How State and Local Governments Can Serve Citizens More Securely
Looking at the top 10 priorities of state CIOs underscores the importance of securing applications and APIs in complex environments.
Cyber News, Cyber Threat Trends
- October 24, 2023
- October 24, 2023
This Cybersecurity Awareness Month, the focus is on education
This October marks the 20th annual Cybersecurity Awareness Month. While it was initially founded as a national movement in the US, Cybersecurity Awareness Month has since grown into a global initiative. And for good reason. Today’s cybersecurity market is suffering from a skills gap of 3.4 million trained professionals, with security practitioners being overwhelmed by […]
Cyber News, Cyber Threat Trends
- October 24, 2023
City of Philadelphia Releases Cyber-Breach Notice
The investigation is ongoing, and the city will contact those who may have potentially been affected by the breach, it said.
Cyber News, Cyber Threat Trends
- October 24, 2023
Hola Espana: ‘Grandoreiro’ Trojan Targets Global Banking Customers
Brasileiro cybercrime has been on the rise. Now, one campaign targeting bank customers has reached beyond the Americas, into Europe.
Cyber News, Cyber Threat Trends
- October 24, 2023
Valve’s 2FA Mandate for Game Developers Shows SMS Stickiness
Despite warnings that sending one-time passwords via text messages is a flawed security measure, companies continue to roll out the approach, especially in consumer-facing applications.
Cyber News, Cyber Threat Trends
- October 24, 2023
Cyberattackers Alter Implant on 30K Compromised Cisco IOS XE Devices
A seemingly sharp drop in the number of compromised Cisco IOS XE devices visible on the Internet led to a flurry of speculation over the weekend — but it turns out the malicious implants were just hiding.
Cyber News, Cyber Threat Trends
- October 24, 2023
Hamas’ online infrastructure reveals ties to Iran APT, researchers say
An application disseminated by Hamas via the private messaging app Telegram clued security investigators in to a crossover between the militant Palestinian group and cyber infrastructure linked to Iran, as well as links to a known hacker group. According to a report from cybersecurity company Recorded Future’s Insikt Group, the research team first identified the […]
Cyber News, Cyber Threat Trends
- October 24, 2023
Okta support system breach highlights need for strong MFA policies
Attackers managed to breach identity and access management company Okta’s support system using stolen credentials and extracted valid customer session tokens from uploaded support files, according to a report by the firm. The strong multifactor authentication (MFA) policies enforced by one of the company’s impacted customers allowed it to detect the unauthorized access, block it, […]
Cyber News, Cyber Threat Trends
- October 23, 2023
NJ Man Hired Online to Firebomb, Shoot at Homes Gets 13 Years in Prison
A 22-year-old New Jersey man has been sentenced to more than 13 years in prison for participating in a firebombing and a shooting at homes in Pennsylvania last year. Patrick McGovern-Allen was the subject of a Sept. 4, 2022 story here about the emergence of “violence-as-a-service” offerings, where random people from the Internet hire themselves […]
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