employees within organizations, a new Proofpoint report says, and lower-level employees are at a higher …
Latest numbers show why BEC/EAC scams are here to stay
Extortion has become the second most often reported type of cybercrime, but BEC/EAC scams still reign supreme when it comes to monetary loss (or criminals’ earnings), …
Nearly half of firms suffer data breaches at hands of vendors
As trusted partners, third-party vendors often become the overlooked or unwitting accomplice in criminal activities. As privacy laws and cybersecurity regulations continue to …
What you can expect at HITBSecConf2019 Amsterdam
Taking place across 5 days from the 6th till the 10th of May 2019, HITBSecConf2019 Amsterdam is one of the most prestigious cybersecurity events in Europe. With the event …
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