Windows DNS bug, SIGRed, gets a perfect 10
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SIGRed is a critical bug in Windows Domain Name System (DNS) server. The bug has been around for 17 years and is as a result of the way Microsoft chose to...
City of Portland, Oregon, prohibits facial recognition
The City of Portland, Oregon, USA, has become the first US city to prohibit the use of facial recognition technology. The ban was passed by the City Council on September 9th...
DoJ takes on Russian military malware team
Six members of a Russian military malware and cybercrime group have been indicted by the US Department of Justice. The indictment stops short of calling them a cyber warfare group but...
Companies not prepared to go all in on Azure AD
A new One Identity report shows that companies are not yet ready to go all-in on Azure Active Directory (AAD). Instead, 49% of respondents are going to stay with a hybrid...
Quantexa teams up with Deloitte to target illegal finance and fraud
Quantexa has teamed up with Deloitte to target illegal finance. The deal comes a few weeks after the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) claimed fraud was at epidemic levels. In its...
HelpSystems continues to expand with Beyond Security acquisition
HelpSystems has announced its latest acquisition, Beyond Security, for an undisclosed amount. The news comes just two months after Beyond Security release its latest product, beSECURE XDR. The acquisition brings more...
Sectigo releases key storage solution to secure IoT devices
Sectigo has announced its latest solution for securing IoT devices, the Secure Key Storage SDK (SKS-SDK). It is targeting IoT devices that have no onboard secure storage hardware. This is typical...
Defending against ransomware is NOT rocket science
“Defending against ransomware is not rocket science”, so says Sir Jeremy Fleming, Director, GCHQ. He made the statement at the Cipher Brief Annual Threat Conference. It is a long-overdue statement from...
Dragos Academy seeks to close the IT-OT skills gap
Dragos has launched the Dragos Academy. It is seeking to close the IT-OT skills gap through a comprehensive educational and training program. Its focus is on training the company’s customers and...
Bandura Cyber rebrands as ThreatBlockr and gets new funding
Bandura Cyber has rebranded as ThreatBlockr and has announced a Series A funding round that raised $5 million. The company has also added two new executives to its leadership team. George...