Vulnerabilities (156)
Ransomware Attacks Highlight Critical Infrastructure Threat
- Thursday, 07 December 2023
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- Written by Security Tech Brief
While 2023 has passed without a Colonial Pipeline-like ransomware event (so far), a recent spate of cyberattacks on critical infrastructure underscores that hackers aren’t done targeting essential systems.
Read more...'Security Incident' Downs Kansas Court System for Weeks
- Thursday, 02 November 2023
- Vulnerabilities
- Written by Security Tech Brief
Authorities in Kansas have said that an unspecified “security incident” was to blame for the state’s courts mostly being kept offline for two weeks. So reports Claims Journal.
Read more...Lloyd’s Says a Big Cyberattack Could Cost Economy $3.5T
- Thursday, 19 October 2023
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- Written by Security Tech Brief
Lloyd’s and the Cambridge Center for Risk Studies researchers have estimated the potential cost to the global economy from a cyber attack on financial services payments infrastructure over five years. So reports Insurance Journal.
Read more...DHS Probes Risk from Johnson Controls Ransomware Attack
- Friday, 06 October 2023
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- Written by Security Tech Brief
The Department of Homeland Security has been assessing the agency’s potential exposure from a ransomware attack on government contractor Johnson Controls International. So reports CNN.
Read more...Las Vegas Cyber Attacks Show High Stakes of Social Engineering
- Saturday, 23 September 2023
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- Written by Security Tech Brief
Recent high-profile cyber attacks on two Las Vegas casino operators have underscored how big the payout can be when hackers bet on the human element.
Read more...Private 5G Networks Pose Unique Cybersecurity Challenges
- Thursday, 14 September 2023
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- Written by Security Tech Brief
As more and more organizations implement private 5G networks, their security teams face a unique set of benefits, challenges and risks.
Read more...How Big Was the MOVEit Hack and What Can Security Pros Learn?
- Monday, 04 September 2023
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- Written by Security Tech Brief
A few months after the mass exploit of a zero-day vulnerability in Progress Software’s popular MOVEit file transfer tool first surfaced over Memorial Day weekend, the hack has positioned itself as the year’s largest.
Read more...Hackers Tackle Generative AI at Def Con Conference
- Saturday, 19 August 2023
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- Written by Security Tech Brief
With approval from the White House and major technology companies, thousands of hackers have spent time trying to crack generative AI models like ChatGPT at the recent Def Con hacking conference in Las Vegas. So reports Axios.
Read more...MOVEit Data Breach Widens to Millions of Americans
- Friday, 18 August 2023
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- Written by Security Tech Brief
The toll of individuals who had their personal information stolen after hackers targeted the popular MOVEit file transfer software has continued to rise, with millions of victims in Colorado alone. So reports TechCrunch.
Read more...Identity-Based Attacks Dominate in 2023, CrowdStrike Warns
- Friday, 18 August 2023
- Vulnerabilities
- Written by Security Tech Brief
When the punk band X-Ray Spex sang, “Identity is the crisis,” they might as well have been talking about the cybersecurity environment so far this year. That’s one of the takeaways from CrowdStrike’s recently released 2023 Threat Hunting Report.
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Jan 30 2020
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Written by Security Tech Brief Staff
A final tally of U.S. data breaches for last year…
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Jan 25 2019
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Written by Security Tech Brief Staff
About 20,000 financial advisers who are clients of BlackRock had…
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May 27 2019
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Written by Security Tech Brief Staff
The Chinese government is conducting cybersecurity investigations of foreign companies…
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Jun 01 2019
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Written by Security Tech Brief Staff
Redtail Technology’s handling of an investor data leak possibly violated…
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