Over two-thirds (70%) of all malware attacks involved evasive zero-day malware in Q2 of 2020, which is a 12% rise on the previous quarter, according to WatchGuard Technologies latest Internet Security Report. Interestingly, the increase in this form of malware,

Manufacturing firms take twice as long to fix vulnerabilities as their peers in other verticals, although healthcare organizations have over three-times as many flaws per asset, according to new research from Kenna Security. The security vendor teamed up with the

A review of a facial recognition technology pilot scheme conducted by US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has found that sensitive biometric data was not adequately protected. The Vehicle Face System was trialed last year by CBP. A major cybersecurity

Over eight million patients in India had their personal and medical details exposed after security researchers discovered multiple vulnerabilities in a government-run COVID-19 surveillance system. The “Surveillance Platform Uttar Pradesh Covid-19” software was first discovered by vpnMentor researchers via a

Most UK firms are set to increase digital adoption after admitting that the cloud saved their business from collapse during the early months of the COVID-19 crisis, but security remains a persistent challenge, according to new research. Identity management vendor

A critical security vulnerability with the Instagram app lets attackers take over the victim’s Instagram account and can change their phone as a spying tool. All the attackers need is a malicious image, once the image file opened in the

Video game companies and players have been subjected to a high volume of attacks in the period from July 2018 to June 2020, a new report published by Akamai has found. This included 152 million web application attacks and 10

The Online e-commerce platform Shopify announced a data breach after two of their rogue employees of the support team engaged in accessing the transactional records of certain customers. Shopify Inc. is a Canadian multinational e-commerce company founded in 2006, the

Experts worldwide warn about a surge in the Emotet activity, this time the alerts are from Microsoft, Italy and the Netherlands agencies. Two weeks ago, cybersecurity agencies across Asia and Europe warned of Emotet spam campaigns targeting businesses in France,

Canadian e-commerce merchant Shopify has reported that it detected an ongoing insider threat case. In a statement, Shopify said it had become aware of an incident involving the data of fewer than 200 merchants, and its investigation “determined that two

The evolution towards being able to operate without passwords is being driven by two factors: BYOD and standards. Speaking on a Cisco webinar, advisory CISO J. Wolfgang Goerlich said while we have to wait for “robots and flying cars,” he

The US government has been forced to sound the alarm over anticipated attempts by hostile nations and cyber-criminals to spread disinformation around the results of the 2020 elections. In a new Public Service Announcement on Tuesday, the FBI and Cybersecurity

The US government has warned of a major increase in detections of info-stealing malware LokiBot over the past couple of months. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) sounded the alarm on Tuesday, revealing that its Einstein intrusion detection system

Bug bounty hunters have been given fresh digital grounds to prowl with the launch of a new vulnerability detection rewards program by ConnectWise. The software specialist provider announced today that it has launched a bug bounty program to supplement its

E-commerce platform provider Shopify revealed that two members of its support staff accessed customer information without authorization. E-commerce platform provider Shopify on Tuesday confirmed that two employees of its support staff were accessing customer information without authorization. “Recently, Shopify became

Many organizations woke up to the importance of cybersecurity when the COVID-19 pandemic struck and shone a harsh light on the state of cybersecurity. The new constellation of home offices on personal networks and devices created more targets for cybercriminals