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• April 02, 2020 02 Apr'20

  Risk & Repeat: Zoom security comes under fire

  This week's Risk & Repeat podcast looks at several security issues Zoom faced over the last week, which led to questions about the company's privacy and security practices.

• April 02, 2020 02 Apr'20

  Zoom zero-day vulnerabilities patched a day after disclosure

  An ex-NSA hacker reported two zero-day vulnerabilities on his blog Wednesday. One of them can give an attacker control of a user's webcam and microphone. Zoom fixed both flaws quickly.

• April 02, 2020 02 Apr'20

  Beazley: Ransomware attacks on clients 'skyrocketed' in 2019

  The 2020 Beazley Breach Briefing reported a 131% increase in reported attacks against clients last year, and the insurance giant isn't expecting the trend to slow down.

• April 01, 2020 01 Apr'20

  Voatz disputes claims it was 'kicked off' HackerOne

  HackerOne has cut ties with Voatz, but the mobile voting vendor disputed reports that it was kicked off the bug bounty platform following controversy with security researchers.

• March 31, 2020 31 Mar'20

  FTC calls out VoIP providers over coronavirus robocalls

  The U.S. Federal Trade Commission warned nine voice over IP companies that 'assisting and facilitating' illegal robocalls related to COVID-19 is against the law.

• March 30, 2020 30 Mar'20

  Coronavirus phishing lures continue to dominate threat landscape

  Overall cybercrime activity isn't necessarily going up amid COVID-19, experts say. However, coronavirus-themed emails are becoming the dominant form of phishing attacks.

• March 27, 2020 27 Mar'20

  Cyberinsurance carrier Chubb investigating possible data breach

  Insurance giant Chubb confirmed it is investigating an incident that may involve the Maze ransomware group, which claims to have stolen sensitive data from the company.

• March 27, 2020 27 Mar'20

  Risk & Repeat: COVID-19 boosting social engineering attacks

  This episode of the Risk & Repeat podcast looks at how social engineering attacks have become more successful by taking advantage of the coronavirus pandemic.

• March 25, 2020 25 Mar'20

  China's APT41 attacks Citrix ADC flaws in cyberespionage campaign

  A dual cyberespionage and cybercrime group known as APT41 exploited vulnerabilities in Citrix NetScaler/ADC and other products in an extensive, global threat campaign.

• March 24, 2020 24 Mar'20

  Canon breach exposes General Electric employee data

  Canon Business Process Services was breached last month, according to an announcement by General Electric, which used Canon for employee document processing.

• March 24, 2020 24 Mar'20

  Cisco security GM discusses plan for infosec domination

  At RSA Conference 2020, Gee Rittenhouse, senior vice president and general manager of Cisco's security group, talks about the company's strategy to reshape the infosec industry.

• March 24, 2020 24 Mar'20

  RSA Conference 2020 guide: Highlighting security's human element

  What's happening at the 2020 RSA Conference? Our team keeps you up to date with pre-conference coverage and breaking news from the infosec world's biggest event.

• March 20, 2020 20 Mar'20

  Emsisoft, Coveware offer free ransomware services to hospitals

  As they grapple with the COVID-19 pandemic, healthcare providers will have free access to a range of ransomware-related services from security vendors Emsisoft and Coveware.

• March 19, 2020 19 Mar'20

  Deepfakes: Security experts undecided on the threat level

  Deepfakes may seem like a scary new threat in today's world, but should the world be worried? SearchSecurity asked numerous experts to weigh in at RSA Conference 2020.

• March 19, 2020 19 Mar'20

  Maze ransomware gang pledges to stop attacking hospitals

  The infamous Maze gang announced it has stopped ransomware attacks on healthcare and medical facilities because of the seriousness of the coronavirus pandemic.

• March 19, 2020 19 Mar'20

  Risk & Repeat: Coronavirus-themed threats on the rise

  This week's Risk & Repeat podcast looks at the disruption caused by COVID-19, as well as the sharp increase in cyberthreats designed to exploit the pandemic.

