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Google: North Korean hackers target security researchers
Google has announced that a North Korean government hacking group has targeted members of the cybersecurity community engaging in vulnerability research. The attacks have been spotted by the Google Threat Analysis Group (TAG), a Google security team specialized in hunting advanced persistent threat (APT) groups.
POSTED JANUARY 27, 2021 10:55 AM |
World Economic Forum ranks cybersecurity failure as a significant global risk
The 16th edition of the World Economic Forum’s Global Risks Report analyses the risks from societal fractures—manifested through persistent and emerging risks to human health, rising unemployment, widening digital divides, youth disillusionment, and geopolitical fragmentation. Among the highest impact risks of the next decade, infectious diseases are in the top spot, followed by climate action failure and other environmental risks; as well as weapons of mass destruction, livelihood crises, debt crises and IT infrastructure breakdown, the World Economic Forum says.
The report also ranked cybersecurity failure as a critical threat to the world.
POSTED JANUARY 27, 2021 10:30 AM |
Natural Disaster Grant Program formed by SourceAmerica for non-profits
A Natural Disaster Grant program from SourceAmerica will enable financial assistance stemming from natural disasters for nonprofit agencies within its network.
POSTED JANUARY 27, 2021 10:27 AM |
Claroty finds critical flaws in OPC protocol implementations
Due to its popularity as an embedded protocol operating in devices across the industrial control systems (ICS) domain, the Claroty Research Team decided to analyze the Open Platform Communications (OPC) for security vulnerabilities and implementation issues. In a blog, they shared some details about a number of vulnerabilities that emerged from their intensive investigation of the protocol.
POSTED JANUARY 27, 2021 10:18 AM |
Threat group abuses cloud services, targets semiconductor companies, airline industry
NCC Group and Fox-IT have been tracking a threat group - Chimera - with a wide set of interests, from intellectual property (IP) from victims in the semiconductors industry through to passenger data from the airline industry.
POSTED JANUARY 27, 2021 10:01 AM |
Preventing the next Malwarebytes breach: Get rid of passwords?
U.S. cybersecurity company Malwarebytes is the latest victim in a string of attacks targeting top security firms. In a statement from the company, the hackers breached the internal systems by way of a dormant email protection product within their Office 365 tenant that allowed access to a limited subset of internal company emails.
POSTED JANUARY 27, 2021 9:50 AM |
New bill would require every Illinois police officer to wear a body camera
Under a new bill awaiting Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker's signature, all Illinois police officers would be required to wear a body camera by 2025.
POSTED JANUARY 27, 2021 9:12 AM |
How to shut down bad bots once and for all
Most bot mitigation solutions rely on rules and risk scores, which use information from the past, even when paired with advanced machine learning or AI capabilities. Since bot operators are continually inventing new ways to evade detection, using historical data fails to detect and stop bots never seen before. As a result, retailers and e-commerce companies can’t keep up with the evolving nature of bot operators’ techniques, tools, and tactics. This is evidenced by the record volume of “Grinch” bots that we saw over the holidays.
POSTED JANUARY 27, 2021 |
3/4 of Americans have had to change password due to security breach
In advance of National Data Privacy Day this week, a new survey finds that 3/4 of respondents have had to change their password due to a security or data breach.
POSTED JANUARY 27, 2021 |
David Rose joins Ohio's Denison University as Director of Campus Safety
Denison University announces David Rose will join the university as Director of Campus Safety. Rose is a retired captain of The Ohio State University police division and brings more than 30 years of campus safety experience to his position.
POSTED JANUARY 27, 2021 |
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Gated Community in Miami Solves Entry Limitations With Smart Entry Systems
Jasmine at the Hammocks is a private gated community of 215 luxury homes that boasts many amenities, including a community pool, gym, clubhouse and private lake for residents.
POSTED JANUARY 27, 2021 1:25 PM |
CertaSite Acquires Great Lakes Fire & Safety Equipment in Alpena, Mich.
This is CertaSite’s sixth acquisition in Michigan and expands CertaSite’s service territory into the Upper Peninsula.
POSTED JANUARY 27, 2021 12:54 PM |
Brinks Home Security Announces Deregistration of Common Stock
Brinks Home Security is deregistering because it believes that its public company reporting requirements do not provide a discernable benefit to the company and is not in the best long-term interest of its shareholders.
POSTED JANUARY 27, 2021 2:14 AM |
Pro-Vigil Finds 20% of Companies Experienced Increase in Physical Security Incidents Since COVID-19
Pro-Vigil polled 124 business operations leaders across a variety of commercial vertical markets to gain an understanding of how the pandemic has impacted their security strategies, including the use of security guards and video monitoring systems.
POSTED JANUARY 27, 2021 2:05 AM |
1/22 Security News Round-Up
This week's Security News Round-Up features news from Netwatch, Interface Systems, Per Mar Security Services and Kimberlite Corporation.
POSTED JANUARY 27, 2021 |
How Does IoT Data Help 911 Respond to Emergencies Faster?
More than 250 million times a year, Americans call 911 in some of their darkest hours. Whether a car breaks down in the middle of a snow storm, a family member experiences a heart attack or a home or business is broken into, we know help is just a phone call away.
POSTED JANUARY 27, 2021 |
The Industry Needs to Wake Up
The security industry continues to devalue its services in the U.S. by promoting the notion that a simple doorbell camera or a hub connecting door and window sensors with a DIY app will protect homes.
POSTED JANUARY 27, 2021 |
Stepping Across the Smart Home Divide
No one can doubt that 2020 will be remembered as the year of shattered expectations. For those working in the technology space, the past year has ebbed and flowed — and BOOMED — as consumers have set up shop to work, learn and entertain themselves from the comfort of their homes.
POSTED JANUARY 27, 2021 |
Sage Integration Adds Dallas-Fort Worth Office
The office, located in the Dallas suburb of McKinney, provides the office and inventory storage space to rapidly deliver Sage Integration’s client-centric approach to service and innovative security solutions.
POSTED JANUARY 26, 2021 12:26 PM |
Amber Solutions Closes 2020 With Series B Funding Totaling More Than $8.5 Million
Amber’s system controls the flow of electricity digitally, enabling unique integration of modern intelligence into building electrical products and infrastructure.
POSTED JANUARY 26, 2021 12:20 PM |
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