The rise of Linux malware: 9 tips for securing the OSS
Image: James-Thew/Adobe Stock Linux is the most secure operating system on the market; for years, that has been one of the open source platform’s best selling points. However, as with…
Traffers threat: The invisible thieves
Image: James Thew/Adobe Stock Cybercrime comes in many different flavors, most of it being financially-oriented. Phishers, scammers and malware operators are the most visible ones, yet there are some other…
Sliver offensive security framework increasingly used by threat actors
The offensive security tool used by penetration testers is also being used by threat actors from the ransomware and cyberespionage spheres. Image: Adobe Stock The business of penetration testing and…
How to strengthen the human element of cybersecurity
Image: Unsplash The best defense against cyberattacks is not technological cybersecurity solutions but the strengthening of the human element, Perry Carpenter—cybersecurity veteran, author and chief evangelist-security officer for KnowBe4, said.…
Seaborgium targets sensitive industries in several countries
Image: Adobe Stock New research from Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center (MSTIC) sheds light on a cyberespionage threat actor known as Seaborgium. Who is Seaborgium? Must-read security coverage Seaborgium is a…
Russia’s Shuckworm cyber group launching ongoing attacks on Ukraine
Malware downloading data logging and other espionage tools aimed at Ukrainian organizations. Image: Adobe Stock The Russia-linked cyber group Shuckworm is continuing to target Ukrainian organizations with infostealing malware. According…
Intel increases its arsenal against physical hardware attacks
Intel introduced at Black Hat USA, a Tunable Replica Circuit to help protect against certain types of physical fault injection attacks without requiring any interaction with the computer owner. Image:…
How credential phishing attacks threaten a host of industries and organizations
The first half of 2022 saw a 48% increase in email attacks from the previous six months, with almost 70% of them containing a credential phishing link, says Abnormal Security.…
Cisco reveals cyberattack on its corporate network
Image: Adobe Stock Networking giant Cisco was the victim of a cyberattack in May. In a notice posted on Wednesday, the company announced that it discovered a security incident that…
85% of Android users are concerned about privacy
Google’s security guidelines also drew the majority of this year’s requests in apps, according to Kaspersky’s Privacy Checker website. Image: Adobe Stock Eighty-five percent of users are most interested in…