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Cybersecurity Asset Management for Healthcare Organizations

In this playbook, learn how healthcare IT pros are tackling the unique security concerns related to connected medical devices.

Iranian Hackers Target Several Israeli Organizations With Supply-Chain Attacks

IT and communication companies in Israel were at the center of a supply chain attack campaign spearheaded by an Iranian threat actor that involved impersonating the firms and their HR personnel to target victims with fake job offers in an attempt to penetrate their computers and gain access to the …

Does a VPN Protect You from Hackers?

A virtual private network (VPN) is the perfect solution for a lot of issues you might experience online- accessing blocked sites, hiding your browsing activity, getting rid of internet throttling, finding better deals, and much more.  But does a VPN protect you from hackers? Is your private …

NK Hackers Deploy Browser Exploits on South Korean Sites to Spread Malware

A North Korean threat actor has been discovered taking advantage of two exploits in Internet Explorer to infect victims with a custom implant as part of a strategic web compromise (SWC) targeting a South Korean online newspaper. Cybersecurity firm Volexity attributed the attacks to a threat actor …

Unpatched Remote Hacking Flaw Disclosed in Fortinet’s FortiWeb WAF

Details have emerged about a new unpatched security vulnerability in Fortinet’s web application firewall (WAF) appliances that could be abused by a remote, authenticated attacker to execute malicious commands on the system. “An OS command injection vulnerability in FortiWeb’s management interface …

Malicious Ads Target Cryptocurrency Users With Cinobi Banking Trojan

A new social engineering-based malvertising campaign targeting Japan has been found to deliver a malicious application that deploys a banking trojan on compromised Windows machines to steal credentials associated with cryptocurrency accounts. The application masquerades as an animated porn game, a …

Cybersecurity Asset Management for Healthcare Organizations

In this playbook, learn how healthcare IT pros are tackling the unique security concerns related to connected medical devices.