The new variant of UpdateAgent malware is also capable of dropping adware against macOS. The IT security researchers at Microsoft Security Intelligence have discovered a new variant of UpdateAgent (aka…
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Help Net Security Publishes a Report on Extended Detection and Response (XDR)
Help Net Security, an independent site focusing on information security, has recently started a new series of reports in order to help CISOs worldwide choose what’s best for their organization when…
CISA Creates JCDC Agency for U.S. Cyber Defense Operations Plans
Security Intelligence – Security Intelligence – CISA Creates JCDC Agency for U.S. Cyber Defense Operations Plans The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) announced the creation of a new agency…
High-Severity Vulnerabilities Now Take Nearly 250 Days to Remediate, Survey Finds
Security Intelligence – Security Intelligence – High-Severity Vulnerabilities Now Take Nearly 250 Days to Remediate, Survey Finds Businesses and agencies today are spending an average of about 250 days to…
Time to patch: Vulnerabilities exploited in under five minutes?
Once upon a time, there was the zero-day vulnerability. Then came zero-hour vulnerabilities; now, the time to attack is shrinking, and exploits to vulnerable systems happen in minutes, not days.…
What is a security champion? Definition, necessity and employee empowerment [Updated 2021]
A new kind of hero: Security champion In today’s world of malware, ransomware, hacking, phishing and other never-ending threats, the need for employee vigilance has never been greater. How does…
Japan’s IoT scanning project looks for vulnerable IoT devices
The growing world of IoT — and security concerns The Internet of Things (IoT) is still a baby compared to other computing technologies, but the market has already exploded and…
Can legislation save IoT security?
Introduction: The state of IoT security As noted in a Gemalto report on the State of IoT Security, it was found that almost half of companies couldn’t tell if their…
Top 10 Free Threat-Hunting Tools
Threat hunting is an alternative approach to dealing with cyber-attacks, compared to network security systems that include appliances such as firewalls that monitor traffic as it flows through a system.…