September 20, 2023 A new online card-skimming campaign, new WinServer backdoors and more. Welcome to Cyber Security Today. It’s Wednesday, September 20th, 2023. I’m Howard Solomon, contributing reporter on cybersecurity for ITWorldCanada.com and TechNewsday.com in the U.S. A more...
September 19, 2023 (On Monday I moderated a panel on ransomware at the annual SIBOS conference of the Swift IT messaging financial network, which this year is being held in Toronto. Some 8,000 business and technology executives from more...
September 18, 2023 How a deepfake voice caused a company to be hacked. Welcome to Cyber Security Today. It’s Monday, September 18th, 2023. I’m Howard Solomon, contributing reporter on cybersecurity for ITWorldCanada.com and TechNewsday.com in the U.S. Last more...
September 18, 2023 A new system from an Australian company, Micro-X is set to overhaul airport security checkpoints, and mimic efficiency of self-checkout lanes found in supermarkets. The goal is to ensure a swift, stress-free, minimally invasive passenger more...
September 16, 2023 Distributed denial of service attacks against the websites of federal departments and several Canadian provinces and territories — including PEI, Yukon, Saskatchewan and Manitoba — have prompted the federal cyber agency to issue an IT more...
September 15, 2023 Welcome to Cyber Security Today. This is the Week in Review for the week ending Friday, September 15th, 2023. I’m Howard Solomon, contributing reporter on cybersecurity for ITWorldCanada.com and TechNewsday.com in the U.S. In a more...
September 15, 2023 IT departments aren’t managing their organizations’ attack surfaces anywhere near the speed at which threat actors are finding and exploiting vulnerabilities. That’s the conclusion of a new report from Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 threat more...
September 15, 2023 IT departments aren’t managing their organizations’ attack surfaces anywhere near the speed at which threat actors are finding and exploiting vulnerabilities. That’s the conclusion of a new report from Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 threat more...
September 15, 2023 MGM Resorts International, the operator of hotel casinos on the Las Vegas Strip, was hacked by a cyber criminal gang called Scattered Spider. The group used fraudulent phone calls to employees and help desks to more...
September 15, 2023 Caesars Entertainment, one of the world's largest casino operators, has reportedly paid "tens of millions of dollars" to hackers who threatened to release company data, according to Bloomberg. The attack was reportedly perpetrated by a more...
