Five Cyber Safety Tips to Pack for Your Holiday Travels
The holiday travel season is here. Over the next few weeks, many of us will…
Five Cyber Safety Tips to Pack for Your Holiday Travels
The holiday travel season is here. Over the next few weeks, many of us will be packing up the car or heading to Charlotte Douglas to visit family, and every one of us will be carrying a phone that holds our email, our bank accounts, our photos and our home security cameras. During the busiest…
Apple Issues Security Updates for iPhone, iPad, Mac and Other Devices After Flaws Found
The Center for Internet Security warns that multiple security flaws in Apple’s operating systems and Safari browser could let attackers take over affected devices, with one flaw already seen in real-world attacks.
Security Flaw in Widely Used Web Compression Tool Could Let Hackers Take Over Servers
A bug in the Brotli compression library, used across many websites and apps, could let attackers crash systems or run malicious code, with proof-of-concept exploit code and real-world attack attempts already reported.
Google Patches Dozens of Security Flaws in Chrome Browser
The Center for Internet Security says an update to Google Chrome fixes numerous vulnerabilities that could let attackers take over a computer, and everyone should install it right away.
GitLab Flaw Lets Attackers Break Into Servers Without a Password, Security Researchers Warn
A newly disclosed security flaw in the widely used GitLab software platform could let attackers take over servers remotely, and researchers say exploitation attempts are already underway.
Cisco Warns of Actively Exploited Firewall Flaw That Can Knock Out VPN Access
A security flaw in Cisco’s Secure Firewall ASA and FTD software is already being exploited by attackers to crash devices and cut off remote VPN connections, according to the Center for Internet Security.
FBI Investigating Claimed Breach of fbijobs.gov Hiring Portal
A cybercriminal group claims it compromised the FBI’s job-application website and accessed personal information belonging to FBI employees.
Justice Department Charges 14 in North Korean Remote IT Worker Scheme That Hit More Than 70 U.S. Companies
Federal officials have indicted 14 people and seized nearly 190 laptops in a crackdown on North Korean operatives who posed as American remote tech workers to fund the regime, according to the FBI.
Google Chrome Update Fixes Dozens of Security Flaws, Some Severe
The Center for Internet Security says outdated versions of Chrome could let attackers run malicious code just from a visit to a bad webpage, and home users should update now.
GitLab Flaw Could Let Attackers Take Over Servers Without Logging In
A serious software bug in the GitLab development platform could let hackers run their own code on vulnerable servers, and attacks are already being attempted, according to the Center for Internet Security.
