Continuous Security Validation with Penetration Testing as a Service (PTaaS)

Validate security continuously across your full stack with Pen Testing as a Service. In today’s modern security operations center (SOC), it’s a battle between the defenders and the cybercriminals. Both are using tools and expertise – however, the cybercriminals have the element of surprise on their side, and a host of tactics, techniques, and procedures […]

U.K. Electoral Commission Breach Exposes Voter Data of 40 Million Britons

The U.K. Electoral Commission on Tuesday disclosed a “complex” cyber attack on its systems that went undetected for over a year, allowing the threat actors to access years worth of voter data belonging to 40 million people. “The incident was identified in October 2022 after suspicious activity was detected on our systems,” the regulator said. “It […]

Malicious Campaigns Exploit Weak Kubernetes Clusters for Crypto Mining

Exposed Kubernetes (K8s) clusters are being exploited by malicious actors to deploy cryptocurrency miners and other backdoors. Cloud security firm Aqua, in a report shared with The Hacker News, said a majority of the clusters belonged to small to medium-sized organizations, with a smaller subset tied to bigger companies, spanning financial, aerospace, automotive, industrial, and security sectors

New Android 14 Security Feature: IT Admins Can Now Disable 2G Networks

Google has introduced a new security feature in Android 14 that allows IT administrators to disable support for 2G cellular networks in their managed device fleet. The search giant said it’s introducing a second user setting to turn off support, at the model level, for null-ciphered cellular connections. “The Android Security Model assumes that all networks […]

Microsoft Releases Patches for 74 New Vulnerabilities in August Update

Microsoft has patched a total of 74 flaws in its software as part of the company’s Patch Tuesday updates for August 2023, down from the voluminous 132 vulnerabilities the company fixed last month. This comprises six Critical and 67 Important security vulnerabilities. Also released by the tech giant are two defense-in-depth updates for Microsoft Office (ADV230003) and […]

Edge computing’s role in healthcare

Black Hat 2023 is in full swing. Check out this new episode of ITSecurityGuyTV on cybersecurity and healthcare. AT&T’s head of evangelism, Theresa Lanowitz, visits with ITSecurityGuyTV, Charlie Harold, in this new episode on edge computing’s role in healthcare. 2984 Cybersecurity.ATT.com with Theresa Lanowitz at BHUSA2023 from Security Guy TV on Vimeo.

Server breach could be fatal blow for LetMeSpy

A mobile app designed to let people spy on others will shortly be going out of business after a server breach and mass deletion incident. The app, LetMeSpy, sits silently and invisibly on a phone and collects call logs, location data, and even text messages. This kind of program is commonly referred to as stalkerware. […]

Digital assets continue to be prime target for malvertisers

Cyber-criminals continue to impersonate brands via well-crafted phishing websites. We previously covered attacks on both consumers and businesses via online searches for popular brands leading to scams or malware. Digital assets such as cryptocurrencies or NFTs are highly coveted by threat actors due to the high gains that can be made, even via a simple phishing […]

Top SEO Agencies in the UK: Expert Insights

By Owais Sultan Discover the top UK SEO companies, offering exceptional digital marketing services to drive qualified traffic & profits for your business. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Top SEO Agencies in the UK: Expert Insights