Legacy authentication leads to growing consumer frustration
Despite widespread usage of passwords lingering on, consumers want to use stronger, more user-friendly alternatives, according to FIDO Alliance. Entering a password manually without any…
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The hot topics from Europe’s largest trade fair for IT security
The major talking points IT-SA included ransomware, ChatGPT, and NIS2. IT-SA Expo & Congress claims to be Europe’s largest trade fair for IT security. And…
The real impact of the cybersecurity poverty line on small organizations
The financial constraints many smaller organizations face often cast shadows on their ability to fortify defenses. In this Help Net Security interview, Brent Deterding, CISO…
IT administrators’ passwords are awful too
Are IT administrators any better at coming up with decent passwords? Research says they aren’t. The key is under the doormat by the front door.…
GenAI investments surge, anticipated to hit $143 billion by 2027
Enterprises will invest nearly $16 billion worldwide on GenAI solutions in 2023, according to IDC. This spending, which includes GenAI software and related infrastructure hardware…
Over 40,000 Cisco IOS XE devices infected with backdoor using zero-day
More than 40,000 Cisco devices running the IOS XE operating system have been compromised after hackers exploited a recently disclosed maximum severity vulnerability tracked as…
Citing Hamas, the US Wants to Treat Crypto “Mixers” as Suspected Money Launderers
Hamas and militant groups’ use of cryptocurrency, while significant, pales in comparison to the amount of cryptocurrency used by other illicit actors. Hamas, for instance,…
Law enforcement operation seized Ragnar Locker group’s infrastructure
Law enforcement operation seized Ragnar Locker group’s infrastructure Pierluigi Paganini October 19, 2023 An international law enforcement operation shuts down the infrastructure of the Ragnar…
E-Root admin faces 20 years for selling stolen RDP, SSH accounts
Sandu Diaconu, the operator of the E-Root marketplace, has been extradited to the U.S. to face a maximum imprisonment penalty of 20 years for selling…
Women in sales brings unique strengths and perspectives to the table
Earlier this year, I was part of a HackerOne team that developed the Women in Sales Employee Resource Group (ERG). This voluntary, employee-led group celebrates…
BlackCat ransomware uses new ‘Munchkin’ Linux VM in stealthy attacks
The BlackCat/ALPHV ransomware operation has begun to use a new tool named ‘Munchkin’ that utilizes virtual machines to deploy encryptors on network devices stealthily. Manchkin…
E-Root Marketplace Admin Extradited to US on Computer Fraud Charge
E-Root sold access to compromised devices and had more than 350,000 compromised computer credentials for sale. A man from Moldova, Sandu Diaconu (31), has been…