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Olympic Destroyer Moves from Pyeongchang to Europe and Russia
Olympic Destroyer, the threat actor that targeted the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, has launched new attacks against organizations from Russia, Ukraine and several other European countries. To sabotage the ...
Security Boulevard’s 5 Most Read Stories for the Week, June 11-15
A new week, a new crop of security stories. Last week, Privacy in Public Places, Fileless Malware, Spam Bots and Fake Accounts and Cryptomining Worm MassMiner made headlines. Also, we offered some ...
Security Flaws Allow Attackers to Hijack 400 Axis Camera Models
Axis Communications, one of the largest manufacturers of video surveillance equipment in the world, has fixed critical security flaws that affect some 390 of its network camera models. The vulnerabilities were found ...
How to Prepare for a Data Breach Under GDPR
The European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) came into effect last month with a mighty thud. This wide-ranging law requires businesses to protect the personal data and privacy of EU citizens ...
Big Brother China’s Social Credit Score
Imagine, you’re a Chinese citizen and you walk up to the ticket counter at the railway station and ask to buy a round-trip ticket, Beijing to Shanghai. The clerk asks for proof ...
Your ‘Go-To Source’ for Unnecessary Cyber Terror Alerts – CISO/Security Vendor Relationship Podcast
On this week’s episode of the CISO/Security Vendor Relationship podcast we ask, “What good is a security alert if there’s no actionable item?” In addition, you’ll learn: Flex your incident response muscles ...
Continuum Acquires CARVIR to Strengthen Managed Security Service
Providers of platforms that managed security service providers (MSSPs) rely on to fill the yawning gap left by the shortage of IT professionals are aiming to help MSSPs expand the scope of ...
Language Matters When It Comes to a Data Breach
Data breaches were not going to stop just because the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) went into effect May 25. One of the first ones to happen since the compliance ...
Multipurpose Trojan MysteryBot Targets Android Devices
Cybercriminals have a new Android malware program in their toolbox called MysteryBot that can serve multiple purposes: banking Trojan, keylogger and ransomware. The Trojan was identified by researchers from threat intelligence firm ...
Top 4 Ways to Find the Next Generation of Cybersecurity Talent
The talent shortage in cybersecurity is a well-known and well-discussed problem. There are more jobs in cybersecurity than there are qualified employees to fill them. This problem is compounded by the fact ...
