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L’actualité anglophone de la sécurité informatique et de la cybersécurité, traitant de l’actualité de la sécurité informatique, du hacking et des programmes informatiques à visée malveillante.
World Password Day: maintaining protection on the front line of cyber defense
The 7th of May marks World Password Day, which falls on the first Thursday in May each year and was introduced to raise awareness of password best practices and the need for strong passwords. Password security grows more and more critical on the frontline defence for both individuals and businesses…
Data privacy law updates eyed by Singapore
In early 2019, Singapore’s data privacy regulators proposed that the country’s data privacy law could use two new updates—a data breach notification requirement and a right of data portability for the country’s residents. Source : https://blog.malwarebytes.com/malwarebytes-news/2020/05/data-privacy-law-updates-eyed-by-singapore/ Date : May 7, 2020 at 05:36PM Tag(s) : #SECURITE ENG Share this… Email…
The password problem: How to use 2FA to improve your online security
Want to avoid having your online accounts hacked? Enable two-factor authentication, a crucial security measure that requires an extra step when signing in to high-value services. In this post, I explain how to set up 2FA and which accounts to focus on first. Source : https://www.zdnet.com/article/how-to-use-an-authenticator-app-to-improve-your-online-security/#ftag=RSSbaffb68 Date : May 7,…
Cyber criminals are ‘already taking advantage’ of the COVID-19 crisis
Phishing is still the number-one cause of breaches, according to the newly released BakerHostetler Data Security Incident Response Report, with ransomware on the rise. Source : https://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/cyber-criminals-are-already-taking-advantage-covid-19-crisis Date : May 7, 2020 at 09:42PM Tag(s) : #eSANTE ENG Share this… Email Facebook Twitter Linkedin Whatsapp Print
Hackers Target WHO by Posing as Think Tank, Broadcaster
… to reporting a surge in cyber-attacks targeting the WHO and its … Source : https://it.einnews.com/article/516461642/l3pfyPZNMsbxooVh?ref=rss&ecode=Pzxpqm_mVieIWF8G Date : May 8, 2020 at 12:42AM Tag(s) : #SECURITE ENG Share this… Email Facebook Twitter Linkedin Whatsapp Print
Navigating the MAZE: Tactics, Techniques and Procedures Associated With MAZE Ransomware Incidents
Targeted ransomware incidents have brought a threat of disruptive and destructive attacks to organizations across industries and geographies. Source : http://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2020/05/tactics-techniques-procedures-associated-with-maze-ransomware-incidents.html Date : May 8, 2020 at 01:15AM Tag(s) : #SECURITE ENG Share this… Email Facebook Twitter Linkedin Whatsapp Print
Microsoft: 150 million people are using passwordless logins each month
Internally, 90% of Microsoft employees already use a passwordless authentication solution. Source : https://www.zdnet.com/article/microsoft-150-million-people-are-using-passwordless-logins-each-month/#ftag=RSSbaffb68 Date : May 8, 2020 at 12:34AM Tag(s) : Médias internationaux Share this… Email Facebook Twitter Linkedin Whatsapp Print
Chinese hackers attack Australia using ‘invisible’ tool
… used an « invisible » cyber-attack tool to try to hack … has massive capacity to launch cyber attacks. Picture: Supplied American cybersecurity company … Source : https://it.einnews.com/article/516458400/6F-BVmnOUrM3_AN4?ref=rss&ecode=Pzxpqm_mVieIWF8G Date : May 7, 2020 at 11:08PM Tag(s) : #SECURITE ENG Share this… Email Facebook Twitter Linkedin Whatsapp Print
Hacker gains access to a small number of Microsoft’s private GitHub repos
Hack considered harmless as the hacker did not gain access to the source code of any major Microsoft apps. Source : https://www.zdnet.com/article/hacker-gains-access-to-a-small-number-of-microsofts-private-github-repos/#ftag=RSSbaffb68 Date : May 8, 2020 at 05:08AM Tag(s) : Médias internationaux Share this… Email Facebook Twitter Linkedin Whatsapp Print
Targeted Ransomware Attack Hits Taiwanese Organizations
