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COVID-19 has had a huge impact on businesses across every industry, and while the urgent need to adapt in early 2020 may have been replaced with greater stability, residual effects remain. In fact, IT policies implemented to deal with the impact of the pandemic are among the leading macro trends currently influencing enterprise IT risk. […]
Continue ReadingTwitch provided an update for the recent security breach, the company confirmed that it only had a limited impact on a small number of users. Twitch downplayed the recent security breach in an update, the company said it only impacted a small number of users. According to the update, login credentials or full payment card […]
Continue ReadingIT and consulting giant Accenture confirmed a data breach after the ransomware attack conducted by LockBit operators in August 2021. Global IT consultancy giant Accenture discloses a data breach after the LockBit ransomware attack that hit the company in August 2021. News about the attack was included in the company’s financial report for the fourth quarter […]
Continue ReadingFar too often, major security breaches can be traced back to a configuration error. Changes and adjustments to network and security configurations are unavoidable; they are a necessary part of managing a company’s technology environment. But it’s important to recognize that they are also risky and can have unexpected consequences – from service interruptions, performance […]
Continue ReadingTaiwanese electronics technology giant Acer discloses a security breach suffered by its after-sales service systems in India after an isolated attack. Bad news for the Taiwanese electronics technology giant Acer, it disclosed a second security breach this year. The company revealed that its after-sales service systems in India were hit by an isolated attack. The […]
Continue ReadingBlueVoyant released the findings of its second annual global survey into third-party cyber risk management. The study reveals that 97% of firms surveyed have been negatively impacted by a cybersecurity breach that occurred in their supply chain. 93% admitted that they have suffered a direct cybersecurity breach because of weaknesses in their supply chain and […]
Continue ReadingSecureAge announced the release of its study which polled 200 employers and 400 employees from around the UK business world during Q3 2021, and examined key cybersecurity topics and trends. According to the survey, forty eight percent of businesses have experienced a cyber breach during the COVID-19 pandemic and another 8% ‘were not sure’. In […]
Continue ReadingHackers are growing smarter and more sophisticated in their attempts to avoid detection. With IT security and visibility efforts still largely focused higher in the stack at the application layer, bad actors are seeking to breach systems further down the stack at the firmware level. Once inside the firmware, hackers can disable remote firmware updates, […]
Continue ReadingA new round of the weekly Security Affairs newsletter arrived! Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs free for you in your email box. If you want to also receive for free the international press subscribe here. Previously undetected FontOnLake Linux malware used in targeted attacks Google addresses four high-severity flaws in Chrome Security […]
Continue ReadingCyberNews researchers found an exposed configuration file hosted on a Sky.com subdomain containing production data. Original post @ https://cybernews.com/news/sky-com-servers-exposed-via-misconfiguration/ CyberNews researchers found an exposed configuration file hosted on a Sky.com subdomain, containing what appear to be production-level database access credentials, as well as addresses to development endpoints. Sky, a subsidiary of Comcast, is Europe’s largest […]
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