Sat.Jun 13, 2020 - Fri.Jun 19, 2020

article thumbnail

Zoom Will Be End-to-End Encrypted for All Users

Schneier on Security

Zoom is doing the right thing : it's making end-to-end encryption available to all users, paid and unpaid. (This is a change; I wrote about the initial decision here.).we have identified a path forward that balances the legitimate right of all users to privacy and the safety of users on our platform. This will enable us to offer E2EE as an advanced add-on feature for all of our users around the globe -- free and paid -- while maintaining the ability to prevent and fight abuse on our platform.

article thumbnail

What Will Cybersecurity's 'New Normal' Look Like?

Dark Reading

The coronavirus pandemic has forced changes for much of the business world, cybersecurity included. What can we expect going forward?

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Conditional Access – Deployment Best Practices

Daymark

Conditional Access in Azure AD provides a level of security required to maintain appropriate controls over who can access confidential and privileged information. It was the topic of discussion at our most recent “ Ask the Engineer Q&A Roundtable ” where attendees learned tips for a successful Conditional Access deployment and got answers to their specific questions.

Access 94
article thumbnail

When Security Takes a Backseat to Productivity

Krebs on Security

“We must care as much about securing our systems as we care about running them if we are to make the necessary revolutionary change.” -CIA’s Wikileaks Task Force. So ends a key section of a report the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency produced in the wake of a mammoth data breach in 2016 that led to Wikileaks publishing thousands of classified documents stolen from the agency’s offensive cyber operations division.

Security 336
article thumbnail

State of AI in Sales & Marketing 2025

AI adoption is reshaping sales and marketing. But is it delivering real results? We surveyed 1,000+ GTM professionals to find out. The data is clear: AI users report 47% higher productivity and an average of 12 hours saved per week. But leaders say mainstream AI tools still fall short on accuracy and business impact. Download the full report today to see how AI is being used — and where go-to-market professionals think there are gaps and opportunities.

article thumbnail

FEMA IT Specialist Charged in ID Theft, Tax Refund Fraud Conspiracy

Krebs on Security

An information technology specialist at the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) was arrested this week on suspicion of hacking into the human resource databases of University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) in 2014, stealing personal data on more than 65,000 UPMC employees, and selling the data on the dark web. On June 16, authorities in Michigan arrested 29-year-old Justin Sean Johnson in connection with a 43-count indictment on charges of conspiracy, wire fraud and aggravated identi

IT 360

More Trending

article thumbnail

Dating Apps Exposed 845GB of Explicit Photos, Chats, and More

WIRED Threat Level

3somes, Gay Daddy Bear, and Herpes Dating are among the nine services that leaked the data of hundreds of thousands of users.

Security 333
article thumbnail

Delivery Hero Confirms Foodora Data Breach

Data Breach Today

Personal Details on 727,000 Accounts in 14 Countries Leaked Delivery Hero, the online food delivery service, has confirmed a data breach of its Foodora brand. Breached information includes personal details for 727,000 accounts - names, addresses, phone numbers, precise location data and hashed passwords - in 14 countries.

article thumbnail

Turn on MFA Before Crooks Do It For You

Krebs on Security

Hundreds of popular websites now offer some form of multi-factor authentication (MFA), which can help users safeguard access to accounts when their password is breached or stolen. But people who don’t take advantage of these added safeguards may find it far more difficult to regain access when their account gets hacked, because increasingly thieves will enable multi-factor options and tie the account to a device they control.

IT 363
article thumbnail

79 Netgear router models affected by a dangerous Zero-day

Security Affairs

79 Netgear router models are vulnerable to a severe unpatched security vulnerability that can be exploited by remote attackers to take over devices. Security experts Adam Nichols from GRIMM and d4rkn3ss from the Vietnamese internet service provider VNPT have independently reported a severe unpatched security vulnerability that affects 79 Netgear router models.

Security 363
article thumbnail

How to Achieve High-Accuracy Results When Using LLMs

Speaker: Ben Epstein, Stealth Founder & CTO | Tony Karrer, Founder & CTO, Aggregage

When tasked with building a fundamentally new product line with deeper insights than previously achievable for a high-value client, Ben Epstein and his team faced a significant challenge: how to harness LLMs to produce consistent, high-accuracy outputs at scale. In this new session, Ben will share how he and his team engineered a system (based on proven software engineering approaches) that employs reproducible test variations (via temperature 0 and fixed seeds), and enables non-LLM evaluation m

article thumbnail

How to Clean Up Your Old Posts on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram

WIRED Threat Level

These tips and tools will help you scrub your social media profiles clean, or give you a fresh start without giving up your username and followers.