• March 17, 2020 17 Mar'20

  Ransomware attacks poised to disrupt coronavirus response efforts

  Experts fear that coronavirus-themed threats will escalate to ransomware attacks, and such attacks will disrupt response efforts at hospitals and city, state and local governments.

• March 13, 2020 13 Mar'20

  Ransomware attack hits Champaign-Urbana Public Health District

  A ransomware attack shut down Champaign-Urbana's public health website, hindering the city's ability to provide information and updates on the Coronavirus pandemic.

• March 11, 2020 11 Mar'20

  Microsoft discloses wormable SMBv3 flaw without a patch

  Microsoft disclosed a new remote code execution vulnerability associated with the Microsoft Server Message Block 3.1.1 (SMBv3) protocol, but there's currently no patch available.

• March 11, 2020 11 Mar'20

  Microsoft leads takedown of Necurs botnet

  Microsoft, BitSight and other partners used legal and technical steps to take control of one of largest botnets in the world that infected more than 9 million systems.

• March 09, 2020 09 Mar'20

  What's the biggest cybersecurity threat in 2020? Experts weigh in

  At RSA Conference 2020, SearchSecurity asked several experts what they considered to be the biggest cybersecurity threat this year. Here's what they said.

• March 09, 2020 09 Mar'20

  Researchers develop new side channel attacks on AMD chips

  Security researchers behind the Meltdown and Spectre flaws discovered new side channel attacks on AMD processors, but the chipmaker has opted not to patch them.

• March 06, 2020 06 Mar'20

  Intel CSME flaw deemed 'unfixable' by Positive Technologies

  Positive Technologies researchers discovered a previously disclosed vulnerability in the Intel Converged Security and Management Engine is worse than originally reported.

• March 06, 2020 06 Mar'20

  Risk & Repeat: Recapping RSA Conference 2020

  This Risk & Repeat podcast looks back at RSA Conference and discusses some of the highlights from the show, from ransomware trends to nation-state hacking discussions.

• March 05, 2020 05 Mar'20

  Amid expansion, BlackBerry security faces branding dilemma

  BlackBerry continues its push into security by addressing a number of endpoint devices. But analysts discuss whether the former mobile device maker has a perception problem.

• March 05, 2020 05 Mar'20

  Risky ransomware payments on the rise, attacks increasing

  Making payments to threat actors to retrieve data was once viewed in black-and-white terms. But RSA Conference attendees say attitudes about paying up have changed drastically.

• March 05, 2020 05 Mar'20

  With BEC/EAC threats rising, Proofpoint offers a new approach

  Business email compromise and email account compromise attacks are increasing and evolving. To keep up with threat actors, Proofpoint says a new approach is required.

• March 04, 2020 04 Mar'20

  Should ransomware payments be insurable? Experts weigh in

  Ransomware payments are insurable, but should they be? Several experts weighed in on the question, and the effect of cyberinsurance, during RSA Conference 2020.

• February 28, 2020 28 Feb'20

  RSA Conference panel tackles Huawei security risks

  Four panelists discussed the ban on the world's largest telecommunications equipment manufacturer in relation to to supply chain risk.

• February 28, 2020 28 Feb'20

  Thoma Bravo's Sophos acquisition near completion

  SearchSecurity has learned completion of the Sophos acquisition is imminent, though the endpoint security vendor says the deal has not officially closed.

• February 27, 2020 27 Feb'20

  CrowdStrike founder: China hacking indictments are working

  During his RSA Conference keynote, CrowdStrike co-founder Dmitri Alperovitch explains why the U.S. Department of Justice's indictments against Chinese hackers has been effective.

• February 26, 2020 26 Feb'20

  Target embraces cyber war gaming to improve incident response

  At an RSA Conference 2020 panel, Target explained how the company is using war gaming to simulate real attacks and data breaches in order to hone its incident response plan.

• February 25, 2020 25 Feb'20

  Securiti.ai wins RSA Innovation Sandbox Contest

  Securiti.ai, which offers an AI-powered 'PrivacyOps' platform, took home the title of 'Most Innovative Startup' at RSA Conference's Innovation Sandbox Contest.

