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Researchers: Home and Office Connected Devices Vulnerable to AttackWith corporate America beginning to ask employees to come back to their offices in the fall, cybersecurity teams have a huge task before them to ensure their work environment is safe. T…

Akamai Incident Highlights Risks of Relying on a Single ProviderA short-lived outage at the content delivery network supplier Akamai on Thursday which briefly knocked offline many corporate websites, is another indicator that companies need resiliency …

Senate Bill Would Require CISA to Identify and Respond to ICS ThreatsA bipartisan group of senators is pushing a bill that would require CISA to identify and respond to vulnerabilities and threats that target industrial control systems. The House has a…

OIG Audit Shows Consumer Applications Inadequately ProtectedU.S. Customs and Border Protection has not always protected its Mobile Passport Control applications, making travelers’ personally identifiable information vulnerable to exploitation, accordin…

Discussion Also Addresses Telecom Security IssuesIn the latest weekly update, four editors at Information Security Media Group discuss important cybersecurity issues, including the use of commercially available spyware and security risk management in t…

As ransomware continues to pummel organizations, if they do get hit, then from an incident response standpoint, what are the essential steps they should take to smooth their recovery? Veteran ransomware-battler Fabian Wosar, CTO of Emsisoft, shares ess…

This edition of the ISMG Security Report features an analysis of ongoing investigations into the use of NSO Group’s Pegasus spyware to spy on dissidents, journalists, political rivals, business leaders and even heads of state – and discussion of whethe…

Extortionists Demand $50 Million – Payable in Monero Cryptocurrency – From Oil GiantSaudi Aramco, one of the world’s largest oil and natural gas firms, has confirmed that company data was leaked after one of its suppliers was breached. Extortionists ar…

Software Vendor Said Approximately 60 MSPs and 1,500 Clients Affected by AttackRemote management software vendor Kaseya has obtained a decryption tool for all organizations affected by the massive ransomware attack launched via its software. The tool s…

This edition of the ISMG Security Report features an analysis of an investigation of the use of NSO Group’s Pegasus spyware to spy on dissidents, journalists, political rivals, business leaders and even heads of state – and a discussion of whether the …