Privacy 269
article thumbnail

Gamaredon Group Using Fresh Tools to Target Outlook

Data Breach Today

Suspected Russia-Linked Hackers Have Previously Focused on Ukraine The Gamaredon hacking group is now using a new set of malicious tools to compromise Microsoft Outlook as a way of sending spear-phishing emails to victims' contact lists, according to security firm ESET. This hacking group, which appears to have ties to Russia, has primarily targeted Ukraine for years.

Phishing 321
article thumbnail

Privnotes.com Is Phishing Bitcoin from Users of Private Messaging Service Privnote.com

Krebs on Security

For the past year, a site called Privnotes.com has been impersonating Privnote.com , a legitimate, free service that offers private, encrypted messages which self-destruct automatically after they are read. Until recently, I couldn’t quite work out what Privnotes was up to, but today it became crystal clear: Any messages containing bitcoin addresses will be automatically altered to include a different bitcoin address, as long as the Internet addresses of the sender and receiver of the mess

Phishing 256
article thumbnail

AWS mitigated largest DDoS attack ever of 2.3 Tbps

Security Affairs

AWS announced it has mitigated a 2.3 Tbps DDoS attack, the largest ever, which surpassed the previous record of 1.7 Tbps that took place in March 2018. Amazon announced it has mitigated the largest ever DDoS attack of 2.3 Tbps, the news is surprising if we consider that the previous record was of 1.7 Tbps that took place in March 2018. The 2.3 Tbps attack was neutralized by the Amazon AWS Shield service in mid-February this year.

Access 362
article thumbnail

Zero Trust Mandate: The Realities, Requirements and Roadmap

The DHS compliance audit clock is ticking on Zero Trust. Government agencies can no longer ignore or delay their Zero Trust initiatives. During this virtual panel discussion—featuring Kelly Fuller Gordon, Founder and CEO of RisX, Chris Wild, Zero Trust subject matter expert at Zermount, Inc., and Principal of Cybersecurity Practice at Eliassen Group, Trey Gannon—you’ll gain a detailed understanding of the Federal Zero Trust mandate, its requirements, milestones, and deadlines.

article thumbnail

Body Cameras Haven't Stopped Police Brutality. Here's Why

WIRED Threat Level

Amid worldwide protests over racism and police violence, lawmakers are once again turning to the devices as a tool for reform.

Privacy 267
article thumbnail

Claire's: Magecart E-Commerce Hackers Stole Card Data

Data Breach Today

Magecart Gangs Targeting Larger Organizations During Lockdown, Researcher Warns Jewelry retailer Claire's says Magecart attackers hits its e-commerce store, hosted on Salesforce Commerce Cloud, and stole an unspecified number of customers' payment card details. Security firm Sansec, which discovered the breach, says Magecart attacks have grown more targeted during lockdown.

Retail 312
article thumbnail

PDF vs. TIFF vs. JPEG vs. PNG vs. MS Office - Which File Format for My Business Application?

AIIM

There are literally thousands of file formats available – which can lead to lots of confusion when trying to select the best file format for your business applications. Different file formats work better to meet certain business requirements, and selecting the wrong format can cause issues for organizations, their customers, their legal team, etc. To help make this type of decision easier, we’ve outlined some very common file formats used in almost every organization.

Archiving 207
article thumbnail

T-Mobile suffered a major outage in the US allegedly caused by a massive DDoS attack

Security Affairs

Wireless carrier T-Mobile suffered a major outage in the United States, that impacted service at other carriers, due to a “massive” DDoS attack. Wireless carrier T-Mobile suffered a massive DDoS attack that caused a major outage in the United States that impacted service at other carriers due to a “massive” DDoS attack. This DDoS attack is serious. It has taken down Instagram, Facebook, T-Mobile, Verizon, and Twitch… 2020 is something else. pic.twitter.com/ztU59XMWu3 — Jordan Daley (

article thumbnail

Prevent Data Breaches With Zero-Trust Enterprise Password Management

Keeper Security is transforming cybersecurity for people and organizations around the world. Keeper’s affordable and easy-to-use solutions are built on a foundation of zero-trust and zero-knowledge security to protect every user on every device. Our next-generation privileged access management solution deploys in minutes and seamlessly integrates with any tech stack to prevent breaches, reduce help desk costs and ensure compliance.

article thumbnail

Ex-Ebay Execs Allegedly Made Life Hell for Critics

WIRED Threat Level

Surveillance. Harassment. A live cockroach delivery. US Attorneys have charged six former Ebay workers in association with an outrageous cyberstalking campaign.

