CISOs Struggle to Cope with Mounting Job Stress
Pandemic and evolving IT demands are having a major, negative impact on CISO’s mental health, a survey found.
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Vulnerabilities
‘Scheme Flooding’ Allows Websites to Track Users Across Browsers
A flaw that allows browsers to enumerate applications on a machine threatens cross-browser anonymity in Chrome, Firefox, Microsoft Edge, Safari and even Tor.
Read MoreVerizon: Pandemic Ushers in ⅓ More Cyber-Misery
The DBRI – Verizon’s 2021 data breach report – shows spikes in sophisticated phishing, financially motivated cyberattacks and a criminal focus on web-application servers.
Read MoreHow to Get into the Bug-Bounty Biz: The Good, Bad and Ugly
Experts from Intel, GitHub and KnowBe4 weigh in on what you need to succeed at security bug-hunting.
Read MoreColonial Pipeline Shells Out $5M in Extortion Payout, Report
According to news reports, Colonial Pipeline paid the cybergang known as DarkSide the ransom it demanded in return for a decryption key.
Read MoreRansomware Going for $4K on the Cyber-Underground
An analysis of three popular forums used by ransomware operators reveals a complex ecosystem with many partnerships.
Read MoreApple’s ‘Find My’ Network Exploited via Bluetooth
The ‘Send My’ exploit can use Apple’s locator service to collect and send information from nearby devices for later upload to iCloud servers.
Read MoreResearchers Flag e-Voting Security Flaws
Paper ballots and source-code transparency are recommended to improve election security.
Read More‘FragAttacks’: Wi-Fi Bugs Affect Millions of Devices
Wi-Fi devices going back to 1997 are vulnerable to attackers who can steal your data if they’re in range.
Read MoreWormable Windows Bug Opens Door to DoS, RCE
Microsoft’s May 2021 Patch Tuesday updates include fixes for four critical security vulnerabilities.
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