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StackCommerce If you’re disappointed with the way your tech career is progressing, it may be because your resume doesn’t have all of the certifications that employers are looking for. One

QNAP Network Attached Storage (NAS) device users are still struggling to address a range of issues connected to the Deadbolt ransomware, which began infecting devices earlier this week.  On Tuesday,

The French government is investigating claims from the LockBit ransomware gang that data was stolen from the Ministry of Justice. “The French Ministry of Justice is aware of the alert

FBI Issues Warning Over Iranian Cyber Company The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has issued a Private Industry Notice on protecting against malicious activity by Iranian cyber company Emennet Pasargad

Most Ransomware Infections are Self-installed New research from managed detection and response (MDR) provider Expel found that most ransomware attacks in 2021 were self-installed.  The finding was included in the company’s

On Friday, Google debuted a new product developed with OpenMined that allows any Python developer to process data with differential privacy. The two have been working on the project for a year,

Water Utilities Get 100-Day Cybersecurity Plan The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has drawn up a 100-day game plan to help protect the nation’s water systems from cyber-attacks. The Industrial

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) warns consumers to keep an eye out for who they interact with on social media since scams are rising. This week, a new FTC report showcases

There have been a few high-profile security problems with open source software. A disgruntled developer recently delivered intentionally modified releases of his faker.js and colors.js packages, which broke “thousands of

Privacy has become a priority for virtually every company regardless of size, vertical, and geography. Privacy regulations have popped up around the world, including Europe, the US, and China. India will

Qubit Finance took to Twitter last night to beg hackers to return more than $80 million in stolen cryptocurrency this week.  On Thursday, the DeFi platform said their protocol was

The rise in the amount of personal data we’re all producing, combined with the hunger of online crooks to seize on any information they can exploit for their own benefit,

Working remotely or working at the office? Choices for the modern workplace. Photo: Tom Foremski The Omicron surge has forced businesses to again delay a date for a return to

Palo Alto Networks’ Unit 42 released a deep-dive into the BlackCat ransomware, which emerged in mid-November 2021 as an innovative ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) group leveraging the Rust programming language and offering

White House Releases Zero Trust Strategy for Federal Government The White House has unveiled its strategy to embed a zero trust approach to cybersecurity across the federal government. The memorandum, published

Researchers have developed a novel way to potentially improve digital security – the use of silk as a security key.  The proposal is the work of the South Korean Gwangju

Organisations are being urged to take action in order to bolster their cybersecurity resilience as a result of the ongoing tensions between Russia and Ukraine. The National Cyber Security Centre

A Trojanized 2FA authenticator app has been removed from the Google Play Store.  The app, 2FA Authenticator, was discovered by the Pradeo security team.  According to a cached version of

NCSC Warns UK Organizations to Prepare for Russian Cyber-Attacks The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has warned UK organizations to prepare for Russian cyber-attacks amid ongoing geopolitical tensions in Ukraine. The new

Online Investment Fraud Network Taken Down by Law Enforcement Bulgarian law enforcement has successfully taken down a network of online investment fraudsters responsible for losses of more than €10m. The

The Department of Home Affairs is looking for an organisation to help it build and deploy components for the country’s identity-matching services (IDMS), as well as host and manage elements

Image: Costfoto/Barcroft Media via Getty Images The United States Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has removed the authority for China Unicom to operate in the US for national security reasons. The

Taiwanese network-attached storage giant QNAP urged its customers to update their systems this week after the DeadBolt ransomware was discovered targeting all NAS instances exposed to the internet. “QNAP urges

Florida Considers Deepfake Ban Florida is seeking to outlaw the malicious distribution of sexually explicit images without the subject’s consent.  New legislation advanced in the Florida Senate Criminal Justice Committee on Tuesday

Data Breach at Drug Screening Lab A configuration error has caused a prolonged data breach at a Florida County’s drug screening laboratory.  The security incident occurred at St. Lucie County’s

Hacker Flags Flaw in Swiss Railway System An anonymous hacker has raised the alarm after discovering a vulnerability impacting Switzerland’s national railway system. The flaw allowed the hacker to gain

The White House, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) are rolling out a 100-day plan to improve the cybersecurity of the country’s water systems, which

A wave of cyber attacks are exploiting Microsoft Excel add-in files in order to deliver several forms of malware in campaigns which could leave businesses vulnerable to data theft, ransomware