Security 263
article thumbnail

Google Removes More Than 70 Malicious Chrome Extensions

Data Breach Today

Researchers Find Extensions Could Steal Credentials and Security Tokens Google has removed more than 70 malicious Chrome extensions after researchers with security firm Awake Security discovered the extensions could be used to steal users' credentials and security tokens.

Security 310
article thumbnail

NEW TECH: Cequence Security’s new ‘API Sentinel’ helps identify, mitigate API exposures

The Last Watchdog

Application Programming Interfaces – APIs. Without them digital transformation would never have gotten off the ground. Related: Defending botnet-driven business logic hacks APIs made possible the astounding cloud, mobile and IoT services we have today. This happened, at a fundamental level, by freeing up software developers to innovate on the fly. APIs have exploded in enterprise use over the past several years.

article thumbnail

New Cisco Webex Meetings flaw allows attackers to impersonate users

Security Affairs

A flaw in Cisco Webex Meetings client for Windows could allow local authenticated attackers to gain access to sensitive information. A vulnerability in Cisco Webex Meetings client for Windows, tracked as CVE-2020-3347 , could be exploited by local authenticated attackers to gain access to sensitive information. “A vulnerability in Cisco Webex Meetings Desktop App for Windows could allow an authenticated, local attacker to gain access to sensitive information on an affected system.” r

article thumbnail

The GTM Intelligence Era: ZoomInfo 2025 Customer Impact Report

ZoomInfo customers aren’t just selling — they’re winning. Revenue teams using our Go-To-Market Intelligence platform grew pipeline by 32%, increased deal sizes by 40%, and booked 55% more meetings. Download this report to see what 11,000+ customers say about our Go-To-Market Intelligence platform and how it impacts their bottom line. The data speaks for itself!

article thumbnail

How To Stop Instagram From Tracking Everything You Do

WIRED Threat Level

Though the Facebook-owned app doesn't give users complete control, there are ways to limit the data it collects and the types of ads you see.

IT 254
article thumbnail

Even Ethical Hackers Abuse Cloud Services

Data Breach Today

Creating Cloud-Hosted Attack Infrastructures a Common Practice, Academic Researchers Find Many ethical hackers and other security professionals, such as penetration testers, have weaponized cloud platforms to host online attack infrastructure or have used the platforms to conduct reconnaissance, according security researchers at Texas Tech University.

Cloud 303
article thumbnail

Is AIIM Membership Worth It? Pros and Cons

AIIM

Even though I’ve been an AIIM staff for more than 9 years, I continue to pay for my professional membership out of my own pocket. So it’s pretty obvious that I see the value of an AIIM membership, but you’re here to figure out if it’s worth it for YOU. My goal with this article is to give you a transparent look at both the pros and cons of an AIIM membership.

IT 165
article thumbnail

AcidBox, a malware that borrows Turla APT exploit, hit Russian organizations

Security Affairs

New AcidBox Malware employed in targeted attacks leverages an exploit previously associated with the Russian-linked Turla APT group. Palo Alto Networks researchers analyzed a new malware, dubbed AcidBox, that was employed in targeted attacks and that leverages an exploit previously associated with the Russian-linked Turla APT group. The Turla APT group (aka Snake , Uroburos , Waterbug , Venomous Bear and KRYPTON ) has been active since at least 2007 targeting diplomatic and government organizati

Security 360
article thumbnail

Optimizing The Modern Developer Experience with Coder

Many software teams have migrated their testing and production workloads to the cloud, yet development environments often remain tied to outdated local setups, limiting efficiency and growth. This is where Coder comes in. In our 101 Coder webinar, you’ll explore how cloud-based development environments can unlock new levels of productivity. Discover how to transition from local setups to a secure, cloud-powered ecosystem with ease.

article thumbnail

The Russian Disinfo Operation You Never Heard About

WIRED Threat Level

The campaign known as Secondary Infektion appears to be a distinct effort from the meddling of the IRA and GRU—and it went undetected for years.

IT 249
article thumbnail

Italian Security Firm Allegedly Pushed Malware: Report

Data Breach Today

Check Point Research Claims Firm Sold CloudEyE Dropper Trojan An Italian cybersecurity company allegedly was a front for a criminal gang selling access to a dropper Trojan known as CloudEyE, according to analysts at the security firm Check Point Research.

Security 294
article thumbnail

Norway suspends virus-tracing app due to privacy concerns

The Guardian Data Protection

Smittestopp had limited effect because of the small number of users, says data agency Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Norway’s health authorities said they suspended an app designed to help trace the spread of coronavirus after the country’s data protection agency said it was too invasive of privacy. Launched in April, the smartphone app Smittestopp (“infection stop”) was set up to collect movement data to help authorities trace the spread of Covid-19, and inform us

Privacy 144