Week in security with Tony Anscombe
How to break into cybersecurity – Is your password easy to guess? – Shining a spotlight on the security risks of shadow IT
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What’s lurking in the shadows? How to manage the security risks of shadow IT
Employee use of unsanctioned hardware and software is an increasingly acute problem in the remote and hybrid work era
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Cybersecurity careers: What to know and how to get started
Want to help make technology safer for everyone? Love solving puzzles? Looking for a rewarding career? Break into cybersecurity! Insights from ESET researchers Aryeh Goretsky and Cameron Camp will put you on the right track.
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Brave browser replaces Google with its own search engine
Brave Search will become the default search option for new users in the US, UK, Canada, Germany and France, with more countries to follow soon
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$5.2 billion worth of Bitcoin transactions possibly tied to ransomware
Threat actors are increasingly using advanced tactics to obfuscate and launder their illicit gains, a report by the US Government finds
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A recipe for failure: Predictably poor passwords
Security professionals advise to never use ‘beef stew’ as a password. It just isn’t stroganoff.
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Week in security with Tony Anscombe
Phishing and how to avoid taking the bait – Offboarding employees securely – Why old malware refuses to die
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Virus Bulletin: Old malware never dies – it just gets more targeted
Putting a precision payload on top of more generic malware makes perfect sense for malware operators
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Employee offboarding: Why companies must close a crucial gap in their security strategy
There are various ways a departing employee could put your organization at risk of a data breach. How do you offboard employees the right way and ensure your data remains safe?
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Don’t get phished! How to be the one that got away
If it looks like a duck, swims like a duck, and quacks like a duck, then it's probably a duck. Now, how do you apply the duck test to defense against phishing?
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Microsoft thwarts record‑breaking DDoS attack
The attack, which clocked in at 2.4 Tbps, targeted one of Azure customers based in Europe
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Ransomware cost US companies almost $21 billion in downtime in 2020
The victims lost an average of nine days to downtime and two-and-a-half months to investigations, an analysis of disclosed attacks shows
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Week in security with Tony Anscombe
ESET research discovers ESPecter bootkit – FontOnLake targeting Linux – Fake SafeMoon app update
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FontOnLake: Previously unknown malware family targeting Linux
ESET researchers discover a malware family with tools that show signs they’re used in targeted attacks
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Google to turn on 2FA by default for 150 million users, 2 million YouTubers
Two-factor authentication is a simple way to greatly enhance the security of your account
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China Telecom booted out of USA as Feds worry it could disrupt or spy on local networks
FCC urges more action against Huawei and DJI, too The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has terminated China Telecom's authority to provide communications services in the USA.…
150 People Arrested in US-Europe Darknet Drug Probe
Law enforcement officials in the U.S. and Europe have arrested 150 people and seized more than $31 million in an international drug trafficking investigation stemming from sales on the darknet, the Justice Department said Tuesday.
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Free Tool Helps Security Teams Measure Their API Attack Surface
Data Theorem's free API Attack Surface Calculator helps security teams understand potential API exposures.
SquirrelWaffle Loader Malspams, Packing Qakbot, Cobalt Strike
Say hello to what could be the next big spam player: SquirrelWaffle, which is spreading with increasing frequency via spam campaigns and infecting systems with a new malware loader.
North Korea's Lazarus Group Turns to Supply Chain Attacks
State-backed group is among a growing number of threat actors looking at supply chain companies as an entry point into enterprise networks.