• February 25, 2020 25 Feb'20

  RSA Security president: We're excited about sale to STG

  In his RSA Conference keynote, Rohit Ghai didn't say much about his company's sale to a private equity firm, instead urging attendees to focus on the 'human element' of security.

• February 25, 2020 25 Feb'20

  Colorado CISO details SamSam ransomware attack, recovery

  At RSA Conference, Colorado CISO Deborah Blyth gave an inside look at the state's response and recovery effort following a devastating SamSam ransomware infection in 2018.

• February 25, 2020 25 Feb'20

  FBI: $144 million in ransomware payments made over 6 years

  In an RSA Conference 2020 session, FBI agent Joel DeCapua revealed how much money has been paid in ransoms, what the most pervasive ransomware variants are and more.

• February 24, 2020 24 Feb'20

  Risk & Repeat: Breaking down RSA Security's sale

  This Risk & Repeat podcast discusses Dell's recent sale of RSA for $2.075 billion, plus insights from experts on where venture capital firms are investing this year.

• February 24, 2020 24 Feb'20

  Cisco launches SecureX platform for integrated security

  At RSA Conference 2020, Cisco unveiled SecureX, which integrates the vendor's security portfolio into a single platform with enhanced visibility and automation.

• February 20, 2020 20 Feb'20

  Voatz, MIT researchers spar over blockchain e-voting app

  MIT researchers contested claims that Voatz's voting app used blockchain technology to provide secure voting. Voatz responded, but questions about the company's technology remain.

• February 20, 2020 20 Feb'20

  AT&T bows out of RSA Conference 2020

  AT&T announced it's skipping RSA Conference 2020 due to coronavirus concerns, bringing the total number of exhibitors that have dropped out of this year's conference to 13.

• February 19, 2020 19 Feb'20

  Why ransomware attacks on municipalities spiked in 2019

  Ransomware spread to a number of city, state and local governments across the U.S. in 2019. Threat researchers weigh in on the increased attacks and what to expect in 2020.

• February 18, 2020 18 Feb'20

  Dell sells RSA Security to private equity firm for $2 billion

  With RSA Conference just around the corner, Dell announced it has agreed to sell RSA to private equity firm Symphony Technology Group for approximately $2 billion.

• February 18, 2020 18 Feb'20

  Mapping cybersecurity investments ahead of RSA Conference 2020

  SearchSecurity asked several experts to weigh in on cybersecurity investment trends ahead of RSA Conference 2020 next week. The results featured a wide range of opinions.

• February 17, 2020 17 Feb'20

  Risk & Repeat: Mobile World Congress canceled, RSAC 2020 still on

  This week's Risk & Repeat podcast discusses RSA Conference's decision to move ahead with the show after the cancellation of Mobile World Congress over coronavirus concerns.

• February 13, 2020 13 Feb'20

  Voatz mobile voting app deemed insecure by MIT researchers

  Security researchers at MIT claim a mobile e-voting app piloted in several state elections is insecure, but the vendor has aggressively pushed back on the findings.

• February 12, 2020 12 Feb'20

  Data security, IAM led cybersecurity investments in 2019

  Vendors specializing in data security, risk and compliance, and IAM raised the most funding in 2019, according to Momentum Cyber, a strategic advisor and investment bank for the cybersecurity industry.

• February 11, 2020 11 Feb'20

  SCVX: Cybersecurity industry needs consolidation

  SCVX's Mike Doniger and Hank Thomas discuss why they want to drive vendor consolidation in the cybersecurity industry and how they're planning to accomplish it.

• February 10, 2020 10 Feb'20

  Chinese military personnel charged in Equifax breach

  Four members of China's military have been charged for hacking Equifax following a 2017 breach that compromised nearly 150 million Americans' personal information.

• February 06, 2020 06 Feb'20

  NSS Labs quietly acquired by private equity firm

  Product testing company NSS Labs was acquired by private equity firm Consecutive, Inc., last October but neither company publicly announced the deal.

• February 06, 2020 06 Feb'20

  Forescout acquired by private equity firm for $1.9 billion

  Network security vendor Forescout Technologies was acquired for $1.9 billion by Advent International, a private equity firm looking to increase its cybersecurity investments.

