Organisations are still underestimating the risks created by insufficiently secured operational technology (OT). One current example comes from Germany. According to a report by heise.de, external security testers consider it “likely” that a successful serious cyberattack against the publicly owned water company Berliner Wasserbetriebe could lead to a complete failure of the German capital’s waste water management. The good news, at least for Germany, is that a combination of engineering standards and legal requirements often…

By Ryan Benner, Anexinet  A recent Wall Street Journal article titled, Russian Hackers Have Targeted 200 Groups Tied to U.S. Election, has Microsoft stating that “Russian government hackers have targeted at least 200 organizations tied to the 2020 U.S. election in recent weeks, including national and state political parties and political consultants working for both Republicans and Democrats.” The article goes on to point out that other bad actor nations such as China and Iran…

By Katherine Gronberg, Vice President of Government Affairs, Forescout In June, the cybersecurity company JSOF, with help from Forescout, released some eye-opening research about a set of 19 vulnerabilities, collectively known as Ripple20. The Ripple20 vulnerabilities are found within the TCP-IP protocol code sold by Ohio-based software company, Treck, and are used by a wide range of Internet of Things (IoT) and Operational Technology (OT) devices. An OT device refers to a specific type of…

2020 has been a tumultuous and unpredictable year, where we restructured our lives and redefined how we work and interact with each other. In the past nine months, we saw IT security and the digital world challenged and taken to new heights. Although 2020 has undoubtedly been a year of trials and tribulations, I wanted to share some of McAfee’s top highlights. The list that follows is drawn from some of this year’s greatest accomplishments….

A trio of companies is launching a new research institute whose intended purpose is to strengthen privacy and trust for decentralized artificial intelligence (AI).  The Private AI Collaborative Research Institute, originally established by Intel‘s University Research & Collaboration Office (URC), is launching as a joint project involving digital security and privacy products vendor Avast and AI software-defined secure computing hardware services company Borsetta. “As AI continues to grow in strength and scope, we have reached a point where action is…

CyberNews analyzed more than 15 billion passwords; if your favorite one is at the top of the list, it’s time to change right now. RayaHristova, Getty Images/iStockphoto “World’s Best Boss” Michael Scott caused an unplanned power outage (he’s used both a space heater and fan on high and in the same socket). Power returns nearly immediately, but the server now needs a password Jim Halpert says, in a memorable scene from NBC’s long-running “The Office.” “Did…

A cybersecurity company has urged the rising number of smart sex toy owners to think about protection. Sales of internet-connected sex toys, also known as teledildonics, have increased since lockdown measures were introduced to slow the spread of COVID-19.  In March alone, sex toy revenue in France, Italy, and Spain, where lockdown measures were particularly stringent, exceeded projected figures by 94%, 124%, and 300%, respectively. In “Cybersecurity Trends 2021: Staying secure in uncertain times,” ESET researchers Denise Giusto and…