Companies target sextortion victims, Google Play malware is hawked on dark marketplaces and zero-click spyware infects iPhones. Here are the latest threats and advisories for the week of April 14, 2023. By John Weiler Threat Advisories and Alerts Predatory Companies… Read more → The post LATEST CYBERTHREATS AND ADVISORIES – APRIL 14, 2023 first appeared on IT Security News ..read more

Apple plugs security holes for Easter as cops bring Genesis to an end. The UK fines TikTok over underage data use. DDoS attacks surge and cybersecurity professionals keep quiet over breaches. By Joe Fay Apple Rolls Out Fixes for Zero… Read more → The post CYBERSECURITY INDUSTRY NEWS REVIEW – APRIL 11, 2023 first appeared on IT Security News ..read more

By Chinatu Uzuegbu, CISSP, CEO/Managing Cyber Security Consultant at RoseTech CyberCrime Solutions Ltd. We kicked off the Identity and Access Management Processes from the Top-Level Management approach. The Identity and Access Management Security Steering Committee is a group of C-Suites… Read more → The post #IdentityManagementDay – Best Practices to Help Keep Your Organization Secure first appeared on IT Security News ..read more

Tomorrow, April 11 is Identity Management Day. This day serves as an annual reminder to increase awareness and education for leaders, IT decision-makers and the general public on the importance of identity management. The dangers of improper management of digital… Read more → The post IDENTITY MANAGEMENT DAY 2023: Advice from Cyber Pros first appeared on IT Security News ..read more

Forget SMS 2FA authentication – Twitter and others are making it less attractive by either charging for it or phasing it out altogether. But there’s a better alternative if only tech companies were willing to invest. By John E. Dunn… Read more → The post Push Notification Is More Secure Than SMS 2FA, So Why the Reluctance to Enable It? first appeared on IT Security News ..read more

The U.S. government takes down another dark web forum, Western Digital suffers a cyberattack and the fastest acting ransomware to date. Here are the latest threats and advisories for the week of April 7, 2023. By John Weiler Threat Advisories… Read more → The post LATEST CYBERTHREATS AND ADVISORIES – APRIL 7, 2023 first appeared on IT Security News ..read more

With more than 14,000 new Certified in Cybersecurity members joining (ISC)² last year and an additional 180,000+ Candidates gearing up to earn their first certification, (ISC)² will be supporting these cyber newcomers every step of the way. Recently, the Center… Read more → The post (ISC)² Supports Cyber Newcomers first appeared on IT Security News ..read more

In the latest of several recent announcements, the U.S. body responsible for cybersecurity is making a clear shift towards pre-emptive over reactionary reporting, alerting and advice for organizations. By John E. Dunn A defining characteristic of ransomware attacks is the… Read more → The post CISA Moving Further Towards Pre-Emptive Stance with Ransomware Attack Alert System first appeared on IT Security News ..read more

By John Weiler Microsoft patches the “aCropalypse” vulnerability, ChatGPT leaks users’ billing information and the Latitude Financial breach expands to 14 million records. Here are the latest threats and advisories for the week of March 31, 2023. Threat Advisories and… Read more → The post Latest Cyberthreats and Advisories – March 31, 2023 first appeared on IT Security News ..read more

Anxiety about the security of hot wallets grows as General Bytes customers are hit by a zero-day flaw in the company’s Bitcoin ATMs. By John E. Dunn It’s fair to say that crypto has an image problem. What it didn’t… Read more → The post Analysis: Hackers Exploit Zero-Day to Siphon $1.5 Million From Bitcoin ATMs first appeared on IT Security News ..read more