Kmart Hit by Egregor Ransomware
December 4 2020Egregor is also behind recent attacks on UbiSoft and Barnes & Noble.
Read moreThe 2020 Workshop on Economics and Information Security (WEIS)
December 4 2020The workshop on Economics and Information Security is always an interesting conference. This year, it will be online. Here’s the program. Registration is free.
Read moreBECs and EACs: What’s the Difference?
December 4 2020Email accounts are common targets for attack. Understanding how attack types differ is critical for successful defense.
Read moreHomomorphic encryption and federated learning could allow groups to share data and analysis while protecting the actual information.
Read moreEnigma Machine Recovered from the Baltic Sea
December 4 2020Neat story: German divers searching the Baltic Sea for discarded fishing nets have stumbled upon a rare Enigma cipher machine used by the Nazi military during World War Two which...
Read moreFlash Dies but Warning Signs Persist: A Eulogy for Tech’s Terrible Security Precedent
December 4 2020Flash will be gone by the end of the year, but the ecosystem that allowed it to become a software security serial killer is ready to let it happen...
Read moreIRS to Make ID Protection PIN Open to All
December 4 2020The U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) said this week that beginning in 2021 it will allow all taxpayers to apply for an identity protection personal identification number (IP PIN),...
Read moreAssessing Cybersecurity Risk in Today’s Enterprises
December 4 2020COVID-19 has created a new IT paradigm in the enterprise - and a new level of cybersecurity risk. This report offers a look at how enterprises are assessing and...
Read moreCompanies involved in technologies for keeping vaccines cold enough for safe storage and transportation are being targeted in a sophisticated spear-phishing campaign, IBM says.
Read moreTrickBot’s New Tactic Threatens Firmware
December 3 2020A newly discovered module checks machines for flaws in the UEFI/BIOS firmware so malware can evade detection and persist on a device.
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