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State-sponsored actors from Russia and China are leveraging several of the same publicly known vulnerabilities in their attacks, all of which have patches available. On October 20, the National Security Agency (NSA) published a detailed security advisory to inform defenders about Chinese state-sponsored “cyber actors” exploiting known vulnerabilities. The advisory is meant to help network defenders prioritize patching and mitigation efforts and further specifies that internet-facing assets like remote access tools and external web services…

Welcome to our weekly roundup, where we share what you need to know about the cybersecurity news and events that happened over the past few days. This week, learn about a watering hole campaign Trend Micro dubbed ‘Operation Earth Kitsune’ that is spying on users’ systems through compromised websites. Also, read about how APT groups are threatening DDoS attacks against victims if they don’t send them bitcoin. Read on: Fancy Bear Imposters Are on a…

In a rare move, the WordPress Security Team forced a plugin update to over one million sites to address a vulnerability in a popular WordPress plugin used for brute force protection. Background On October 21, the developers of Loginizer, a popular WordPress plugin that offers protection against brute force attacks, published a blog post about a recent update to their plugin that addresses a severe vulnerability. The vulnerability was discovered and disclosed by a vulnerability…

Five Tips to Secure Your Credit Card Data From This Recent Data Breach Users share their personal information with companies for multiple reasons. Whether they’re checking into a hotel room, using a credit card to make a purchase at their favorite food spot, or collecting rewards points at a local coffee shop, consumers give companies more access to data than they may realize. While this can help you build relationships with your favorite vendors, what…

  The PCI Security Standards Council (PCI SSC) recently announced the nomination period for the next PCI SSC Board of Advisors. The Board of Advisors represents PCI SSC Participating Organizations worldwide to ensure global industry involvement in the development of PCI Security Standards. As strategic partners, they bring industry, geographical and technical insight to PCI Council plans and projects. In this post, we talk with 2018 – 2020 PCI SSC Board of Advisor Member Stacy…

Leading university saves valuable resources and detects vulnerabilities faster with Tenable.io The University of Wollongong (UOW), ranked in the top 50 Universities in the Asia-Pacific region[1], has chosen Tenable®, Inc. as its Cyber Exposure solutions provider to prioritise and remediate cyber risk across its domestic campuses.  UOW, known for its multidisciplinary approach to research, is located on the East Coast of Australia. The University has approximately 2500 employees and educates over 35,000 students across multiple…

This year with COVID, the American worker is working differently –as well as shopping, being entertained, and living differently. Part of that difference very likely involves conducting meetings virtually, with video conference platforms such as Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Skype, GoTo Meeting, Blue Jeans, etc. With these changes, the question comes to mind: Are video conference platforms safe to use for your organization? The basic answer to the question is “yes”, however, there are several caveats…