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Cybersecurity Threats & Attacks News

Given the sophistication of cyber-attacks, cybersecurity has become a central focus to protect people and their personal data. Learn more about the common cyber threats we all face in an age when companies are undergoing a digital transformation.

Top news of the week: 08.07.2022.

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@EduardKovacs shared
On Jul 7, 2022
45 cybersecurity-related merger and acquisition (M&A) deals were announced in June 2022. https://t.co/N20mxrYUHS
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Cybersecurity M&A Roundup: 45 Deals Announced in June 2022

Cybersecurity M&A Roundup: 45 Deals Announced in June 2022

45 cybersecurity-related merger and acquisition (M&A) deals were announced in June 2022.

@Treadstone71LLC shared
On Jul 2, 2022
Exclusive interview with Russian hackers “XakNet Team” https://t.co/wD6WFCV1b3
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Exclusive interview with Russian hackers “XakNet Team”

Exclusive interview with Russian hackers “XakNet Team”

Xaknet Team is a Russian group of hackers and information security specialists who appeared in February 2022 and became known in the media thanks to an attack on the website of the ...

@DarkReading shared
On Jul 7, 2022
RT @otherjimdonahue: Cybersecurity "can be an unexpected fit for some of the hundreds of thousands of people who enter the job market each year, even if they graduate with degrees other than computer science." -Gage Mele @Circuitous__ @Anomali @DarkReading https://t.co/bpz2cCj3NA
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Cybersecurity Has a Talent Shortage & Non-Technical People Offer a Way Out

Cybersecurity Has a Talent Shortage & Non-Technical People Offer a Way Out

It's time to tap the large reservoir of talent with analytical skills to help tackle cybersecurity problems. Train workers in cybersecurity details while using their ability to solve ...

@DarkReading shared
On Jul 6, 2022
Roundtable: Amid Cyberattack Frenzy, How Can QNAP Customers Protect the Business? https://t.co/Tolxuv9GxU by @wirelesswench #QNAP #NAS
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Roundtable: Amid Cyberattack Frenzy, How Can QNAP Customers Protect the Business?

Roundtable: Amid Cyberattack Frenzy, How Can QNAP Customers Protect the Business?

Our roundtable of cybersecurity experts weighs in on what makes QNAP network-attached storage catnip for attackers, and what organizations can do about it.

@haroonmeer shared
On Jul 8, 2022
Props to Microsoft for timing their announcement perfectly. Summary emails this week: - Apple allows you to reduce attack surface using lockdown mode¹ - Microsoft rolls back decision to reduce attack surface² Timing++ __ ¹ https://t.co/MVPJ8p3APQ ² https://t.co/EjXWC1VrWt
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iPhone Lockdown Mode coming in iOS 16 to protect against targeted cyber attacks, here’s how it works

iPhone Lockdown Mode coming in iOS 16 to protect against targeted cyber attacks, here’s how it works

Apple has announced an extreme security feature coming in iOS 16 called iPhone Lockdown Mode. Here's how it works.

@SCMagazine shared
On Jul 7, 2022
‘IconBurst’ supply chain attack uses typo-squatting to spread malicious Javascript packages via NPM https://t.co/Z70pOuPntB #cybersecurity #infosec https://t.co/iOTijpTz7I
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‘IconBurst’ supply chain attack uses typo-squatting to spread malicious Javascript packages via NPM

‘IconBurst’ supply chain attack uses typo-squatting to spread malicious Javascript packages via NPM

Security researchers warn developers to stay on the lookout for these type of typo-squatting spoofs, which are similar to common email phishing attacks.

@gcluley shared
On Jul 7, 2022
A brand new "Smashing Security podcast": Raising money through ransomware, China’s mega-leak, and hackers for hire With special guest @bittner from @thecyberwire https://t.co/bJwvAAwYNB
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Smashing Security podcast #282: Raising money through ransomware, China’s mega-leak, and hackers for hire

Smashing Security podcast #282: Raising money through ransomware, China’s mega-leak, and hackers for hire

A hacked university might have made a profit after paying a cryptocurrency ransom, China suffers possibly the biggest data breach in history, and Reuters investigates digital mercenaries.

@CISecurity shared
On Jul 6, 2022
RT @Bugcrowd: Join @CyberSummitUSA DC Metro panel July 28 on #Ransomware and Resiliency with Bugcrowd's @murtazahafizji1, @CISecurity's Sean Atkinson, @BlackBerry's Gregg Yurchak, @Veeam⁩’s @jeffreichard, @DellTech's Ed Fabiszewski, @RubrikIn's @dsiles, and @ExtraHop https://t.co/5CdV6NZU4u
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Cyber Security Summit

Cyber Security Summit

The Ninth Annual DC Metro Cyber Security Summit returns In-Person and Virtually Live-Streamed as it connects C-Suite & Senior Executives responsible for protecting their companies’ critical ...