Cybersecurity Headlines

Facebook updates its premature victory policy Michigan approves Proposal 2 Vermont National Guard called in to help with cyberattack Thanks to our sponsor, Trusona.   Modern enterprise security starts at the desktop.  By removing passwords from your desktop sign-in, you can instantly mitigate eight of the most common attack vectors, including SIM swapping, keylogging and credential stuffing. And w...

Facebook and Instagram add pop-up banners about election results Election night was seemingly free of cybersecurity drama California passes Prop 24 Thanks to our sponsor, Trusona. Secure your workforce with desktop MFA (passwords not included). Security leaders have been tasked with securing a remote workforce across a vulnerable variety of locations — and Trusona is here to help. With a single pa...

Instagram banner falsely advertises Wednesday as Election Day for some subscribers Robocalls urging voters to skip Election Day are subject of FBI investigation Ant Group falls afoul of Chinese regulators, causing Alibaba to drop 8 percent Thanks to our sponsor, Trusona. Trusona  enables enterprises to secure and simplify user access by removing passwords from the Windows 10 login experience. With...

Twitter clarifies its election results policy Google discloses Windows zero-day Maze ransomware operators call it quits Thanks to our sponsor, Trusona. Trusona  enables enterprises to secure and simplify user access by removing passwords from the Windows 10 login experience. With a single desktop sign-in using Trusona's passwordless MFA, employees are automatically authenticated into Office 365 or...

Cybersecurity specialists list their election week fears Fact checking now extends back in time Hacker selling 34 million user records through broker Thanks to our sponsor, Trusona. Trusona  enables enterprises to secure and simplify user access by removing passwords from the Windows 10 login experience. With a single desktop sign-in using Trusona's passwordless MFA, employees are automatically au...

Hackers steal funds from the Wisconsin Republican Party Ransomware attackers leak Georgia county voter information The FBI is investigating ransomware attacks on hospitals Thanks to our sponsor, F5. According to the 2020 State of Application Services report, 98% of organizations depend on applications to run or support their business. Innovative apps are essential for organizations that want to be...

NSA refuses to say if it still uses encryption backdoors Ryuk ransomware smashes hospital networks across the U.S. Section 230 hearing devolves into political rants Thanks to our sponsor, F5. Learn about the cause of digital security breaches in your organization at the F5 Security Summit on November 10. At this premier industry event, you'll gain insights into breach root causes, and it may not b...

TikTok partners with Shopify on social commerce YouTube will add Election Day warning label: "Results may not be final" FBI: Hackers stole government source code via SonarQube instances Thanks to our sponsor, F5. A recent Forrester analysis of app security leader F5's SSL/TLS Visibility solution, which dynamically orchestrates traffic to your security stack, found the average customer will see an...

Twitter to "pre-bunk" voter misinformation Microsoft to force load some webpages in Edge Google removed three apps for violating data collection policies Thanks to our sponsor, F5. Join experts across F5, a leader in the app security space, on November 10th, to gain valuable, innovative insights into enabling advanced application security, sophisticated cyber-attacks, trends in online fraud and ho...

New Emotet attacks urges recipients to upgrade Microsoft Word Windows 10 now hides the SYSTEM control panel Samsung Group titan Lee Kun-hee dies aged 78 Thanks to our sponsor, F5. 58% of organizations say maintaining security and compliance when managing apps in a multi-cloud environment is their biggest challenge. Be sure to attend the premier virtual security summit on November 10th where F5, an...

Firefox testing 'Site Isolation' feature Cisco patches DoS bugs in network security products Proposed German legislation authorizes access to encrypted messages Thanks to our episode sponsor, AuthSafe. Are online frauds a concern for your organization? Is it a hurdle for progress?  Timely predictions and detections with cognitive engines, should do the trick. SecureLayer7 presents Authsafe. A tech...

DOJ official accuses China of protecting cybercriminals   Once again, Oracle releases enormous security update   NSA warns of top vulnerabilities exploited by China Thanks to our episode sponsor, SecureLayer7. Managing the vulnerabilities and workflows within an organization can be a handful of a task. What your organization needs is a product that is capable of overseeing the workflows and securi...

Justice Department charges Google in antitrust lawsuit Microsoft partners with SpaceX to launch Azure Space initiative Twitter is temporarily changing how you retweet Thanks to our episode sponsor, SecureLayer7. Getting rid of vulnerabilities within the systems can be quite an intricate task. But why bother with anything else when there is an all in one cybersecurity package for organizations. A p...

