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The modern world would grind to a halt without URLs, but years of inconsistent parsing specifications have created an environment ripe for exploitation that puts countless businesses at risk. Image: RobertAx, Getty Images/iStockphoto A team of security researchers has discovered serious flaws in the way the modern internet parses URLs: Specifically, that there are too many URL parsers with inconsistent rules, which has created a worldwide web easily exploited by savvy attackers. We don’t even…

Over half (51%) of SME businesses and self-employed workers in the UK have experienced a cybersecurity breach, according to a new study by insurance firm Markel Direct. The findings were taken from a survey of 1000 SME firms and self-employed individuals in the UK, underlining fears that these organizations are at particularly high risk of cyber-attacks due to lack of resources and cybersecurity expertise. This issue has been exacerbated by the digital shift during COVID-19. The most common…

US government security experts have issued new guidance for possible targets of commercial spyware on protecting themselves from unwarranted surveillance. “Some governments are using commercial surveillance software to target dissidents, journalists & others around the globe who they perceive as critics,” warned the US National Counterintelligence and Security Center (NCSC) in a Twitter post. “Commercial surveillance tools are also being used in ways that pose a serious counterintelligence and security risk to US personnel and…

An online booking software provider has released details of a cloud breach over the festive period, resulting in the theft of millions of customers’ personal details. FlexBooker offers appointment scheduling software for organizations in healthcare, finance and other sectors to accept bookings on their website. However, late last week, breach notification site HaveIBeenPwned revealed that 3.7 million customer accounts had been compromised in December. It noted that most (69%) of the info was already in…

The combined solution will solve legacy endpoint data loss prevention challenges and deliver real security value through detection, response, and compliance SUNNYVALE, Calif., January 10, 2022 – Proofpoint, Inc., a leading cybersecurity and compliance company, today announced it has completed its acquisition of Dathena, an innovator in artificial intelligence-powered data protection. With this acquisition, Proofpoint strengthens its cloud-based people-centric security solutions by adding AI-based data classification to its Information & Cloud Security platform, helping organizations to better…

Many enterprises are moving into a hybrid world — whether it’s the emerging workplace model or cloud environment. With the latter, a mix of private and public cloud services offers the flexibility organizations are looking for in a business environment that seems to be constantly shifting. An August 2021 report by research firm Gartner notes that hybrid, multicloud, and edge environments “are growing and setting the stage for new distributed cloud models.” The firm forecasts…