May 4, 2022 Researchers from security firm Nozomi Networks have uncovered a critical vulnerability in third-party code libraries used by hundreds of vendors. The vulnerability is a DNS poisoning flaw. DNS poisoning allows attackers to replace the legitimate more...
May 4, 2022 Researchers at the cybersecurity firm Mandiant have uncovered a new campaign from state-sponsored Russian hacker group APT 29. The malicious campaign targets diplomats and government agencies using spear phishing to deploy a novel strain of more...
May 4, 2022 Advice to IT managers and individuals for World Password Day. Welcome to Cyber Security Today. It’s Wednesday, May 4th, 2022. I’m Howard Solomon, contributing reporter on cybersecurity for ITWorldCanada.com. Tomorrow is World Password Day. more...
May 3, 2022 Network administrators with certain models of Extreme Networks Avaya, and HPE Aruba switches in their environments are urged to update the devices as soon as possible after the discovery of five critical software vulnerabilities. The more...
May 3, 2022 Cyber insurance companies are demanding greater risk management strategies from organizations interested in purchasing cyber insurance. "Insurers want to know there is an organized and proactive effort to manage cybersecurity risk," said Travis Wong, VP more...
May 3, 2022 Attackers use fake Windows 10 updates to spread the Magniber ransomware. Posts on VirusTotal showed that the attack began on April 8 and had since recorded a massive spread. Magniber ransomware primarily targets students and more...
May 3, 2022 The Indian government's new policy requires organizations in the country to report cybersecurity incidents within six hours, including incidents involving vulnerability scans of computer systems. The measure, along with other measures, was announced by the more...
May 2, 2022 Parliament should limit Canadian police use of facial recognition technology to closely defined circumstances such as serious crimes, the country’s federal, provincial, and territorial privacy commissioners said today. Their statement was released as three commissioners more...
May 2, 2022 Post-secondary Canadian institutions are increasingly offering cybersecurity courses to help fill the demand for infosec pros. The latest is a Toronto-area not-for profit agency called Youth Employment Services (YES) that trains disadvantaged and vulnerable youth more...
May 2, 2022 More on how the Conti ransomware gang works, individuals victimized by ransomware, news on wiperware and more. Welcome to Cyber Security Today. It’s Monday, May 2nd, 2022. I’m Howard Solomon, contributing reporter on cybersecurity for more...
