BootHole Patches Causing Many Systems to Become Unbootable
It appears that the patches released for Linux distributions in response to the GRUB2 bootloader vulnerability are causing problems for many users, making their...
Management & Strategy
Mimecast Acquires Messaging Security Provider MessageControl
Email and data security provider Mimecast on Thursday announced the acquisition of messaging security company MessageControl. Also known as eTorch, the Chicago-based MessageControl was...
Twitter Employees Targeted With Phone Spear-Phishing in Recent Attack
Twitter on Thursday revealed that several employees were targeted with phone spear-phishing in a social engineering attack leading to the recent security incident. A...
Compliance / Data Protection / Management & Strategy / NEWS & INDUSTRY / Privacy / Privacy & Compliance / Tracking & Law Enforcement
Bill Aimed at Ending ‘Warrant-Proof’ Encryption Introduced in House
Roughly one month after United States senators introduced a “balanced” bill that would require tech companies to provide law enforcement with access to encrypted...
Red Hat’s BootHole Patches Cause Systems to Hang
Red Hat has told customers not to install the package updates released in response to the recently disclosed BootHole vulnerability after users reported that...
Offensive Security Acquires Cybersecurity Training Project VulnHub
Information security training and certification provider Offensive Security this week announced the acquisition of VulnHub, an open-source catalog of security training resources. Headquartered in...
Cyberwarfare / Management & Strategy / Mobile & Wireless / Mobile Security / Network Security / NEWS & INDUSTRY / Risk Management / Virus & Threats / Wireless Security
US Warns of ‘Consequences’ If Brazil Picks Huawei 5G
The US ambassador in Brasilia warned of “consequences” if Brazil chooses Chinese telecoms company Huawei to develop its 5G network, in an interview published...
Cybercrime / Incident Response / Malware / Management & Strategy / NEWS & INDUSTRY / Risk Management / Virus & Malware / Virus & Threats
FBI Warns of NetWalker Ransomware Targeting Businesses
The Federal Bureau of Investigation this week released an alert to warn businesses of ongoing cyberattacks involving the NetWalker ransomware. NetWalker, also known as...
Endpoint Security / Incident Response / IoT Security / Management & Strategy / NEWS & INDUSTRY / Risk Management / Vulnerabilities
Companies Respond to ‘BootHole’ Vulnerability
Companies affected by the recently disclosed GRUB2 bootloader vulnerability dubbed BootHole have started releasing advisories to inform customers about the impact of the issue...
U.S. Election Administrators Failed to Implement Phishing Protections: Study
A majority of election administrators in the United States have yet to implement cybersecurity controls designed to provide protection against phishing attacks, a new...