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"75% of Insider Breaches Are Accidental"According to the Q3 GTIC Quarterly Threat Intelligence Report released by NTT Security, a majority of insider threats stem from accidental or negligent activities. Organizations can be at significant risk due to insider threats without being aware. This… -
"Report Finds Millions of Insecure Devices in European Cities"According to a report released by Trend Micro, millions of smart-home gadgets within European cities have been discovered by researchers to be highly vulnerable to cyberattacks. Cities such as Berlin and London are highlighted as they contain the… -
"Traveling This Holiday Season? Beware of RFID Attacks"Radio-frequency identification (RFID) is a technology that is commonly exploited by malicious criminals as it used for payment and access control in consumer and business operations. Malicious actors seek to capitalize on RFID attacks by accessing … -
“Google AI Lets Phone Owners Know About Shoulder Surfers”Google researchers, Hee Jung Ryu and Florian Schroff, have demonstrated the use of a machine-learning and facial recognition system that they have developed to detect shoulder surfers. This system by the name of “Electronic Screen Protector with… -
“New Nanoscale Security Method May Be The Best Hacking Prevention”Researchers at the New York University Tandon School of Engineering have introduced a new method that could be used to inexpensively provide maximum security against hacking. This method uses a new class of Cryptographic primitives made of… -
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"Uber Admits It Hid Massive Data Breach of 57M Users and Drivers"Uber has recently admitted that it faced a massive data breach in late 2016, which exposed personally identifiable information belonging to 56 million users and 600,000 drivers. Information exposed by this breach includes names, email addresses, phone… -
"'Hundreds' Of Websites Track User Keystrokes"A study conducted by Princeton University alleges the use of session replay scripts by more than 480 websites to record each visitor’s keystrokes, which would then be sent to third-party servers. In addition to keystrokes, these session replay scripts… -
"How Quantum Computing Could Create Unbreakable Encryption and Save the Future of Cybersecurity"In the latest issue of Science Advances, researchers at Duke University, The Ohio State University, and Oak Ridge National Laboratory, have announced a new breakthrough in quantum computing in which they have significantly increased the speed of quantum… -
"Mobile Malware a Universal Threat Around the Globe: Check Point"Findings shared within the recent Check Point Mobile Threat Research Report reveals that no company is completely safe from mobile malware as an overwhelming majority of the 850 organizations worldwide have faced at least one mobile attack in the last… -
"Creating ATM Botnets Not Difficult, Researchers Say"According to Kaspersky Lab researchers, Olga Kochetova and Alexey Osipov, automated teller machines (ATMs) often run outdated and flawed software, which significantly increases their vulnerability to cyber and physical attacks. The vulnerability of these… -
“Windows 10 Security Feature Broken, CERT/CC Warns”CERT/CC has recently revealed a flaw in the Windows operating system, affecting users of Windows 8, 8.1, and 10. The flaw is based in a feature known as ASLR (address space layout randomization), which helps prevent attacks such as code-reuse and return-…