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A new command and control as a service allows cybercriminals to easily control victims’ computers and run cryptocurrency mining, DDoS attacks and provide full access to the systems. Image: Adobe Stock Some highly skilled cybercriminals have decided to produce different services that they sell to lower-skilled peers. Opening the door for entry-level cybercriminals to successfully run fraudulent operations on the internet and scam people or steal money from them. Must-read security coverage A lot of…

Emotet was the most widely used malware in the wild in July, followed by Formbook and XMRig, a new report by Check Point Research (CPR) suggests. In June 2022 CPR reported that Emotet had a global impact of 14%. July saw a 50% reduction in Emotet’s global impact, down to 7%, but despite this the malware remains in the top spot.  “Emotet continues to dominate our monthly top malware charts,” explained Maya Horowitz, VP of research…

A new generation of customers has arrived, fuelled by the pandemic-induced shift to digital. They’re demanding a new generation of customer service, enabled by emerging channels such as digital messaging and chatbots, and hyper-personalised, AI-driven services. While organisations have been forced to digitise as a result of the mass shift to remote and hybrid working, and an increasing reliance on cloud-based services, many continue to face hurdles in modernising the contact centre experience to ensure…

By Randy Reiter CEO of Don’t Be Breached April, 2022 Microsoft reported that vulnerabilities in its Azure Database for PostgreSQL could have let Hackers gain access to other customers’ databases after bypassing authentication. “By exploiting an elevated permissions bug in the Flexible Server authentication process for a replication user, a malicious user could leverage an improperly anchored regular expression to bypass authentication to gain access to other customers’ databases” the Microsoft Security Response Center reported….

Tenable unifies Cloud Security Posture and Vulnerability Management in a single, 100% agentless solution from build time to runtime Tenable®, the Cyber Exposure Management company, today announced transformational additions to Tenable Cloud Security that represent the industry’s next step in assessing threats related to cloud vulnerabilities and misconfigurations. With the introduction of Tenable Cloud Security Agentless Assessment paired with Tenable Cloud Security Live Results, Tenable is helping organizations not only remediate vulnerabilities faster but also prevent threats…

Earlier this year, our global Connected Family Study revealed the online habits of parents and their children. What we found called for a closer look.  One finding that leaped out, in particular, is—cyberbullying occurs far more often than parents think. And in many cases, children are keeping it from their parents.   Now with our follow-on research, we set out to answer many of the questions families have about cyberbullying. Where it happens most, who’s most affected,…

A UK man has pleaded guilty to a staggering 65 offences after targeting thousands of young women and girls online over a 17-month period, according to the National Crime Agency (NCA). Jordan Croft, 26, from West Sussex, sought out his victims on internet chat platforms, pretending to be a teenage boy, the UK agency for serious and organized crime said. Once he had persuaded them to send a compromising photo, he blackmailed them into becoming…