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• 60 percent of users employ one or more passwords across multiple accounts
• Cyber criminals exploit user negligence to steal credentials and attempt logins across various sites
• The increasing prevalence of credential stuffing attacks correlates with an increase in leaked credentials available on the dark web
• Many reports received by the FBI indicate the use of botnet credential stuffing

Continue reading “FBI: 41% of Financial Sector Cyber Attacks Come from Credential Stuffing” →

Compromised IoT devices remained a problem in Q1 2020, contributing to DDoS attacks worldwide, mostly from DNS vectors, according to a new NetScout report.

Continue reading “Mirai-Based Malware Continues to Dominate Botnet Variants, Report Finds” →

• 36% of respondents say they don’t need privileged access to do their jobs but have it anyway
• 85% of IT pros say the risk is either unchanged or increasing in the next 12 to 24 months
• 60% of respondents working in government find it difficult to detect insider threats because behavior is consistent with the individuals’ role and responsibility
• Respondents in the commercial sector say their current cybersecurity tool stack yields too many false positives and more data than can be reviewed in a timely fashion

Continue reading “Current Security Tools Hamper Detection of Insider Threats, Survey Shows” →

Amazon has introduced the Ring Always Home Cam, a drone with a camera that users can control remotely, sparking privacy concerns in the community, given the company’s track history with this sensitive subject.

Continue reading “Amazon’s New Automated In-House Security Camera Raises Privacy Concerns” →

Adoption of cloud services has been the main transformative force in IT, with Cloud Service Providers and Managed Service Providers helping companies reap the benefits of lower cost, greater agility and improved flexibility. The rapid change has left many still using security controls designed for physical systems and unsure how to protect today’s hybrid and multi-cloud environments. Given the situation, it’s no surprise that:

Continue reading “Seizing the Cloud Security Opportunity” →

A new analysis from Abnormal Security revealed that BEC (Business Email Compromise) attacks affected 99 percent of companies in August, a sharp increase from the 70 percent registered at the beginning of the month.

Continue reading “BEC Attacks Drastically Increased in August, Report Finds” →

• Data privacy, particularly for personally identifiable information, has become more important for consumers.
• Many consumers do not trust how companies are using their data.
• Businesses need to take steps to ensure optimum data security and privacy.

Continue reading “Many Consumers Don’t Trust the Way Companies are Using Their Data—and Businesses Need to Change that Perception” →

* Woman shocked to find complete stranger could control her home’s security system.
* You may have a new home, but does its old owner still have access?

Continue reading “A Complete Stranger Controlled This Woman’s Home Security System, but They’re Not the One She’s Angry With” →

QNAP is warning customers of a ransomware campaign that targets Network Attached Storage (NAS) users with older versions of QTS, a Linux-based operating system deployed by the company with its products.

Continue reading “AgeLocker Ransomware Is Actively Targeting NAS Owners, QNAP Warns” →