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Emotet Is Back and More Dangerous Than Before

12/09/2021
Volume of traffic associated with the malware is now back at 50% of the volume before law enforcement took the botnet operation down in January 2021, security vendor says.

Why Red Teaming While Black Can Be Risky

12/09/2021
Penetration audits can be dangerous for people of color. Here is how to keep Black and brown cybersecurity professionals safe during red team engagements.

Researchers Explore Microsoft Outlook Phishing Techniques

12/09/2021
Outlook features intended to improve collaboration and productivity may make social engineering attacks more effective, researchers find.

Lack of Patching Leaves 300,000 Routers at Risk for Attack

12/09/2021
A significant percentage of the 2 million consumer and small-business routers produced by a Latvian firm are vulnerable and being used by attackers, a security firm says.

One-Third of Phishing Pages Active Less Than a Day

12/09/2021
Security experts say the first hours in a phishing page's life are the most dangerous for users.

Why the Private Sector Is Key to Stopping Russian Hacking Group APT29

12/09/2021
Left unchecked, these attacks could have devastating effects on government and military secrets and jeopardize the software supply chain and the global economy.

LastPass Announces New Integration with Google Workspace

12/09/2021
The latest integration furthers the company’s mission to provide an unmatched security model for businesses, without adding complexity for users.

How to Build a Better Internal Fraud Protection Program

12/09/2021
Fraud awareness training is just the beginning.

The Executive Women's Forum on Information Security, Risk Management & Privacy Presents the Leadership Scholarship

12/09/2021
Scholarship's goal is to advance women in cybersecurity, risk, and privacy.

IRONSCALES Raises $64 Million in Series C Funding Round Led by PSG

12/09/2021
Investment aims to accelerate growth through continued product innovation and global expansion.

Intel 471 Forms Tech Alliance With CyCognito

12/09/2021
Enterprises will see improved access to data and more relevant insights that will enable them to further strengthen their cybersecurity postures.

(ISC)² Welcomes Students to Apply for its Undergraduate, Graduate, and Women's Cybersecurity Scholarships

12/09/2021
Scholarships are part of an effort to bridge the cybersecurity workforce gap.

Zscaler Extends Zero Trust Exchange Platform to Deliver Zero Trust for Workloads

12/09/2021
Solution secures cloud-to-Internet, cloud-to-cloud, cloud-to-data center, and intra-cloud communications.

How to Stop Hackers From Turning Your Systems Against You

12/08/2021
Cybercriminals are increasingly adopting "living-off-the-land’ techniques, leveraging commonly used tools to fly under the radar of conventional detection tools. But with AI, thousands of organizations have regained the upper hand.

Claroty Raises $400M More, Acquires Healthcare IoT Security Firm Medigate

12/08/2021
Industrial control systems security firm reaches $635M in funding with this Series E round.

Newly Found Authentication Flaws Highlight Dangers of Coding From Scratch

12/08/2021
Two vulnerabilities in a call-center software suite could allow an attacker to take over the application server, researchers found.

How Do I Empower a Remote Workforce Without Compromising Security?

12/08/2021
To transition to a zero-trust architecture, focus on doing the things that offer the most value.

Trickbot-Infected Machines Drop Emotet Samples

12/08/2021
It's reportedly the first time this has happened since the takedown of Emotet in January 2021, say the researchers who made the discovery.

Why Cloud Service Providers Are a Single Point of Failure

12/08/2021
In a matter of days, a large-scale outage of cloud and other online services could cause $15 billion in losses.

5 Tips to Stay on the Offensive and Safeguard Your Attack Surface

12/08/2021
New, global-scale attacks aren't a security problem; they're a big data problem requiring a data-led solution.