This edition of the ISMG Security Report features an analysis of a serious Apple iOS "zero-click exploit" that could have allowed hackers to remotely gain complete control of a device. Also featured: a discussion of identity proofing challenges and a review of New Zealand's updated Privacy Act.
DDoS, bad bots and automated attacks - these are the common strikes against organizations that support ecommerce. How can they fend off these attacks without impacting normal human traffic? Edward Roberts of Imperva shares strategies and solutions.
Microsoft is revamping its controversial "productivity score" in Microsoft 365 so that individual workers can no longer be tracked. The move follows warnings by privacy advocates that the feature was a step too far into the realm of workplace surveillance.
Twenty-five countries are likely using spyware sold by a company called Circles that can snoop on mobile phone calls and text messages, according to The Citizen Lab, a research organization based at the University of Toronto.
CIAM awareness has grown exponentially in 2020. Maturity? Not at quite the same pace. Keith Casey of Okta has authored a CIAM playbook, and in this interview offers potential benefits and challenges at each step of the journey.
It's understood: Ongoing monitoring of third party relationships is mission-critical. But what constitutes ongoing monitoring? Who should own it? Who should do it? Todd Boehler of ProcessUnity addresses these questions and more.
Until May, all Apple iOS devices were vulnerable to a "zero-click exploit" that would have allowed hackers to remotely gain complete control and view all emails, photos, private messages and more, says Google security researcher Ian Beer. He alerted Apple to multiple vulnerabilities - all now patched.
Fraudsters are increasingly exploiting the auto-forwarding feature in compromised email accounts to help conduct business email compromise scams, the FBI warns.
The gang behind the Conti ransomware variant has posted data to its darknet website that it says it stole during a ransomware attack on industrial IoT chipmaker Advantech last month. The company reportedly confirmed the attack on Monday.
A recent data breach at a Colorado-based mental health clinic that exposed data on nearly 300,000 individuals is the latest of several in the mental health sector this year.
New Zealand's refreshed Privacy Act, which came into effect Tuesday, introduces breach notification requirements and civil penalties. It also holds data handlers to higher responsibilities to counter new threats to personal data. But the law doesn't impose financial penalties as severe as the EU's GDPR.
A hacking campaign in Germany is using compromised websites and social engineering tactics to deliver the Gootkit banking Trojan or REvil ransomware, according to Malwarebytes.
Canon USA has finally acknowledged that a ransomware attack earlier this year involved the theft of corporate data, including such employee information as Social Security numbers and financial account numbers.
Ex-CISA Director Christopher Krebs revealed in a "60 Minutes" interview what made officials confident that the election results were accurate: paper ballots. Krebs didn't mention President Trump by name, but refuted claims by his administration and personal lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, that the election was fraudulent.
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