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  • December 16, 2022

Secure Email Threat Defense: Providing critical insight into business risk

Attackers specifically craft business email compromise (BEC) and phishing emails using a combination of malicious techniques, expertly selected from an ever-evolving bag of tricks. They’ll use these techniques to impersonate a person or business that’s well-known to the targeted recipient and hide their true intentions, while attempting to avoid detection by security controls. As a […]

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Ex-Twitter employee Gets 3.5 Years Jail for Spying on Behalf of Saudi Arabia

A former Twitter employee who was found guilty of spying on behalf of Saudi Arabia by sharing data pertaining to specific individuals has been sentenced to three-and-a-half years in prison. Ahmad Abouammo, 45, was convicted earlier this August on various criminal counts, including money laundering, fraud, falsifying records, and being an illegal agent of a foreign government. […]

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Apple Patches iPhone Zero-Day

The most recent iPhone update—to version 16.1.2—patches a zero-day vulnerability that “may have been actively exploited against versions of iOS released before iOS 15.1.” News: Apple said security researchers at Google’s Threat Analysis Group, which investigates nation state-backed spyware, hacking and cyberattacks, discovered and reported the WebKit bug. WebKit bugs are often exploited when a […]

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Apple Patches iPhone Zero-Day

The most recent iPhone update—to version 16.1.2—patches a zero-day vulnerability that “may have been actively exploited against versions of iOS released before iOS 15.1.” News: Apple said security researchers at Google’s Threat Analysis Group, which investigates nation state-backed spyware, hacking and cyberattacks, discovered and reported the WebKit bug. WebKit bugs are often exploited when a […]

Cyber News, Cyber Threat Trends

Apple Patches iPhone Zero-Day

The most recent iPhone update—to version 16.1.2—patches a zero-day vulnerability that “may have been actively exploited against versions of iOS released before iOS 15.1.” News: Apple said security researchers at Google’s Threat Analysis Group, which investigates nation state-backed spyware, hacking and cyberattacks, discovered and reported the WebKit bug. WebKit bugs are often exploited when a […]

Cyber News, Cyber Threat Trends

Apple Patches iPhone Zero-Day

The most recent iPhone update—to version 16.1.2—patches a zero-day vulnerability that “may have been actively exploited against versions of iOS released before iOS 15.1.” News: Apple said security researchers at Google’s Threat Analysis Group, which investigates nation state-backed spyware, hacking and cyberattacks, discovered and reported the WebKit bug. WebKit bugs are often exploited when a […]

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Two-Thirds of Security Pros Have Burnt Out in Past Year

Excessive workload is the most common contributing factor

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Two-Thirds of Security Pros Have Burnt Out in Past Year

Excessive workload is the most common contributing factor

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OECD Signs “Landmark” Privacy Agreement

Club of rich countries wants to improve cross-border data flows

Cyber News, Cyber Threat Trends