What to expect at BSidesNYC 2023
In this Help Net Security video interview, Huxley Barbee, lead organizer of BSidesNYC 2023, talks about the upcoming event. BSidesNYC 2023 will take place at…
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Malicious actors push the limits of attack vectors
The war in Ukraine has seen the emergence of new forms of cyberattacks, and hacktivists became savvier and more emboldened to deface sites, leak information…
New infosec products of the week: February 24, 2023
Here’s a look at the most interesting products from the past week, featuring releases from CyberGRX, Lacework, Malwarebytes, Netography, Nudge Security, and Xcitium. Malwarebytes Application…
Defenders on high alert as backdoor attacks become more common
Although ransomware‘s share of incidents declined only slightly from 2021 to 2022, defenders were more successful detecting and preventing ransomware, according to IBM. Despite this,…
Netography Fusion enhancements provide real-time visibility of all social media traffic
Following recent U.S. state government and other organization bans on TikTok and other social media platforms, Netography announced enhancements to Netography Fusion’s operational governance dashboards,…
Deloitte and Cyberbit partner to improve cyber readiness across industries
Deloitte EMEA-LATAM Cybersphere Center (ECC) and Cyberbit have announced a strategic partnership that will drive cyber readiness across industries by focusing on the human element…
Malwarebytes Application Block restricts access to outdated and unsafe apps
Malwarebytes has added Malwarebytes Application Block to its Nebula and OneView endpoint protection platforms. The new threat prevention module helps resource-strained security teams guard against…
Users looking for ChatGPT apps get malware instead
The massive popularity of OpenAI’s chatbot ChatGPT has not gone unnoticed by cyber criminals: they are exploiting the public’s eagerness to experiment with it to…
Lacework releases composite alerts feature to help customers identify and remediate threats
Lacework has released composite alerts on the Lacework Polygraph Data Platform, to help customers detect compromised credentials, cloud ransomware, and cryptomining that would otherwise go…
Researchers find hidden vulnerabilities in hundreds of Docker containers
Rezilion uncovered the presence of hundreds of Docker container images containing vulnerabilities that are not detected by most standard vulnerability scanners and SCA tools. The…
Cybersecurity layoffs in 2023: What to expect?
The economic downturn predicted for 2023 will lead to layoffs but cybersecurity workers will be least affected, says the latest (ISC)² report. Also, as soon…
Bitdefender Premium Security Plus detects threats across multiple operating systems
Bitdefender has unveiled Bitdefender Premium Security Plus, a new security suite that provides threat prevention and detection, a fully featured password manager to keep credentials…