New 0-Day Attacks Linked to China’s ‘Volt Typhoon’ – Krebs on Security
Malicious hackers are exploiting a zero-day vulnerability in Versa Director, a software product used by many Internet and IT service providers. Researchers believe the activity…
Month: August 2024
Chinese Volt Typhoon Exploits Versa Director Flaw, Targets U.S. and Global IT Sectors
The China-nexus cyber espionage group tracked as Volt Typhoon has been attributed with moderate confidence to the zero-day exploitation of a recently disclosed high-severity security…
Extending zero-trust principles to endpoints
In the modern workplace, the proliferation of endpoints has significantly expanded the attack surface, presenting new security challenges for organisations. Security and risk management (SRM)…
Microsoft Sway abused in massive QR code phishing campaign
A massive QR code phishing campaign abused Microsoft Sway, a cloud-based tool for creating online presentations, to host landing pages to trick Microsoft 365 users…
SMS scammers use toll fees as a lure
In April 2024, the FBI warned about a new type of smishing scam. Smishing is the term we use for phishing attacks sent via text…
How Gartner’s New Categories Help to Manage Exposures
Want to know what’s the latest and greatest in SecOps for 2024? Gartner’s recently released Hype Cycle for Security Operations report takes important steps to…
Cisco to Acquire AI Application Security Platform Robust Intelligence
Cisco has announced its intent to acquire Robust Intelligence, a leader in AI application security. This acquisition aligns with Cisco’s commitment to enhancing IT infrastructure…
Microsoft 365 Flags Emails with Images as Malware
Microsoft 365 users have reported a troubling issue in which email messages containing images are incorrectly flagged as malware and subsequently quarantined. This incident, identified…
Encryption of Data at Rest: The Cybersecurity Last Line of Defense
Defending business against cyberattack Encryption of Data at Rest: The Cybersecurity Last Line of Defense In the ever-evolving landscape of cybersecurity, where threats are becoming…
Most Ransomware Attacks Occur When Security Staff Are Asleep
27 Aug Most Ransomware Attacks Occur When Security Staff Are Asleep Posted at 08:46h in Blogs by Di Freeze This week in cybersecurity from the…
TDECU data breach affects half a million people
The Texas Dow Employees Credit Union (TDECU) has filed a data breach notification, reporting that the data of 500,474 people has been accessed in an…
Government backs Danish version of ChatGPT
Denmark’s Chamber of Commerce, Dansk Erhverv, is fronting a national consortium of state and private organisations to launch a Danish language version of ChatGPT. The…