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Large email extortion campaign underway, DON'T PANIC!

A large email extortion campaign is underway telling recipients that their computer was hacked and that a video was taken through the hacked computer's webcam. The attackers then demand $1,900 in bitcoins or the video will be sent to family and friends. [...]

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15.5.2020

Phishing

ENISA publishes procurement guidelines for cybersecurity in hospitals

The EU Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA) published a cybersecurity procurement guide for hospitals. The hospital is a vast ecosystem comprised of an entire network of devices, equipment and systems that often require connection to external systems, making monitoring and control a very hard task to do. This is due to the high sensitivity of medical data and the potential vulnerability the sector is faced with, cybersecurity has to be applied every step of the way … More → The post ENISA publishes procurement guidelines for cybersecurity in hospitals appeared first on Help Net Security.

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15.5.2020

Supply Chain Attacks

Naive IoT Botnet Wastes Its Time Mining Cryptocurrency

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15.5.2020

Malware

Do you have a data breach response plan?

While corporations today are more knowledgeable about security threats and prepared to respond to data breaches, there are key areas in which progress declined in 2019, according to a study conducted by the Ponemon Institute. Prepare beyond your data breach response plan Sixty-eight percent of respondents say their organization has put more resources toward security technologies to detect and respond quickly to a data breach. 57% of those surveyed also reported that they believe their … More → The post Do you have a data breach response plan? appeared first on Help Net Security.

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15.5.2020

Violations of Data Subject Rights

Slack bugs allowed take over victims’ accounts

Slack addressed a critical flaw within 24 hours from its disclosure, the issue allowed attackers to carry out automate account takeover. The researcher Evan Custodio discovered a critical vulnerability in Slack that could have allowed attackers to launch automate account takeover. Slack addressed the vulnerability within 24 hours it was reported by the researcher, the […] The post Slack bugs allowed take over victims’ accounts appeared first on Security Affairs.

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15.5.2020

Unpatched Vulnerabilities

Cyber Fitness Takes More Than a Gym Membership & a Crash Diet

Make cybersecurity your top priority, moving away from addressing individual problems with Band-Aids and toward attaining a long-term cyber-fitness plan.

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15.5.2020

Employee Negligence

SECURITI.ai named Most Innovative Startup at RSA Conference 2020

SECURITI.ai was selected winner of the fifteenth-annual RSA Conference Innovation Sandbox Contest and named “Most Innovative Startup” by a panel of leading venture capitalists, entrepreneurs and industry veterans. SECURITI.ai is a leader in AI-powered PrivacyOps. Its PRIVACI.ai solution automates privacy compliance with patent-pending People Data Graphs and robotic automation. It enables enterprises to give rights to people on their data, comply with global privacy regulations and build trust with customers. “We are honored to join … More → The post SECURITI.ai named Most Innovative Startup at RSA Conference 2020 appeared first on Help Net Security.

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15.5.2020

CyberNow

Seven key cybersecurity trends for 2020 by world-leading professionals

The developments in the area of cybersecurity are alarming. As the number of smart devices in private households increase, so do the opportunities for cybercriminals to attack, according to TÜV Rheinland. Key cybersecurity trends for 2020 Uncontrolled access to personal data undermines confidence in the digital society. The logistics industry and private vehicles are increasingly being targeted by hackers. Experts view these key cybersecurity trends as critical to understand in 2020. “From our point of … More → The post Seven key cybersecurity trends for 2020 by world-leading professionals appeared first on Help Net Security.

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15.5.2020

CyberNow

School management software provider discloses severe security breach

Active Network discloses security incident that impacted school online stores built on the Blue Bear platform.

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15.5.2020

Supply Chain Attacks