Akira Ransomware shifts focus to SMBs
Many small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) operate under the assumption that cybercriminals won’t target them, believing their data or systems lack the value to entice…
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Email security, simplified: How PowerDMARC makes DMARC easy
Email is still the top way attackers get into organizations. Now, big players like Google, Yahoo, and Microsoft are cracking down. They’re starting to require…
Programming and Data Interpretation Are the New Literacy
I hung out with @sgharms yesterday and the conversation was stimulating as usual. One of the topics was how essential programming will be to future…
The C-suite gap that’s putting your company at risk
New research from EY US shows that cyber attacks are creating serious financial risks. C-suite leaders don’t always agree on how exposed their companies are…
Lotus Panda Hacks SE Asian Governments With Browser Stealers and Sideloaded Malware
Apr 22, 2025Ravie LakshmananCyber Espionage / Threat Intelligence The China-linked cyber espionage group tracked as Lotus Panda has been attributed to a campaign that compromised…
Reading Hitchens Improves My Writing
But only temporarily. During the short period after reading Hitchens, say a couple of hours, or perhaps a few days, I am able to think…
Compliance weighs heavily on security and GRC teams
Only 29% of all organizations say their compliance programs consistently meet internal and external standards, according to Swimlane. Their report reveals that fragmented workflows, manual…
The Fiscal Cliff Debate Is Exposing the GOP as Liars
Remember during the election when we were all talking about who was fighting for what? Remember how Obama was claiming the Republicans were trying to…
Why I’m No Longer a Libertarian
Libertarianism is attractive. I find that it functions as a sanctuary for both those unhappy with conservatism (which they often see as loyalty to authority…
WinZip MotW Bypass Vulnerability Let Hackers Execute Malicious Code Silently
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a critical vulnerability in WinZip that enables attackers to bypass Windows’ Mark-of-the-Web (MotW) security feature, potentially allowing malicious code to execute…
IQ2 Debates: Raise Your Issues Knowledge in a Single Hour
Many of us in the tech industry fancy ourselves experts on politics and various types of policy–especially taxation. We feel our positions are backed by…
DOGE Siphoned NLRB Case Data – Krebs on Security
A security architect with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) alleges that employees from Elon Musk‘s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) transferred gigabytes of sensitive…