• February 05, 2020 05 Feb'20

  More McAfee leadership changes follow Chris Young's departure

  More executives have departed McAfee in recent months amid the departure of former CEO Chris Young, who was replaced by former BMC Software head Peter Leav last month.

• February 05, 2020 05 Feb'20

  Cisco Discovery Protocol flaws jeopardize 'tens of millions' of devices

  Armis Security disclosed five vulnerabilities, dubbed 'CDPwn,' in Cisco's Discovery Protocol, which impact 'tens of millions' of Cisco devices such as routers and IP phones.

• February 05, 2020 05 Feb'20

  Threat actors combining data exposure with ransomware attacks

  New Cisco Talos research shows an increase in ransomware attacks that double the pressure on victims by threatening them with the exposure of their sensitive data.

• January 30, 2020 30 Jan'20

  Payment cards from Wawa data breach found on dark web

  Payment card information from customers of the convenience store chain Wawa has reportedly gone up for sale on the dark web, though questions about the breach remain.

• January 30, 2020 30 Jan'20

  SCVX launches with $230M IPO, eyes cybersecurity acquisition

  SCVX, a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), raised $230 million this week in its initial public offering and will look to acquire a major cybersecurity vendor.

• January 28, 2020 28 Jan'20

  'CacheOut': Researchers unveil new attack on Intel chips

  Researchers unveiled a new speculative execution attack that leaks data from most Intel microprocessors and gives attackers greater control over what data is leaked.

• January 28, 2020 28 Jan'20

  3 Magecart suspects arrested in Interpol operation

  Three alleged cybercriminals suspected of being associated with Magecart were arrested in Indonesia via an Interpol-assisted operation called Operation Night Fury.

• January 24, 2020 24 Jan'20

  Citrix patches vulnerability as ransomware attacks emerge

  Citrix rolls out more patches ahead of schedule for CVE-2019-19781, a directory traversal vulnerability that affects Citrix ADC, Gateway and SD-WAN WANOP products.

• January 23, 2020 23 Jan'20

  AWS leak exposes passwords, private keys on GitHub

  UpGuard discovered a public GitHub repository that contained sensitive AWS customer data, including passwords, authentication tokens and private encryption keys.

• January 22, 2020 22 Jan'20

  Netgear under fire after TLS certificates found in firmware -- again

  Security researchers revealed Netgear firmware exposed TLS certificate keys, but SearchSecurity discovered it wasn't the first time the issue had been reported to the vendor.

• January 21, 2020 21 Jan'20

  2019 data breach disclosures: 10 more of the biggest

  Here is a list of 10 of the largest data breaches (mostly) from the second half of 2019, including DoorDash, T-Mobile, Capital One and more.

• January 20, 2020 20 Jan'20

  CyCognito turning tables by using botnets for good

  In this Q&A with CyCognito CEO Rob Gurzeev, he discusses what led to his company, how attack simulations work and how he plans to spend the company's recent round of funding.

• January 17, 2020 17 Jan'20

  McAfee CEO Chris Young steps down, Peter Leav to take over

  Chris Young has stepped down as McAfee CEO, and Peter Leav is taking his place. Young led the company's spin-out from Intel in 2016 after joining the chip maker two years earlier.

• January 17, 2020 17 Jan'20

  Unpatched Citrix vulnerability expands as mitigations fall short

  Citrix discovered another product affected by last month's vulnerability, while security researchers found an attacker blocking exploits of the vulnerability.

• January 15, 2020 15 Jan'20

  NSA reports flaw in Windows cryptography core

  Microsoft patched a critical vulnerability in how Windows validates cryptographic certificates that could lead to dangerous attacks, according to experts, and was originally reported by the NSA.

• January 14, 2020 14 Jan'20

  CrowdStrike: Intrusion self-detection, dwell time both increasing

  The 2019 CrowdStrike Services Cyber Front Lines Report found that while the percentage of organizations that self-detected an intrusion is up, dwell time has gone up as well.

