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Surge in QR Code Quishing: Check Point Records 587% Attack Spike

Users are tricked into downloading malware or accessing malicious websites after scanning QR code. Scanning a QR code can lead user to any website without alerting about suspicious activity⚠️ #phishing #malware

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8.11.2023

Infosec pros can secure IT, but have harder time securing job satisfaction

Potential threats for job satisfaction appear to be departmental cutbacks, threat of layoffs, lack of managerial support and heavier workload than years before👨‍💻 #cybersecurity

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8.11.2023

How Do We Truly Make Security 'Everyone's Responsibility'?

You can enforce security expectations, clarify expectations and make the security task personal, like giving a own laptop with patching responsibilities, which will likely remind them that it is their working device🔑 #cybersecurity

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8.11.2023

Watch Out: Attackers Are Hiding Malware in 'Browser Updates'

Threat actors can turn #cybersecurity best practices against us. ⚠️ When visiting a legitimate website, malicious JS can trigger a real-looking browser update - which actually delivers malware. Be wary of how "updates" get presented.

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20.10.2023

Over 40,000 admin portal accounts use 'admin' as a password

#Cybersecurity researchers investigated admin passwords stolen by an infostealer. 🔓 1.8M admin credentials analyzed ➡️ 40,000+ were 'admin' Principles for strong passwords should be one of most fundamental defences for enterprise data.

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20.10.2023

Hacker Leaks Millions More 23AndMe User Records On Cybercrime Forum

23andMe, a genetic testing company, suffered a breach 2 weeks ago. Attackers used credential stuffing (using previously leaked credentials to access). ☢️ Now a huge, sensitive dataset w/ 4M users, has been published on #cybercrime forum.

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20.10.2023

Better safe than sorry: 10 tips to build an effective business backup strategy

1️⃣ Know what needs backing up and how often 2️⃣ Encrypt your backups 3️⃣ Test regularly Other backup tips, to protect e.g. against accidents or #ransomware attacks, in the article >> #cybersecurity

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20.10.2023

Critical, Unpatched Cisco Zero-Day Bug Is Under Active Exploit

☢️ Maximum severity flaw with no patch or workaround currently available. Allows an attacker to gain admin privileges on affected devices." Cisco: Disable the 'HTTPS Server feature' on Internet-facing IOS XE device. #vulnerability

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20.10.2023

Safe, Secure, Anonymous, and Other Misleading Claims

"Confidential! Anonymous! 100% secure!" 🚫 These recently hacked 3 companies all communicated about strong #cybersecurity. Reality was very different. Read Troy Hunt's thoughs about "words on a webpage" as security assurance.

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6.10.2023