A sophisticated ad fraud campaign was discovered deploying CTV botnets made up of nearly a million infected mobile Android devices making billions of ad requests.
Cyber Security
Cyber criminals, state-sponsored hackers and even the occasional disgruntled employee are constantly looking to gain unauthorized access for a variety of purposes: theft of money, cyber espionage, personal information for sale or for use in scams, and damage to critical infrastructure for just a few of the most common.
So how does an organization mitigate an entire world full of continual cyber attacks? Just as buildings have a number of necessary elements of physical security: access control, cameras, alarms and so on; there are similar key elements of cyber security that are absolutely vital for just about any modern business.
It starts with identifying and closing the most common doors that attackers use. For example, phishing attacks on employees are far and away the most common initial point of entry. The breach of even a low-level employee account can quickly turn into an escalation in access privileges and the ability to reach sensitive information. This is also true of smart devices, which are generally more poorly secured than computers and phones.
A new joint alert from CISA and the FBI seeks to assist private sector software developers in removing XSS vulnerabilities from their products, with a basic overview of best practices aimed primarily at executives and business leaders.
California is now leading the charge to beef up the cyber security features of connected devices by banning weak passwords, forcing device manufacturers to supply a unique password or force a password change on startup.
The Chinese hackers, a state-backed team referred to as "Salt Typhoon," were spotted stealing data from ISPs and planting backdoors and other capabilities meant for use in future cyber attacks.
The present incarnation of the hacker collective opened up its cyber war against Russia by temporarily taking down a number of government websites, including those of the Kremlin and the Defense Ministry.
According to the latest Cybersecurity Workforce Study from (ISC)2, it would take a 145% increase in the number of these cybersecurity professionals to fill the current estimated need for 4.07 million professionals.
Rock bottom prices on the dark web for remote access into corporate PCs a boon for cyber criminals to steal data, distribute malware and ransomware attacks.
A decentralized identity is essentially a digital identity owned and controlled by a person or organization rather than a centralized authority.
The Japanese port of Nagoya suffered a ransomware attack that impacted the central computer system and disrupted cargo operations, causing temporary congestion. LockBit 3.0 has claimed responsibility.
U.S. Justice Department released a new drone policy update which mandates a cybersecurity evaluation for new UAS acquisition and protection of privacy and civil liberties.