A new targeted attack has infected several organizations in Taiwan with a new ransomware family, which we have dubbed ColdLock. This attack is potentially destructive as the ransomware appears to target databases and email servers for encryption. Source : https://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/targeted-ransomware-attack-hits-taiwanese-organizations/ Date : May 7, 2020 at 12:53AM Tag(s) : #SECURITE…
Phishing Attacks Against Banks Jump With Pandemic Used as Lure
Cyber-attacks trying to trick bank employees … . Other industries have seen rising cyber-attacks during the outbreak as well … member firms share information about cyber-attacks and defenses while most staff … Source : https://it.einnews.com/article/516364886/7gTdKTX_JYZ7Zpd0?ref=rss&ecode=Pzxpqm_mVieIWF8G Date : May 6, 2020 at 11:06PM Tag(s) : #SECURITE ENG Share this… Email Facebook…
Explained: cloud-delivered security
As a counterpart to security for your assets in the cloud, you may also run into solutions that offer security from the cloud. These solutions are generally referred to as cloud-delivered security. Cloud-delivered security is sometimes called security-as-a-service which we will avoid here as it might be confused with the…
Maze Ransomware Targets the Hospitals and Labs Fighting Coronavirus
“Never let a good crisis go to waste.” These wise words have been recently attributed to former Bill Clinton Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel, though Freakonomics actually dates it back to 1976 and a completely different context. Regardless of who first uttered the phrase or some permutation of it, modern-day…
Protecting Remote Worker PC’s
… Cyber Criminals. Many of the cyber-attacks against small and medium businesses … Source : https://it.einnews.com/article/516302141/ixF0Czus9uU3tRHS?ref=rss&ecode=Pzxpqm_mVieIWF8G Date : May 6, 2020 at 06:08AM Tag(s) : #SECURITE ENG Share this… Email Facebook Twitter Linkedin Whatsapp Print
Don’t forget security threat, says Econolite
This new level of connectivity and communication is helping deliver on the C/AV and Smart City’s promise of Vision Zero and a more sustainable future … Source : https://www.itsinternational.com/feature/dont-forget-security-threat-says-econolite Date : May 6, 2020 at 06:09AM Tag(s) : #SMARTCITY ENG Share this… Email Facebook Twitter Linkedin Whatsapp Print
UK and US warn of cyber threat to health sector fighting virus
… Tuesday of a rise in cyber attacks against health professionals involved in … Source : https://it.einnews.com/article/516275721/zz7kHhb1TYWnhexi?ref=rss&ecode=Pzxpqm_mVieIWF8G Date : May 5, 2020 at 11:16PM Tag(s) : #SECURITE ENG Share this… Email Facebook Twitter Linkedin Whatsapp Print
Ransomware: How Kiwi firm got hit for a second time within months
… or individuals hit by a cyber-attack are advised to contact Crown … Source : https://it.einnews.com/article/516276763/rQI-q6b8UIf-em8X?ref=rss&ecode=Pzxpqm_mVieIWF8G Date : May 5, 2020 at 11:16PM Tag(s) : #SECURITE ENG Share this… Email Facebook Twitter Linkedin Whatsapp Print
‘Dangerous’ hackers targeting healthcare bodies tackling coronavirus pandemic
… practical advice to safeguard against cyber-attacks from things like the use … Source : https://it.einnews.com/article/516266308/g8sM8OiQnBvHoF4y?ref=rss&ecode=Pzxpqm_mVieIWF8G Date : May 5, 2020 at 09:13PM Tag(s) : #SECURITE ENG Share this… Email Facebook Twitter Linkedin Whatsapp Print
Are you Teleworking Now? Watch out. Cybersecurity risks are everywhere!
Cyber attackers are using the COVID-19 epidemic to exploit teleworkers. Last week, Alyza Sebenius and Kartikay Mehrotra collaborated on an article … Source : https://securityboulevard.com/2020/05/are-you-teleworking-now-watch-out-cybersecurity-risks-are-everywhere/ Date : May 6, 2020 at 08:03AM Tag(s) : #TELETRAVAIL Share this… Email Facebook Twitter Linkedin Whatsapp Print
Security warning: State-backed hackers are trying to steal coronavirus research
… government, says the joint advisory. Cyber attacks against these targets – particularly those … NCSC and DHS warned how cyber attackers scanning for vulnerable VPNs in … Source : https://it.einnews.com/article/516254607/yGsfsy8QZogzB6WV?ref=rss&ecode=Pzxpqm_mVieIWF8G Date : May 5, 2020 at 06:07PM Tag(s) : #SECURITE ENG Share this… Email Facebook Twitter Linkedin Whatsapp Print