An Overview of Biometric Security in Modern DevicesBiometric security has become a crucial layer in personal and enterprise security systems. It utilizes unique biological or behavioral identifiers to authenticate individuals. This article provides an overview of biometric security, including its definition, types, benefits, and applications. Biometric security plays a vital role in ensuring the safety and integrity ofContinue reading “An Overview of Biometric Security in Modern Devices.”
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Beware: Malicious Google Ads Trick WinSCP Users into Installing Malware.
Threat actors are leveraging manipulated search results and bogus Google ads that trick users who are looking to download legitimate software such as WinSCP into installing malware instead. Cybersecurity company Securonix is tracking the ongoing activity under the name SEO#LURKER. “The malicious advertisement directs the user to a compromised WordPress website gameeweb[.]com, which redirects the userContinue reading “Beware: Malicious Google Ads Trick WinSCP Users into Installing Malware.”
Impatient LockBit says it’s leaked 50GB of stolen Boeing files after ransom fails to land.
Aerospace titan pores over data to see if dump is legit. The LockBit crew is claiming to have leaked all of the data it stole from Boeing late last month, after the passenger jet giant apparently refused to pay the ransom demand. The gang dumped the files online early Friday morning. This latest leak includes about 50GBContinue reading “Impatient LockBit says it’s leaked 50GB of stolen Boeing files after ransom fails to land.”
Marina Bay Sands Discloses Data Breach Impacting 665k Customers
Singapore’s Marina Bay Sands luxury resort has disclosed a data breach impacting the information of 665,000 customers. Singapore’s Marina Bay Sands luxury resort revealed on Tuesday that 665,000 of its customers are impacted by a recent data breach. The incident affects Marina Bay Sands’ shopping loyalty program members. There is no indication to date thatContinue reading “Marina Bay Sands Discloses Data Breach Impacting 665k Customers”
What’s a zero-day attack (and how can you prepare for one)?
Zero-day attacks are especially difficult to defend against because by their very nature, no one sees them coming. On Nov. 24, 2021, an Alibaba Cloud Security engineer noticed that a certain string of text, when inserted into Java’s logging utility Log4j, could execute remote code. Cue the alarms, as vendors, security experts, and end-users spread theContinue reading “What’s a zero-day attack (and how can you prepare for one)?”
Apple releases iOS 16.7.2 and iOS 15.8 security updates to patch old hardware.
Devices as old as the iPhone 6S and iPad Air 2 are still getting patches. Apple is releasing a slew of updates for its latest operating systems today, including iOS and iPadOS 17.1, macOS Sonoma 14.1, watchOS 10.1, and others. The company is also releasing security updates for a few previous-generation operating systems, so that people whoContinue reading “Apple releases iOS 16.7.2 and iOS 15.8 security updates to patch old hardware.”
Kansas courts revert to in-person filing after cyber security incident.
Authorities have “more questions than answers at this point” over the extent of the attack and what information was exposed. The law has logged off, at least in one state. Online access to Kansas courts will be shut down for at least two weeks in the wake of a cyber attack. Courts across the stateContinue reading “Kansas courts revert to in-person filing after cyber security incident.”
Remote work has become a bargaining chip–and that’s problematic.
As more than 155,000 civil servants in Canada strike for their right to work from home, among other demands, the fight between workers and employees over the return to the office is still flourishing. After a period of a competitive talent market, looming economic conditions are giving power back to employers. Many big employers like Twitter, Disney,Continue reading “Remote work has become a bargaining chip–and that’s problematic.”
Cyberattacks on health care are increasing. Inside one hospital’s fight to recover.
It was October 2021 and the staff at Johnson Memorial Health were hoping they could finally catch their breaths. They were just coming out of a weeks-long surge of COVID hospitalizations and deaths, fueled by the Delta variant. But on Friday, October 1, at 3 a.m., the hospital CEO’s phone rang with an urgent call. “I rememberContinue reading “Cyberattacks on health care are increasing. Inside one hospital’s fight to recover.”
Western Digital’s data breach just keeps getting worse.
The storage manufacturer confirmed that unauthorized parties obtained customer data, and is still gauging what else the hackers may have stolen. Storage manufacturer Western Digital has acknowledged that a major breach earlier this year, which took out consumer cloud services for over a week, resulted in the loss of its customers’ data to unauthorized parties. InContinue reading “Western Digital’s data breach just keeps getting worse.”
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