African Americans are more highly impacted by fraud campaigns compared to other racial and ethnic groups, as disparities in financial literacy and wealth act as barriers to recovery from any resulting financial loss.
The vulnerabilities, which were patched before public disclosure, could have allowed an attacker to potentially steal data, run administrative commands or install malware on operating systems or server applications.
The incident is another example of why businesses must assess and manage third-party vendor risk.
In its blog post on critical Exchange Server patches Tuesday, Microsoft pointed to “limited and targeted” exploitation of the vulnerabilities in the wild. But new data suggests that the breaches may not be limited or targeted at all.
Infosec thought leaders say that blaming an intern ignores the true roots of the problem, including insufficient credentials policies and access management practices.
Customers on Google Cloud are now able to use a diagnostic tool called “Risk Manager” to evaluate cyber hygiene. In doing so, and in sharing the results with Munich Re and Allianz, the insurers will offer expanded coverage options.
SC Media sat down (virtually) with former FireEye and McAfee CEO Dave DeWalt to learn more about his special purpose acquisition company, NightDragon, and the 11 sectors they’re targeting for investment.
Jetty has such wide use that the vulnerability is what one researcher described as “close to a digital nightmare,” especially on embedded devices in industrial control systems – which are often not patchable.
On a series of three blog posts to be released Tuesday, Microsoft said targeted hacking from a group operating out of China that the company calls Hafnium, linked together chains of vulnerabilities to garner access.
The pandemic and telework shift highlighted the security shortcomings of many VPNs, but lack of a clear, affordable alternative could inhibit a swift exit.
