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One in four remote workers reuses work credentials on consumer sites, but IT isn’t doing them any favors by reportedly failing to provide essential protection while away from the office. Image: iStockphoto/Metamorworks Remote work has proliferated since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, but nearly a year in cybersecurity hasn’t caught up, leaving businesses incredibly vulnerable. The thing is, IT software company Ivanti found, it isn’t just end users to blame for the shortcomings.  SEE: Identity…

To better combat cyberattacks, prevention is better than detection, says Check Point Software. Image: iStock/sdecoret As the world grappled with the coronavirus pandemic last year, ransomware and other forms of cyberattack shifted into high gear. Savvy cybercriminals knew just which vulnerabilities to exploit to carry out their attacks. In the face of looming cyberthreats, a report released Wednesday by cyber threat intelligence provider Check Point Research provides tips on how to better protect your organization…

Europe’s leading information security event Infosecurity Europe, originally scheduled for June 8-10 2021 at London Olympia, will now take place at a later date in the year, organizer Reed Exhibitions has announced. This is due to the current situation regarding the COVID-19 pandemic. A statement from Reed Exhibitions outlined: “Following the UK Prime Minister’s announcement on the gradual lifting of COVID-19 restrictions in England we are now working closely with our partners and venue to obtain suitable…

The former CEO of a regulated electric and natural gas public utility in South Carolina is due to plead guilty today in federal court to conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud. Kevin B. Marsh is the ex-CEO of SCANA Corporation and former chairman of its board of directors. The Cayce-based company, which was the only Fortune 500 company in South Carolina, merged with Dominion Energy in January 2019 after an incident known as the Nukegate scandal caused its stock price…

One-fifth of remote workers in the UK recycle their work email or password to log into consumer websites and apps, such as online shopping and even dating, increasing the risk of their corporate credentials being stolen. This is according to Ivanti’s Secure Consumer Cyber Report, which surveyed 1000 UK home workers about their cybersecurity behaviors. The research revealed that poor cybersecurity practices by home workers are prevalent, which is putting organizations at greater risk of cyber-attacks….

Sensitive medical data belonging to nearly half a million French people has been stolen and leaked online, according to a joint investigation by news source Libération and French cybersecurity blog Zataz. The exposed data, which can be accessed from multiple sites, includes names, phone numbers, and postal addresses of 491,840 individuals. In some cases, it is accompanied by identifying information including Social Security number, birth date, blood type, GP, health insurance provider, medical treatments, HIV status, and pregnancy test results. …

Understanding the nature of the latest threats can help you identify shifts in tactics and techniques, prioritize security resources and test the most likely scenarios, says IBM X-Force. Image: Getty Images/iStockphoto 2020 saw a boom in cyberattacks with cybercriminals taking advantage of the coronavirus pandemic and lockdown to stage ransomware campaigns, deploy malware, exploit vulnerabilities and commit data breaches. Though we’re now in a new year, bad actors are not only likely to deliver more…

As more organizations migrate to the cloud, cybercriminals are taking advantage of the vulnerabilities in online apps, says Netskope. Image: danijelala, Getty Images/iStockPhoto The quest for digital transformation has been driving more organizations to move their data and other resources to the cloud. The coronavirus pandemic and the abrupt shift to remote work have put these cloud migration initiatives in even higher gear. But this quick transition has naturally caught the eye of cybercriminals who…

Attackers used an outdated File Transfer Appliance from Accellion to gain access to data, the company said. Getty Images/iStockphoto Kroger became the latest major company to announce a data breach, acknowledging in a statement that information from some current and former employees as well as customers of Kroger Health and Money Services were impacted by an attack on a third-party file transfer tool from Accellion.  The company said it is in the process of contacting…