[CRITICAL] 250,000 Microsoft Exchange Servers are Unpatched and Vulnerable to Remote Code Execution Attacks!

With an estimated 61% of Exchange servers in the wild still operating unpatched, this security flaw allows attackers to take over a vulnerable server using any set of valid email ...

Chinese Antivirus Vendor Tied to Part of a Decade-Long Hacking Spree

Members of the hacking group “Apt41” were charged by the U.S. Department of Justice for hacking more than 100 victims globally with one of its members running AV vendor Anvisoft.

Joint Advisory Outlines Approaches to Remediating Attacks

This newly-released report is the result of a collaborative effort by cybersecurity authorities in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

Crowdstrike: "More Cyberattacks in the First Half of 2020 Than in All of 2019"

According to a recent study conducted by cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike, recent threat activity throughout its customers’ networks has shown more intrusion attempts within the first half ...

1 in 3 Employees Rarely or Never Think About Cybersecurity

Eye-opening data around the impact of human error demonstrates how simple user mistakes can compromise your organization’s cybersecurity posture.

[HEADS UP] Cyber Attack at University of York Steals Personal Information from Staff and Students

In a recent report by the York Press, University of York has launched an investigation after personal information of students and staff was obtained by the bad guys.

Don't Overlook Policy When Designing Security

There’s no single defense against phishing and other social engineering attacks, according to Kevin O’Brien, CEO and co-founder of email security company GreatHorn. On the CyberWire’s ...

[Heads Up] The First-Ever Russian BEC Gang, Cosmic Lynx, Was Uncovered. They Spear Phish Multinational & Fortune 500 Senior Executives

“This is a historic shift to the global email threat landscape and portends new and sophisticated social engineering attacks that CISOs around the world must brace for now,” according to ...

60% of Organizations are Hit by Cyberattacks Spread by Their Own Employees

The unwitting participant appears to be alive and well, based on new data from security vendor Mimecast. With employees being the source of attack surface expansion, what’s an org to do?

Human Performance as a Risk Factor

Most organizations don’t place enough focus on the human elements of cybersecurity, according to Stephen A. Wilson, Dean Hamilton, and Scott Stallbaum from consulting firm Wilson Perumal ...