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Week in security with Tony Anscombe

Week in security with Tony Anscombe

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Week in security with Tony Anscombe

Lazarus takes aim at South Korea via an unusual supply-chain attack – The harsh reality of poor passwords – Bumble bitten by bugs

Editor20 Nov 2020


Digital Security

5 takeaways from the 2020 (ISC)2 Cybersecurity Workforce Study

5 takeaways from the 2020 (ISC)<sup>2</sup> Cybersecurity Workforce Study

Digital Security

5 takeaways from the 2020 (ISC)2 Cybersecurity Workforce Study

From the impact of the pandemic on cybersecurity careers to workers’ job satisfaction, the report offers a number of interesting findings

Amer Owaida20 Nov 2020


Digital Security

The worst passwords of 2020: Is it time to change yours?

The worst passwords of 2020: Is it time to change yours?

Digital Security

The worst passwords of 2020: Is it time to change yours?

They’re supremely easy to remember, as well as easy to crack. Here’s how to improve your password security.

Amer Owaida19 Nov 2020


Digital Security

Bumble bugs could have exposed personal data of all users

Bumble bugs could have exposed personal data of all users

Digital Security

Bumble bugs could have exposed personal data of all users

The information at risk of theft due to API flaws included people’s pictures, locations, dating preferences and Facebook data

Amer Owaida18 Nov 2020


ESET Research

Lazarus supply-chain attack in South Korea

Lazarus supply-chain attack in South Korea

ESET Research

Lazarus supply-chain attack in South Korea

ESET researchers uncover a novel Lazarus supply-chain attack leveraging WIZVERA VeraPort software

Anton Cherepanov and Peter Kálnai16 Nov 2020


Video

Week in security with Tony Anscombe

Week in security with Tony Anscombe

Video

Week in security with Tony Anscombe

ESET research uncovers a backdoor targeting POS systems – Why you shouldn't share your Netflix password – Data of millions of hotel guests exposed

Editor13 Nov 2020


Digital Security

Cybersecurity careers: Which one is right for you?

Cybersecurity careers: Which one is right for you?

Digital Security

Cybersecurity careers: Which one is right for you?

Looking for vulnerabilities, securing systems or dismantling them, these are all viable career paths in the cybersecurity industry. Could one of them be right for you?

Amer Owaida13 Nov 2020


Digital Security

Google patches two new zero-day flaws in Chrome

Google patches two new zero-day flaws in Chrome

Digital Security

Google patches two new zero-day flaws in Chrome

The last three weeks have seen a bumper crop of patches for zero-day bugs across software from Google, Apple and Microsoft

Amer Owaida12 Nov 2020


ESET Research

Hungry for data, ModPipe backdoor hits POS software used in hospitality sector

Hungry for data, ModPipe backdoor hits POS software used in hospitality sector

ESET Research

Hungry for data, ModPipe backdoor hits POS software used in hospitality sector

Backdoor authors show deep knowledge of the targeted POS software, decrypting database passwords from Windows registry values

Martin Smolár12 Nov 2020


Digital Security

Microsoft Patch Tuesday fixes 17 critical flaws, Windows zero-day

Microsoft Patch Tuesday fixes 17 critical flaws, Windows zero-day

Digital Security

Microsoft Patch Tuesday fixes 17 critical flaws, Windows zero-day

The second Tuesday of the month brings another fresh batch of fixes for security vulnerabilities in various Microsoft products

Amer Owaida11 Nov 2020


How To

Why you should keep your Netflix password to yourself

Why you should keep your Netflix password to yourself

How To

Why you should keep your Netflix password to yourself

Sharing is caring – except when it isn’t. Here’s why you shouldn’t share your password for online media services with other people.

Jake Moore11 Nov 2020


Digital Security

Data on millions of hotel guests exposed in cloud storage leak

Data on millions of hotel guests exposed in cloud storage leak

Digital Security

Data on millions of hotel guests exposed in cloud storage leak

The cache of data sitting wide open on a server included full names, national ID numbers and credit card data

Amer Owaida10 Nov 2020