May 4, 2020

Vulnerabilities in LMS Plugins Allow Students to Access Records, Edit Data

< 1 min read - Security researchers discovered that students could abuse vulnerabilities in certain LMS plugins to access records and edit data.

Application Security April 29, 2020

Ad Hoc or Managed Penetration Testing: Which One Is Best for You?

4 min read - Due to legal regulations, internal policies, executive requests, and the desire to beat threat actors and avoid breaches, penetration testing is becoming a common practice.

April 28, 2020

Data-Stealing Asnarök Malware Exploits Zero-Day Flaw in Sophos XG Firewalls

2 min read - Cybercriminals have been using a Trojan dubbed Asnarök to steal data by exploiting a vulnerability in enterprise firewalls from Sophos, the company warned.

April 27, 2020

Weekly Security News Roundup: Vulnerability Lets Attackers Compromise Apple Devices via Email

3 min read - Researchers revealed their discovery of a vulnerability that enables bad actors to infect iPads and iPhones by sending a specially crafted email. Learn what else happened last week in security news.

April 15, 2020

APT41 Distributing Speculoos Backdoor in New Attack Campaign

2 min read - Security researchers discovered an attack campaign in which APT41 distributed the Speculoos backdoor by exploiting CVE-2019-19781.

March 30, 2020

Weekly Security News Roundup: 24 Children’s Gaming Apps Laden With Tekya Clicker

2 min read - Researchers found a new clicker malware called "Tekya" hidden within 24 children's games on the Google Play store. Read on to learn what else happened last week in security news.

Data Protection March 20, 2020

7 Spring Cleaning Tasks to Improve Data Security

4 min read - Data security is a daily essential, but spring cleaning offers an opportunity to check in on your current practices and make changes where necessary.

March 18, 2020

Snoop Attacks via L1 Data Sampling Threaten Security of Intel CPUs

2 min read - Intel processors, including Core and Xeon products, are susceptible to attacks described as Snoop-assisted L1 data sampling, a security investigator has discovered.

Threat Intelligence March 17, 2020

IBM X-Force Threat Intelligence Cybersecurity Brief: Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)

2 min read - If you have cybersecurity concerns or are experiencing an incident, IBM X-Force IRIS is here to help. Contact us. US hotline 1-888-241-9812; Global hotline (+001) 312-212-8034 Global events such as the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) make all of us attractive targets…

Retail March 11, 2020

How Retail Security Can Welcome IoT Innovations Without Putting Customers at Risk

4 min read - As organizations rely more on the IoT to enable internet connection at every part of the retail process, the right mindset can go a long way toward achieving a win-win for retail security.