US files charges against high profile attackers A new browser wants to look at social media algorithms Microsoft Exchange and OWA are increasingly malware targets Thanks to our episode sponsor, SecureLayer7. Getting rid of vulnerabilities within the systems can be quite an intricate task. But why bother with anything else when there is an all in one cybersecurity package for organizations. A platf...

Google offers details on Chinese hacking group that targeted Biden campaign Hackers use BaseCamp to host and distribute malware China quietly opens up to the real internet - temporarily Thanks to our episode sponsor, SecureLayer7. Getting rid of vulnerabilities within the systems can be quite an intricate task. But why bother with anything else when there is an all in one cybersecurity package for...

US DOJ unseals charges against malware money laundering ring Microsoft launches the Zero Trust Deployment Center Hack disrupts Barnes & Noble brick and mortar Thanks to this week's sponsor, Trusona. Trusona  enables enterprises to secure and simplify user access by removing passwords from the Windows 10 login experience. With a single desktop sign-in using Trusona's passwordless MFA, employees are...

Twitter hack sparks a call for monitoring social media platforms Zoom prepares to roll out end-to-end encryption Businesses are decreasing average malware dwell time Thanks to this week's sponsor, Trusona. Trusona  enables enterprises to secure and simplify user access by removing passwords from the Windows 10 login experience. With a single desktop sign-in using Trusona's passwordless MFA, employ...

Security experts warn of Amazon Prime Day scams Office 365 remains a favorite for cyberattack persistence Homomorphic encryption finally finds the spotlight Thanks to this week's sponsor, Trusona. Trusona  enables enterprises to secure and simplify user access by removing passwords from the Windows 10 login experience. With a single desktop sign-in using Trusona's passwordless MFA, employees are a...

Five Eyes alliance call for encryption backdoors (again) Trickbot isn't quite done yet Chinese facial recognition data leaks are rampant Thanks to this week's sponsor, Trusona. Trusona  enables enterprises to secure and simplify user access by removing passwords from the Windows 10 login experience. With a single desktop sign-in using Trusona's passwordless MFA, employees are automatically authent...

Google is giving data to police based on search keywords, court docs show Tyler Technologies pays ransomware gang for decryption key U.K. businesses suffered a cyberattack every 45 sec. during Spring lockdown Thanks to this week's sponsor, Trusona. Trusona enables enterprises to secure and simplify user access by removing passwords from the Windows 10 login experience. With a single desktop sign-i...

UK issues a report on Huawei 5G rollback Facebook will stop running political ads after the US election US seizes domains tied to Iranian misinformation campaign Thanks to our sponsor, Detectify. Detectify  is where security engineers and developers come to collaborate and build safer web apps using ethical hacker knowledge. Using payload-based testing, Detectify checks for 2000+ known vulnerabili...

Singapore introduces cybersecurity rating for 'smart' devices Watch out for Emotet, warns DHS Big takedowns don't stop Dark Web markets, says Europol Thanks to our sponsor, Detectify. Detectify is where security engineers and developers come to collaborate and build safer web apps using ethical hacker knowledge. Using payload-based testing, Detectify checks for 2000+ known vulnerabilities and help...

Paying ransomware ransom is now illegal, according to the Treasury Department Cisco ordered to pay $1.9 billion for security patent infringement Covid tracking in Microsoft Excel loses 16,000 test results in England Thanks to our sponsor, Detectify. Detectify is where security engineers and developers come to collaborate and build safer web apps using ethical hacker knowledge. Using payload-based...

Ransomware disrupts COVID-19 vaccine trials SEC sues John McAfee over cryptocurrency promotion Firmware bootkit spotted in the wild Thanks to our sponsor, Detectify. Detectify is where security engineers and developers come to collaborate and build safer web apps using ethical hacker knowledge. Using payload-based testing, Detectify checks for 2000+ known vulnerabilities and helps you stay on top...

Covid tracking apps from a Google-Apple partnership gaining traction in the U.S. FBI works more closely with spy agencies to hunt foreign hackers Phishing-with-worms campaign is declared a game-changer in password theft, account takeovers Thanks to our sponsor, Detectify. Detectify is where security engineers and developers come to collaborate and build safer web apps using ethical hacker knowledg...