• January 14, 2020 14 Jan'20

  Citrix patches for ADC and Gateway flaw to begin rolling out next week

  Citrix announced security fixes on the way one month after disclosing a vulnerability in its ADC and Gateway appliances, which has already seen preliminary attacks in the wild.

• January 13, 2020 13 Jan'20

  Signal Sciences: Enterprises still overlooking web app security

  Signal Sciences co-founder and CEO Andrew Peterson explains why web application security often gets shortchanged and what his next-gen WAF company is doing to change that.

• January 10, 2020 10 Jan'20

  Threat actors scanning for vulnerable Citrix ADC servers

  Scans for vulnerable Citrix servers were discovered by security researchers following the disclosure of a remote code execution flaw in Citrix ADC and Gateway products.

• January 08, 2020 08 Jan'20

  Experts weigh in on risk of Iranian cyberattacks against U.S.

  Cybersecurity experts weigh in on the risks of potential nation-state cyberattacks from Iran following a DHS warning and heightened tensions between the country and the U.S.

• January 07, 2020 07 Jan'20

  Broadcom sells Symantec Cyber Security Services to Accenture

  Accenture agreed to acquire Symantec's Cyber Security Services business from Broadcom, less than six months after Broadcom acquired Symantec's enterprise business.

• January 07, 2020 07 Jan'20

  Pulse Secure VPN vulnerability targeted with ransomware

  Threat actors appear to be exploiting vulnerable Pulse Secure VPN servers to hit enterprises with ransomware attacks, even though a patch has been available since April 2019.

• January 06, 2020 06 Jan'20

  5 cybersecurity vendors to watch in 2020

  A number of cybersecurity startups earned tens of millions of dollars in venture capital investments last year. Here are five such vendors poised to emerge and grow in 2020.

• December 30, 2019 30 Dec'19

  BigID: New privacy regulations have ended 'the data party'

  New privacy laws are changing data management practices in the enterprise. BigID co-founder Nimrod Vax discusses the importance of being 'data native' in the era of the CCPA.

• December 26, 2019 26 Dec'19

  Siemplify looks to streamline security operations for enterprises

  Siemplify aims to become the security equivalent of Salesforce. Chief strategy officer Nimmy Reichenberg discusses the company's plans for 2020 and the obstacles it faces.

• December 20, 2019 20 Dec'19

  F5 Networks to acquire Shape Security for $1 billion

  F5 Networks is acquiring Shape Security for approximately $1 billion in a move to strengthen its presence in the application security and anti-fraud markets.

• December 19, 2019 19 Dec'19

  Clumio eyes security, BaaS expansion with VC funding

  Clumio CTO Chad Kinney and CSO Glenn Mulvaney discuss their company's roadmap and how Clumio addresses ransomware threats in a way that's different from other backup providers.

• December 19, 2019 19 Dec'19

  Two attacks on Maze ransomware list confirmed

  Another confirmed ransomware attack, this time against Busch's Fresh Food Markets, was added to the Maze gang's ransomware shaming list after the company refused to pay the ransom.

• December 18, 2019 18 Dec'19

  Cyberinsurance is on the rise -- and so is ransomware

  A debate has erupted between the insurance industry and the infosec community over whether cyberinsurance payouts have led to the surge in ransomware attacks this year.

• December 17, 2019 17 Dec'19

  Maze gang outs ransomware victims in shame campaign

  The threat actors behind Maze ransomware started a campaign to pressure victims into paying ransom by publicly listing successful attacks and threatening to leak data.

• December 16, 2019 16 Dec'19

  Latest city ransomware attack: New Orleans

  The city of New Orleans declared a state of emergency as the government tries to get systems back online following a ransomware attack Friday morning.

• December 16, 2019 16 Dec'19

  Siemens ICS flaws could allow remote exploits

  Siemens recommends locking down industrial control systems as security researchers disclose 54 bugs, including remote exploit flaws, but only three patches are available.

• December 13, 2019 13 Dec'19

  Google expands multiple Chrome password protection features

  Chrome's updated, built-in protections are intended to help users protect their passwords and data against malware, data breaches and phishing sites, according to the company.

