On Sunday, video surveillance giant Hikvision posted a security advisory on its website warning customers of a cyber vulnerability that could impact millions of cameras and NVRs deployed globally…According to the security advisory, the vulnerability received a base score of 9.8 out of 10 per the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS), which Watchful IP called “the highest level of critical vulnerability.”
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The SEC Is Serious About Cybersecurity. Is Your Company?
This summer, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) signaled a significant change in how it thinks about what constitutes a threat to companies: It now considers cyber vulnerabilities to be an existential business risk.
The Latest Cybersecurity Threat: Pay Us or We Release the Data
As if companies and organizations didn’t have enough to worry about with cybersecurity, add a new type of ransomware attack to the list: cybercriminals who steal sensitive data and threaten to publish it online unless the victim pays a large ransom.
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The Hybrid Workplace: The Next Frontier of Cyber Security
With coronavirus-driven remote working spurring cyber criminality, chief security officers (CSOs) are under increasing pressure to protect their companies’ coffers and reputations from a relentless stream of attackers. As such, it is no surprise many are pining for the apparent safety net of the office environment. But are these hopes misdirected?
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DHS creates Cybersecurity Service similar to DOD’s Cyber Excepted Service
The Department of Homeland Security has created the DHS Cybersecurity Service, a new way to hire and manage cybersecurity professionals outside of traditional civil service requirements.
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Why automated pentesting won’t fix the cybersecurity skills gap
The modern threat landscape is an enormous challenge for the modern enterprise. Many organizations are “addressing” this by buying the newest security products from the latest hot vendor and hoping that this will protect them, but most recognize that this isn’t enough to defend their organizations.
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Wipro launches its cyber security studio in Texas
Wipro has added a new studio to its Technology Center in Plano, Texas. Developed in collaboration with ServiceNow, Wipro’s @now Studio will support customers’ digital transformation efforts.
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Using SOCs and Cybersecurity Hubs to Prioritize Security Operations in a Critical Era
The results of a recent Accenture Cyber Investigations, Forensics & Response business study found that Global cyber intrusion activity jumped 125 percent in the first half of 2021. Cybersecurity Ventures estimates that in 2021 global losses from cybercrime damages are expected to reach $6 trillion.
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Ransomware Payments and the Law
These ransomware attacks continue to illustrate the severity and scope of cyber criminal efforts, with victims in all sectors and industries suffering varying degrees of harm.
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Cybercrime Turns on the Regulators
Financial services have long been on the front line of the fight against cybercrime. However, with attacks surging during the pandemic, that fight is becoming increasingly urgent. Regulators find themselves with the task of building capacity within the sector and improving their oversight while simultaneously protecting their own systems against a growing wave of attacks.
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