Category Security

On Tuesday, April 11th, the CISOs of security companies Wiz, Rubrik, Noname, and Abnormal will join us for a friendly chat about how to protect their organizations from the vast array of threats that target them. Ryan Kazanciyan (Wiz), Michael…

Google has announced a new policy for Android apps that allows account creation. The regulation requires such apps to provide users with the option to delete both their account and the data associated with it. Describing the new feature in…

When a man arrived at a North London hospital in the middle of the night, disturbed, distressed, having seizure-like movements and unable to speak, NHS emergency physician Isabel Straw was the first to respond. I had a hard time finding…

Attacks on critical infrastructure are attractive targets for cybercriminals. Here’s why and what’s being done to protect them. What is critical infrastructure and why is it attacked? Critical infrastructure is physical and digital assets, systems, and networks essential to national…

According to a new Bitdefender study, more than two-fifths (42%) of IT professionals have been told to keep security breaches secret, which can increase the risk of regulatory compliance. A security vendor surveyed 400 IT professionals, ranging from junior IT…

A coordinated international law enforcement effort has taken down the Genesis Market, an illegal online marketplace dedicated to selling stolen credentials related to emails, bank accounts and social media platforms. The seizure of infrastructure was accompanied by a massive crackdown…

Spanish police have arrested a 19-year-old man. Due to the sheer scale of his cyberattacks, they argue, they represent a national security threat. The investigation into Jose Luis Huertas (a.k.a. “Alcasec”) was launched after he allegedly hacked the National Judicial…

April 6, 2023Rabbi LakshmananPrivacy / Mobile Security Google is enacting a new data deletion policy for Android apps. This policy seeks to provide users with the option to delete their account upon account creation for greater transparency and control over…

An Elon Musk-worshipping college principal gets an education, and rapper Afroman turns the tables after armed police raid his home. All this and much more is discussed in the latest edition of the “Smashing Security” podcast by computer security veterans…

April 5, 2023Rabbi LakshmananCyber ​​Attack / Cyber ​​Threat North Korean government-backed threat actors are linked to attacks targeting South Korean and US government and military officials, think tanks, policy makers, academics and researchers Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) tracks clusters…