• December 13, 2019 13 Dec'19

  RSA teams up with Yubico for passwordless authentication

  RSA Security joined forces with Yubico to eliminate passwords within the enterprise. RSA's Jim Ducharme explains what it will take to the reach the 'last mile' of the pursuit.

• December 12, 2019 12 Dec'19

  Pentagon CMMC program to vet contractor cybersecurity

  The U.S. Department of Defense has developed a five-level certification framework designed to vet the cybersecurity posture of potential contractors in an effort to avoid future risks.

• December 10, 2019 10 Dec'19

  City of Pensacola hit by ransomware attack

  A cyberattack, later confirmed to be ransomware, hit the city of Pensacola, Florida on Saturday, and the city is currently in the process of responding.

• December 10, 2019 10 Dec'19

  Ryuk ransomware change breaks decryption tool

  The threat actors behind Ryuk ransomware made changes to their code that have made the official decryption tool unreliable, according to security researchers.

• December 05, 2019 05 Dec'19

  DOJ takes action against Dridex malware group, Evil Corp

  The U.S. Justice Department indicts two alleged members of the Russian threat group behind the Dridex banking Trojan, known as Evil Corp, and offers a $5 million bounty.

• December 05, 2019 05 Dec'19

  Session cookie mishap exposed HackerOne private reports

  A security researcher used a mishandled session cookie to access private HackerOne bug reports with an account takeover attack and earned a bug bounty for their efforts.

• December 04, 2019 04 Dec'19

  NSS Labs drops antitrust suit against AMTSO, Symantec and ESET

  NSS Labs dropped its antitrust suit against the Anti-Malware Testing Standards Organization, Symantec and ESET, ending a contentious legal battle in the endpoint security market.

• December 02, 2019 02 Dec'19

  Exposed Firebase databases hidden by Google search

  A security researcher found that Google's search engine hides results for misconfigured Firebase databases that are publicly accessible on the internet.

• November 25, 2019 25 Nov'19

  Ransomware attacks shaking up threat landscape -- again

  Threat actors have employed new techniques and built more sophisticated business models for their ransomware campaigns, which has had devastating consequences.

• November 22, 2019 22 Nov'19

  Android Security Rewards program expands, adds $1.5M bounty

  Google expanded its Android bug bounty program to include data exfiltration and lock screen bypass and raised its top prize for a full chain exploit of a Pixel device.

• November 21, 2019 21 Nov'19

  IBM Cloud Pak for Security aims to unify hybrid environments

  IBM Security is shifting its strategy with a new Cloud Pak designed specifically to unify data from multiple security tools and vendors through accessing federated data.

• November 21, 2019 21 Nov'19

  Ohio builds 'Cyber Reserve' to combat cyberattacks

  Ohio is building a 'Cyber Reserve,' a civilian cybersecurity force alongside the state's National Guard that will be deployed to help local governments recover from cyberattacks.

• November 19, 2019 19 Nov'19

  Louisiana ransomware attack hits government systems

  A ransomware attack on Louisiana government systems has been contained, according to Governor John Bel Edwards, and experts are praising the state's response.

• November 19, 2019 19 Nov'19

  CrowdStrike: Incident response times still too long

  A CrowdStrike study revealed it takes enterprise security teams almost seven days of nonstop work to detect, investigate and contain the average incident.

• November 15, 2019 15 Nov'19

  Check Point: Qualcomm TrustZone flaws could be 'game over'

  Researchers discovered vulnerabilities in Qualcomm TrustZone that Check Point says could lead to 'unprecedented access' because of the extremely sensitive data stored in mobile secure elements.

• November 14, 2019 14 Nov'19

  InfoTrax settles FTC complaint, will implement infosec program

  InfoTrax settled an FTC complaint over an extensive data breach that lasted two years. Now, it can no longer collect any personal data until it implements its own infosec program.

• November 13, 2019 13 Nov'19

  Microsoft to apply CCPA protections to all US customers

  Microsoft said it will apply the California Consumer Privacy Act across the nation and extend the law's data privacy protections to customers in all fifty states.