MSSPs Particularly Vulnerable to Cisco FDM Flaw

Of all those who potentially face a threat from the recently disclosed vulnerability on the Cisco Firepower Device Manager (FDM), MSSPs could feel the impact the hardest if adversaries decide to exploit it. “An MSSP may be operating Cisco Firepower De… Continue reading MSSPs Particularly Vulnerable to Cisco FDM Flaw

Survey Finds API Security Incidents on the Rise

A Salt Security survey of more than 200 security, application and DevOps professionals finds 94% of respondents have experienced an API security incident in the past 12 months, with nearly two-thirds (64%) having delayed application rollouts as a resu… Continue reading Survey Finds API Security Incidents on the Rise

Developing Best Practices for API Security

APIs are pivotal to the overall success of a digital transformation. They allow developers to work across the digital assets and across multiple systems with ease. More organizations are adopting API initiatives, and are approaching digital transforma… Continue reading Developing Best Practices for API Security

Phishing Used to Get PII, not Just Ransomware

With all of the focus on ransomware attacks, it’s easy to forget about the damage done by email phishing. Yet, new research from Vade shows that phishing has seen a meteoric rise in the first half of 2021, including a 281% increase in May and a 284% i… Continue reading Phishing Used to Get PII, not Just Ransomware

Anti-Vax Lies Spread on YouTube—Paid for ‘by Russian PR Company’

Disinformation is rife on social media. The latest scandal is a Russian PR firm paying YouTubers to flog lies about vaccines killing people.
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Deepfakes: The Next Big Threat

A number of mobile apps give anyone with a smartphone and a few minutes of time on their hands the ability to create and distribute a deepfake video. All it takes is a picture of, say, yourself that you’d swap with an actor in a movie or a telev… Continue reading Deepfakes: The Next Big Threat

Spoofed Domains Still a Persistent Threat

Domains impersonating companies and their brand names still pose a significant threat—research from Digital Shadows released today found that on average 1,100 fake websites are registered against individual organizations annually. And with commercial … Continue reading Spoofed Domains Still a Persistent Threat

Reaction to Social Engineering Indicative of Cybersecurity Culture

During COVID-19, threat actors used fear of the virus and hope of a vaccine to trick unwitting victims into downloading malware or giving up their credentials. It was a master class in social engineering, one that put an organization’s security postur… Continue reading Reaction to Social Engineering Indicative of Cybersecurity Culture

Adding AI/ML to Mobile Security

Many organizations are turning to artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) to boost their cybersecurity systems, but you mostly hear about how AI is used to monitor networks and perform the time-consuming tasks that are overwhelming for … Continue reading Adding AI/ML to Mobile Security

Choosing the Right AI Components in Your Security Tools

AI is a hot buzzword in cybersecurity, but just because a security tool is labeled “AI-enabled” or “AI-powered” doesn’t mean the technology will translate easily to your cybersecurity system. There is still a lot to learn about AI, said Anne Townsend,… Continue reading Choosing the Right AI Components in Your Security Tools