KnowBe4 has been running the HackBusters site for a few years now, providing you with trending IT security news. We are expanding it and have launched a new exciting online community! The forum is divided into four main topics or categories: Social Engineering, Ransomware, Phishing and Security Awareness Training. You are invited to be one of the first to join us at: https://discuss.hackbusters.com.

Source: www.bankinfosecurity.com

4489 stories

Cryptojackers Keep Hacking Unpatched MikroTik Routers

bankinfosecurity.com - Cryptojackers and eavesdroppers are continuing to exploit a one-time zero-day flaw in unpatched MikroTik routers, despite a patch that's been available for six

about 2 hours ago

UK Cyberattack Investigations: An Analysis

bankinfosecurity.com - The latest edition of the ISMG Security Report features an analysis of the results of over 1,000 cyberattack investigations in the U.K. Also: an update on the

about 3 hours ago

Heads-Up: Patch 'Comically Bad' libSSH Flaw Now

bankinfosecurity.com - Attention admins: If you use libSSH - one of the open-source flavors of Secure Shell, aka SSH - patch now. The advice follows the disclosure of vulnerability that

about 4 hours ago

Facebook Eyes Spammers for Mega-Breach

bankinfosecurity.com - Facebook is eyeing spammers as being the culprits behind its recently disclosed mega-breach, The Wall Street Journal reports. Preliminary findings from Facebook's

1 day ago

Report: Cryptocurrency Exchanges Lost $882 Million to Hackers

bankinfosecurity.com - An analysis of attacks against cryptocurrency exchanges over nearly two years shows hackers have inflicted $882 million in damages, according to the Russian

1 day ago

Cryptocurrency Exchanges Lost $882 Million To Hackers

bankinfosecurity.com - An analysis of attacks against cryptocurrency exchanges over nearly two years shows hackers have inflicted $882 million in damages, according to the Russian

1 day ago

War Declared on Default Passwords

bankinfosecurity.com - With at least 20 billion new consumer devices set to be internet-connected by 2020, initiatives in the U.K. and California are trying to ensure that as many IoT devices as possible will be out-of-the-box secure, for starters by not shipping with default passwords.

2 days ago

Completely Outsourced Security: A Bad Idea

bankinfosecurity.com - Organizations can effectively rely on managed security services providers to take care of many tasks, but certain strategic security functions must be handled

2 days ago

Completely Outsourced Security Not a Good Idea

bankinfosecurity.com - Organizations can effectively rely on managed security services providers to take care of many tasks, but certain strategic security functions must be handled

2 days ago

Anthem Mega-Breach: Record $16 Million HIPAA Settlement

bankinfosecurity.com - Federal regulators have smacked health insurer Anthem with a record $16 million HIPAA settlement in the wake of a cyberattack revealed in 2015, which impacted

3 days ago

The State of Phishing Defense 2018: What Healthcare Needs to Know

bankinfosecurity.com - How Susceptible are Users to Active Threats? With phishing still the #1 entry point for cyber-attacks, your defenses need to focus on the most pressing threats:

3 days ago

Government Agencies: Avoid Unwanted Privileged Access to Your Critical Systems and Data

bankinfosecurity.com - Government Agencies: Avoid Unwanted Privileged Access to Your Critical Systems and Data Presented by Venafi Unused or unmonitored SSH keys grant alarming levels of privileged access beyond users, proliferating into your machine-to-machine communications and services. Learn how securing your SSH i...

3 days ago

10 Cyberattacks Investigated Weekly by UK

bankinfosecurity.com - The U.K.'s National Cyber Security Center incident response teams have investigated more than 1,000 significant incidents in the past two years, the majority of

3 days ago

US Voter Records for Sale on Hacker Forum

bankinfosecurity.com - A batch of U.S. voter registration records from 20 states has appeared for sale online in what appears to be an illegitimate offering. While it's far from the

3 days ago

12 Ways to Defeat Two-Factor Authentication

bankinfosecurity.com - Thank you for registering with ISMG Complete your profile and stay up to date Title LevelAttorney / General Counsel / CounselAVPBoard of DirectorC Level - OtherCCOCEO / PresidentCFOChairpersonCIOCISO / CSOCOOCROCTODirectorEVP / SVP / FVPHeadHealthcare ProfessionalManager / SupervisorPartnerVP...

4 days ago

Update: NIST Preparing Privacy Framework

bankinfosecurity.com - Building on the success of the NIST Cybersecurity Framework, the National Institute of Standards and Technology is in the early stages of developing a privacy

4 days ago

Aetna Hit With More Penalties for Two Breaches

bankinfosecurity.com - Health insurer Aetna is still paying the price for two 2017 privacy breaches involving mailings that potentially exposed HIV and cardiac condition information about

4 days ago

RSA President on the Case for a Risk-Based Security Model

bankinfosecurity.com - CISOs and other security practitioners are embracing the idea of a business-driven security model that takes a risk-oriented approach, says Rohit Ghai, president of

4 days ago

Tech Companies Bristle at Australia's Crypto Legislation

bankinfosecurity.com - The disagreements continue over Australia's efforts to pass legislation that would help law enforcement counter encryption. Technology companies and civil liberties

4 days ago

Pentagon Travel Provider Data Breach Counts 30,000 Victims

bankinfosecurity.com - The Pentagon is warning that a data breach at a third-party travel management service provider exposed records for an estimated 30,000 civilian and military

4 days ago