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Women Leaders in Cybersecurity: Breaking Barriers
As the threats in cyberspace continue to evolve rapidly, the need for top talent in cybersecurity has never been greater. While the field has seen tremendous growth in recent years, women remain significantly underrepresented in leadership positions. However, the stories...
Hacking of SEC Twitter Account: Is X (Twitter) Safe?
SAN FRANCISCO/WASHINGTON, January 9 (Reuters) – On Tuesday, the official Twitter account of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on X was hacked. This added another concern about the security of the social media platform. Computer hackers published false...
Ransomware Attacks and Cyber Security Strategies
Ransomware attacks have become a major cybersecurity threat, with malicious software encrypting systems and demanding ransom payments. This article will examine what ransomware is, how it works, and basic strategies to counter such attacks. We will also discuss recent significant...
Understanding Cyber Threats: How to Protect Yourself
As technology becomes increasingly integrated into our daily lives, so too do cyber threats attempting to exploit our digital connections. From phishing scams to ransomware and distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks, malicious actors are constantly developing new ways to...
Medibank Hacking Led to Sanctions Against Russia
In late 2022, the personal information of 9.7 million Australians was stolen from Medibank, the country’s largest health insurance company. Sensitive documents, including abortion records, were then published online. The cyber sanctions, the first of their kind in Australia, include...
Threat at the Door: Vulnerabilities in IoT Devices
With the rapid advancement of internet and technology today, IoT devices have started to be widely used in every aspect of our lives. Smart home systems, wearable technologies, industrial automation systems and IoT devices can be encountered in many areas....
Russian Computer Hackers Stole Microsoft Source Code
Microsoft has announced that a notorious hacker group supported by the Russian government, known as Midnight Blizzard (also known as APT29 or Cosy Bear), managed to gain access to some source code repositories and internal systems following a hack that...
Phishing Attacks on Telegram on the Rise
Cybersecurity researchers are calling attention to the “democratization” of the phishing ecosystem as Telegram has become the epicenter of cybercrime, allowing threat actors to launch mass attacks for as little as $230. This is not the first time the popular...
CISA Adds 6 Vulnerabilities: Apple Also on Attack List
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has added six security vulnerabilities to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, citing evidence of active exploitation. This includes a high-severity security vulnerability, CVE-2023-27524 (CVSS score: 8.9), affecting Apache Superset, an open-source...