We may only be six months in, but there’s little doubt that 2020 will go down in history as a rather unpleasant year. In the field of cybersecurity, the collective hurt mostly crystallized around the increasing prevalence of targeted ransomware

The UK and US governments have issued another joint cybersecurity alert, this time warning organizations about a strain of malware targeting network attached storage (NAS) devices from QNAP. As of mid-June, the QSnatch malware (aka “Derek”) had infected 62,000 devices

The majority of IT experts believe that monitoring for cybersecurity threats will become more challenging over the next 18 months as organizations return to work from a variety of locations, with identity management key to cybersecurity success. That’s according to

Over half (54%) of UK universities reported a data breach to the regulator in the past 12 months, with an average of two reports each, according to new Freedom of Information (FOI) data collected by Redscan. The security firm received

The FBI has issued an alert to warn US organizations of the risk associated with the use of Chinese tax software that could be infected with malware. The Federal Bureau of Investigation has issued an alert to inform organizations in

CISA and NCSC warn that more than 62,000 QNAP NAS devices infected with a malware strain known as QSnatch. All QNAP NAS devices are affected if the latest security fixes are not applied. The campaign found to be active since

A misconfigured cloud server at global cosmetics brand Avon was recently discovered leaking 19 million records including personal information and technical logs. Researchers at SafetyDetectives led by Anurag Sen told Infosecurity that they found the Elasticsearch database on an Azure

When you use a VPN, you do so because you are concerned about security and privacy. One of the key features of a VPN is its ability to create a secure tunnel between two endpoints and then encrypt the information

The authors of the Android Cerberus banking trojan are auctioning the project for a price starting at $50,000, with $100K the deal could be immediately closed. The authors of the notorious Cerberus Android banking trojan are auctioning their project for

Australia’s consumer watchdog has accused technology giant Google of misleading account holders over how much of their personal data was being collected and how it would be used. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission started legal proceedings against Google on

Sheffield Hallam University has confirmed that it is dealing with a data breach linked to the software provider Blackbaud. University secretary Michaela Boryslawskyj said in an email to members of its community that it was notified by Blackbaud that Sheffield

Cybersecurity firm Panaseer has established a new advisory board to help it accelerate its vision of preventing cybersecurity incidents through effective risk management. The board members come from a cross-section of the information security industry, with expertise in leadership, sustainability,

India has announced a ban of 47 Chinese apps which are mostly the clones of the 59 Chinese apps that banned in June. According to the sources the 47 apps are the cloned version like (“Tik Tok Light, Helo Lite,

Email users are being warned not to fall for yet another COVID-related lure after warnings of a new phishing campaign, this time promising the recipient a government-funded tax cut. The email appears to come from the ‘Government Digital Service Team’

A US fintech giant has admitted that it suffered a breach of customers’ personal data via a third party supplier, after researchers found a database containing millions of records for sale online. LA-based Dave offers digital banking services, and in

Google introduced new features for the G-Suite family of applications aimed to provide stronger security in Gmail, Meet, and Chat. The company also introduced new ways that help IT admins easily manage and secure devices in the Admin Console. New