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What Cybersecurity Experts Are Saying About the Facebook Outage
- Thursday, 07 October 2021
- Vulnerabilities
- Written by Security Tech Brief
A global outage of Facebook and the apps owned by the social media giant—including Instagram, Messenger, and WhatsApp—has prompted reminders from cybersecurity experts about how delicate the Internet’s plumbing is, with some speculating that hackers played a role.
Read more...How Election Reviews Threaten Voter Data Security
- Wednesday, 22 September 2021
- Vulnerabilities
- Written by Security Tech Brief Staff
Republican-led reviews of the 2020 election results have led security experts to warn of risks to voter data and related infrastructure, according to multiple recent reports.
Read more...Pressures on Cybersecurity Pros Aren’t Easing, Surveys Suggest
- Thursday, 16 September 2021
- Vulnerabilities
- Written by Security Tech Brief
Recently reissued results from a spate of surveys indicate that the challenges for cybersecurity professionals remain intense.
Read more...What to Know About the Kaseya Ransomware Attack
- Wednesday, 07 July 2021
- Vulnerabilities
- Written by Security Tech Brief Staff
Another massive ransomware attack hit organizations worldwide ahead of the July 4 holiday weekend, prompting cybersecurity experts and government officials to increase the urgency of their warnings.
Read more...What to Know About Russia’s Alleged Phishing Attack on USAID
- Friday, 04 June 2021
- Vulnerabilities
- Written by Security Tech Brief Staff
Alarm bells have been ringing again in cybersecurity circles, amid reports that the Russian hacking group suspected of orchestrating the massive Solarwinds data breach seems to have launched another supply chain hack.
Read more...Russia’s Security Strategy Prioritizes Cybersecurity
- Friday, 04 June 2021
- Vulnerabilities
- Written by Security Tech Brief Staff
An updated version of Russian’s national security strategy stresses information security as a top priority compared with the previous document published in December 2015, a top Kremlin official has said. So reports the Associated Press.
Read more...U.S. Soldiers Compromise Nuclear Security with Flashcard Apps
- Friday, 04 June 2021
- Vulnerabilities
- Written by Security Tech Brief Staff
U.S. soldiers' use of flashcard learning apps to help memorize security procedures has accidentally exposed sensitive information about the U.S. nuclear arsenal in Europe, a researcher at investigation site Bellingcat has found. So reports Wired.
Read more...JBS Meat Plants Resume Production After Cyberattack
- Friday, 04 June 2021
- Vulnerabilities
- Written by Security Tech Brief Staff
The biggest meat packer globally, Brazil’s JBS SA, has been recovering from a crippling cyberattack. So reports Reuters.
Read more...Air India Data Breach Shows Wide Reach of February Hack
- Wednesday, 26 May 2021
- Vulnerabilities
- Written by Security Tech Brief Staff
On February 24, global air transport data behemoth SITA confirmed a data breach involving passenger data. A number of airlines, including American and United, warned their travelers that frequent flier information may have been affected.
Read more...Ransomware Attack Hobbles Ireland’s Health System
- Monday, 24 May 2021
- Vulnerabilities
- Written by Security Tech Brief Staff
A ransomware attack has left Ireland’s health system crippled, facing the prospect of weeks before it is back at full strength. So reports the Associated Press.
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