Category: HelpnetSecurity

We can't wait for SBOMs to be demanded by regulation
14
Mar
2023

We can’t wait for SBOMs to be demanded by regulation

Old ads can be startling—cigarette ads used to boast their health-giving properties, sugar-laden candy was once advertised as a dietary…

Organizations need to re-examine their approach to BEC protection
14
Mar
2023

Organizations need to re-examine their approach to BEC protection

BEC attacks are growing year over year and are projected to be twice as high as the threat of phishing…

Kali Linux 2023.1 released - and so is Kali Purple!
13
Mar
2023

Kali Linux 2023.1 released – and so is Kali Purple!

OffSec (formerly Offensive Security) has released Kali Linux 2023.1, the latest version of its popular penetration testing and digital forensics…

Fighting financial fraud through fusion centers
13
Mar
2023

Fighting financial fraud through fusion centers

Keeping up with financial fraud is incredibly difficult because accurate fraud detection requires a deep, real-time analysis of all the…

TSA issues additional cybersecurity rules for the aviation sector
13
Mar
2023

TSA issues additional cybersecurity rules for the aviation sector

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) issued a new cybersecurity amendment to the security programs of certain TSA-regulated (airport and aircraft)…

Understanding password behavior key to developing stronger cybersecurity protocols
13
Mar
2023

Understanding password behavior key to developing stronger cybersecurity protocols

Passwords are still the weakest link in an organization’s network, as proven by the analysis of over 800 million breached…

Week in review: Public MS Word RCE PoC, API exploitation, Patch Tuesday forecast
12
Mar
2023

Week in review: Public MS Word RCE PoC, API exploitation, Patch Tuesday forecast

Microsoft to boost protection against malicious OneNote documentsMicrosoft has announced that, starting in April 2023, they will be adding enhanced…

Young government workers show poor password management habits
10
Mar
2023

Young government workers show poor password management habits

Hybrid work has exposed another area of vulnerability, with 70% of government workers reporting they work virtually at least some…

Microsoft to boost protection against malicious OneNote documents
10
Mar
2023

Microsoft to boost protection against malicious OneNote documents

Microsoft has announced that, starting in April 2023, they will be adding enhanced protection when users open or download a…

Internet crime in 2022: Over $3 billion lost to investment scammers
10
Mar
2023

Internet crime in 2022: Over $3 billion lost to investment scammers

“In 2022, investment scam losses were the most (common or dollar amount) scheme reported to the Internet Crime Complaint Center…

Alleged seller of NetWire RAT arrested in Croatia
10
Mar
2023

Alleged seller of NetWire RAT arrested in Croatia

This week, as part of a global law enforcement operation, federal authorities in Los Angeles successfully confiscated www.worldwiredlabs.com, a domain…

Synthetic identity fraud calls for a new approach to identity verification
10
Mar
2023

Synthetic identity fraud calls for a new approach to identity verification

In 2022, US financial institutions and the credit card sector lost an estimated $4.88 billion to synthetic identities through falsified…