5 Ways to Counteract Increasing Cyber Insurance Rates
[By Brett Bzdafka, principal product manager at Blumira] Businesses today face an ever-increasing number of cyberattacks on average, often posing potential financial impacts in the…
Month: February 2024
ThreatDown EDR update: Streamlined Suspicious Activity investigation
Navigating the complex world of alerts just got easier, thanks to our latest enhancements to the ThreatDown Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) platform. The detailed…
New Malicious PyPI Packages Caught Using Covert Side-Loading Tactics
Feb 20, 2024NewsroomMalware / Supply Chain Security Cybersecurity researchers have discovered two malicious packages on the Python Package Index (PyPI) repository that were found leveraging…
HM Treasury signs AWS hosting environment management deal with Keysource
HM Treasury has signed two three-year deals with datacentre specialist Keysource, including one involving the maintenance of the Amazon Web Services (AWS) environment that hosts…
ConnectWise urges ScreenConnect admins to patch critical RCE flaw
ConnectWise warned customers to patch their ScreenConnect servers immediately against a maximum severity flaw that can be used in remote code execution (RCE) attacks. This…
8,500+ Exchange Servers Vulnerable To Privilege escalation 0-Day
A critical vulnerability in Microsoft Exchange Server, identified as CVE-2024-21410, has been reported to be actively exploited by threat actors. This zero-day flaw allows remote…
Feds Seize LockBit Ransomware Websites, Offer Decryption Tools, Troll Affiliates – Krebs on Security
U.S. and U.K. authorities have seized the darknet websites run by LockBit, a prolific and destructive ransomware group that has claimed more than 2,000 victims…
Signal Finally Rolls Out Usernames, So You Can Keep Your Phone Number Private
The third new feature, which is not enabled by default and which Signal recommends mainly for high-risk users, allows you to turn off not just…
Reddit Signed $60,000,000 Content Licensing Deal
Reddit, the popular social media platform known as the “front page of the internet,” has reportedly signed a significant content licensing agreement with an undisclosed…
13,000 Users Saw Footage from Others’ Homes
The privacy breach, as per Wyze, occurred when it was restoring cameras, causing customers to see mysterious images/video footage in their Events tab. On Friday,…
Recommended Practices for Enterprise Electronic Messaging Security and Governance
[By John Anderson, Enterprise Information Security Manager, Lands’End] Securing electronic messaging services, particularly when utilizing third-party services, is crucial for maintaining the integrity and security…
North Carolina Man Loses $790,000 Of Savings In Crypto Investment Scheme
20 Feb North Carolina Man Loses $790,000 Of Savings In Crypto Investment Scheme This week in cybersecurity from the editors at Cybercrime Magazine – Listen…