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The Cyber Readiness Institute (CRI) has expanded its partnership with the US Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) to improve the cybersecurity of remote workers. CISA and the CRI have together launched a new cybersecurity toolkit

Kylie Jenner’s makeup company has warned customers that their information may have been compromised in a recently detected security incident at a Canadian e-commerce merchant. Earlier this month, Shopify reported the theft, by members of its own support team, of

Around one in three (31%) people in the UK are not actively concerned about cybersecurity, according to a study by ESET. In a survey of 2000 UK citizens, which looked at their cybersecurity habits, more than half (57%) do not

Buy online, pick-up in store fraud rose by 55% in the first half of 2020, according to the latest edition of the Forter Fraud Attack Index, published today. The study demonstrates that e-commerce is increasingly being targeted by fraudsters following

Ransomware gangs are performing wide-ranging internet scans to find vulnerable systems and then accelerating attacks to just minutes to capitalize on COVID-19, Microsoft has warned. Corporate VP of customer security and trust, Tom Burt, revealed the findings in a blog

Joker is one of the most prominent malware families that continuously target the Android devices, it’s main activity is to stimulate clicks on SMS message and subscribe for unwanted paid premium services. The malware found again in Google play by

Scammers sell and buy personal information on the dark web, a network of websites that uses special software. This hides a user’s details, like their location, and encryptsall browsing activity. Services like Check People search the dark web and inform

Microsoft Patchs the new critical vulnerability in Zerologon, A feature of Netlogon allows the domain controller to authenticate computers and update passwords in the Active Directory. “The elevation of privilege vulnerability for Zerologon, or CVE-2020-147, exists when an attacker establishes

A ransomware attack has hit the servers of French container shipping giant CMA CGM, leading to the temporary closure of the company’s shipping website and applications. A statement released by the company yesterday morning read: “The CMA CGM Group (excluding

Over two-thirds (67%) of European organizations have adopted or are planning to adopt a zero-trust framework in response to an evolving threat landscape, according to a new study by Gigamon. In a survey of 500 IT and security decision makers

Details of an authentication bypass vulnerability present in multiple wireless router chipsets have been set out in an advisory published by Synopsys CyRC. Referred to as CVE-2019-18989, CVE-2019-18990 and CVE-2019-18991, the vulnerability affects a variety of chipsets in different devices

The UK’s cybersecurity posture has received the 2020 European CYBERSEC Award. Described as “an appreciation for the efforts taken and the collaborative approach to the world’s cybersecurity”, the European CYBERSEC Award was given to the UK after it was determined

Security is the most vital function to running an application, more so than reliability, portability and cost. As detailed in new research of 650 IT decision makers by Nutanix, nearly all respondents (95%) believe their organization would benefit from a

Mass home working has exposed US and UK organizations to a greater risk of cyber-attacks and put greater pressure on security teams, a majority of IT leaders believe. Cybersecurity vendor Tessian polled 250 IT leaders and 2000 workers to compile

Most consumers would take their business elsewhere if they discovered an organization had suffered a major cyber-attack or data breach, according to new data from KPMG. The global consulting firm polled over 2000 Canadians in September to better understand the

There are major concerns for the health of patients across America and beyond after one of the nation’s largest hospital providers was struck by an apparent ransomware attack over the weekend. Universal Health Services (UHS) claims to operate around 400