Cyber Security Newsfeeds from around the world
Microsoft announced today the final version of its security configuration baseline settings for Windows 10 Version 1903 and Windows Server Version 1903, downloadable today using the Microsoft Security Compliance Toolkit. The Windows 10 security baselin…
Continue ReadingThe UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has announced £22m in funding to support the establishment of new British Army cyber operations centres across the country. Defence Secretary Penny Mordaunt made the announcement to provide funding at the Nato Cyber Def…
Continue ReadingLAREDO, TX (KGNS) – Ransomware is a type of virus that blocks your computer’s information and doesn’t give you access until you pay a certain amount of money.
Although these days cyber-attacks are nothing out of the ordinary, the City of Laredo has be…
Continue ReadingWorrying number of attacks by mobile banking malware, report from Kaspersky Lab discovers.
Mobile banking trojans are one of the most rapidly-developing pieces of malware , a new report from security specialist Kaspersky Lab has warned. It said it has…
Continue ReadingDon’t hire a hacker, they might scam you! What works and what doesn’t when it comes to protecting your email account? And China’s controversial social credit system comes under the microscope. All this and much more is discussed in the latest edition o…
Continue ReadingComodo CA (now known as Sectigo ) is the Certificate Authority (CA) that issued the largest number of digital certificates used to sign malware samples found on VirusTotal over the past year, Chronicle’s security researchers have discovered.
Data col…
Continue ReadingWhy do you see the extension .rectot appended to all valuable files? What is .rectot? How did it land on your PC? STOP ransomware has a new strain and it is called .rectot virus . Apparently, the threat is named after the specific extension it uses for…
Continue ReadingESET researchers have analyzed fake cryptocurrency wallets emerging on Google Play at the time of bitcoin’s renewed growth May 2019 has seen bitcoin growing, with its price climbing to its highest points since September 2018. Not surprisingly, cybercro…
Continue ReadingOil & gas plants have increased their cyber risk profile as they modernise plants and close the ‘air gap’ between IT networks and operational technology (OT) networks. This is according to Phil Neray, VP of Industrial Cybersecurity at global security s…
Continue ReadingThe price of Bitcoin is steadily surging in May and hackers are looking to cash in on the uptick with fake cryptocurrency apps, malware and other related scams. In May 2019, Bitcoin prices climbed to their highest points this year, with the popular cry…
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