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Security Boulevard
In the last decade the role of the chief information security officer (CISO) has evolved considerably. Not long ago, the CISO was considered a part of the IT team and their main focus was on building firewalls, implementing antivirus and keeping spam emails at bay. Today, however, things are very different. The huge surge in attacks over the last decade means cybersecurity is the biggest challenge organizations face today, and attacks pose the greatest threat to their survival.
15 Schools Hit By Cyberattack In Nottinghamshire
A number of Nottinghamshire schools suffered a cyber attack that resulted in the shutdown of their IT systems and hence affecting their online offering for students at home. The incident was reported on Wednesday morning (March 3) through social media channels for a few of the schools and is now being investigated. Experts Comments
Experts Reaction On PrismHR Hit By Ransomware Attack
It has been reported that the leading payroll company PrismHR is suffering a massive outage after suffering a cyberattack this weekend that looks like a ransomware attack from conversations with customers. PrismHR is an online payroll, benefits, and human resources platform serving over 80,000 organizations with 2 million employees and total annual payrolls of over $80 billion.
Comment: Aircraft Manufacturers Bombardier Hit By Ransom Attack
The data belonging to the Canadian airplane manufacturer Bombardier published on a dark web portal operated by the Clop ransomware gang. The company responded by saying, “An initial investigation revealed that an unauthorized party accessed and extracted data by exploiting a vulnerability affecting a third-party file-transfer application, which was running on purpose-built servers isolated from the main Bombardier IT network“.
Parents Alerted To Nurserycam Security Breach - Experts Comments
News broke over the weekend that a webcam system that lets parents drop in and watch their children while at nursery school has written to families to tell them of a data breach. NurseryCam said it did not believe the incident had involved any youngsters or staff being watched without their permission, but had shut down its server as a precautionary measure. Experts Comments
Cybersecurity Expert Commentary: Hacker Claims To Have Stolen Files Belonging To Law Firm Jones Day
A targeted ransomware organisation strikes again. Jones Day has said that the breach occurred because of a third-party was compromised. This attack by CLOP highlights the need for organisations to install robust security that defends themselves before their intellectual property is being stolen or altered. This is a good example of a trend that we have seen emerging in 2020 and will continue to rise in 2021, that security protection tools have been (and will be) bypassed. It is becoming an .....
Experts On 223 Vulnerabilities Used In Recent Ransomware Attacks
Researchers from RiskSense have identified as many as 223 distinct IT security vulnerabilities in the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) database used in attacks involving ransomware in 2020. This shows that the ransomware families are growing and becoming more complex with time. Researchers Identify 223 Vulns Used In Ransomware Attacks https://t.co/yEFVhgKhv9 — Nicolas Krassas (@Dinosn) February 11, 2021 Experts Comments
Expert Insight On Critical Bugs Found In Realtek Wi-Fi Module For
It has been reported that major vulnerabilities have been discovered in the Realtek RTL8195A Wi-Fi module that could have been exploited to gain root access and take complete control of a device’s wireless communications. The six flaws were reported by researchers from Israeli IoT security firm Vdoo.
Expert Commentary: Hacker Posts 1.9 Million Pixlr User Records For Free On Forum
A hacker has leaked 1.9 million user records of popular photo editing app Pixlr containing information that could be used to perform targeted phishing and credential stuffing attacks. Over the weekend, a threat actor known as ShinyHunters shared a database for free on a hacker forum that he claims was stolen from Pixlr while he breached the 123rf stock photo site.
Photo Of The Day By Stephen Kapp - Outdoor Photographer
Today’s Photo Of The Day is “Lake Louise” by Stephen Kapp. Location: Alberta, Canada. “There were a number of canoes in the water, but I waited for this pair to get across the center of my composition at the apex of the water's reflection off the lake before tripping the shutter,” says Kapp. See more of Stephen Kapp’s photography at hvphotoworks.smugmug.com. Photo of the Day is chosen from various OP galleries, including Assignments, Galleries and the OP Contests.
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