CyberSecurity Updates

Video Why keeping software up to date is a crucial security practice that should be followed by everyone from individual users to SMBs and large enterprises 13 Oct 2023 This week, the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added five new vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog, citing solid evidence of active exploitation by attackers. The vulnerabilities, for which patches are available, affect Adobe Acrobat and Reader. One of them can be…

Business Security How CISOs and their peers can better engage with boards to get long-term buy-in for strategic initiatives Phil Muncaster 11 Oct 2023  •  , 4 min. read Building a safer digital world requires action on several fronts. Initiatives like Cybersecurity Awareness Month (CSAM) are great opportunities to remind the general public of important best practices for password management, vulnerability patching and more. But while this can help make life tougher for cybercriminals targeting…

Digital Security Late nights at VB2023 featured intriguing interactions between security experts and the somewhat enigmatic world of grayware purveyors Cameron Camp 10 Oct 2023  •  , 3 min. read Late night at VB2023 is when the goblins come out – crafted visages of carefully-played fans cum lures foisted by the industry of potentially unwanted application (PUA) vendors, sponsored- and pay-per-click application installers, and other download monetizers that form up a multibillion dollar ecosystem. And…

Cybercrime Security researchers, global organizations, law enforcement and other government agencies need to have the right conversations and test potential scenarios without the pressure of an actual attack Cameron Camp 11 Oct 2023  •  , 3 min. read Squashing malware groups involves imposing steep costs on small ad hoc groups. But those actions are slowly ebbing in favor of going after much more organized actor groups aligned in support of nation-state-aligned ideals. Doing that is…