Spotify has issued a rolling password reset of some user accounts following the discovery of an open database containing user credentials. This week, vpnMentor researchers Noam Rotem and Ran Locar made their findings public, in which an open Elasticsearch database was found during the firm’s web mapping project. The 72GB database contained over 380 million […]
Companies often separate cybersecurity and data protection by forming two independent teams and buying different software to address each of these issues apart. Maintaining and managing two teams, together with two software sets, involves high IT costs and administrative expenses. Why do companies separate cybersecurity and data protection? To answer this question, let’s take a […]
The huge global shortfall in cybersecurity professionals has dropped for the first time since records began, thanks to more joining the industry and pandemic-related uncertainties on the demand side, according to (ISC)2. The non-profit certifications organization interviewed 3790 industry respondents around the world to better understand the current challenges facing the sector. Its 2020 Cybersecurity […]
A leading gaming company has revealed that a security breach announced earlier this month is much worse than first thought, with data on potentially hundreds of thousands of customers, employees and others compromised. Nearly two weeks ago, Resident Evil developer Capcom revealed the breach, believed to be a ransomware attack, happened on November 2. At […]
Widening gaps between the high- and low-end ransomware operators, the increased use of loaders and botnets, and the continued abuse of legitimate tools all top the list among security trends for the year ahead, according to Sophos. In releasing its Sophos 2021 Threat Report today, the company’s researchers identified how ransomware and fast-changing attacker behaviors […]
State-backed hackers from North Korea and Russia have been targeting organisations working on a coronavirus vaccine, Microsoft has said. It said a Russian group nicknamed “Fancy Bear” and North Korean groups dubbed “Zinc” and “Cerium” were implicated in recent cyber-attacks. The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has previously said Russian hackers were targeting vaccine […]
In cyber-space, a strong defence should take precedence over arming ourselves with new weapons, the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC)’s ex-chief has warned. Ciaran Martin added that we “weaponise” and “militarise the internet at our peril”. His remarks follow reports of the use of offensive cyber-techniques by nations, including the UK. Mr Martin said […]
There is evidence of increasing cyber-threats in the market. The Covid-19 pandemic has forced many service providers to move their services into the virtual world. This digital migration has created a host of new challenges for telemedicine service vendors, care givers, clinics and patients. The transition from traditional to connected healthcare is challenging. The number […]
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has fined Marriott £18.4 million over a 2014 data breach, heavily reducing the penalty originally planned due to COVID-19 disruption. The Marriot hotel group was subject to a 2014 data breach impacting the Starwood resort chain, acquired by Marriott in 2015. At the time, threat actors were able to infiltrate […]
The UK’s data privacy watchdog has fined the Marriott Hotels chain £18.4m for a major data breach that may have affected up to 339 million guests. The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) said names, contact information, and passport details may all have been compromised in a cyber-attack. The breach included seven million guest records for people […]