Forbes : Cybersecurity
11h33 03  mars
Microsoft Issues Critical Update Warning As Chinese Hackers Attack Exchange Servers
Davey Winder, Senior Contributor
Microsoft has confirmed that threat actors, attributed to state-sponsored Chinese operatives, are attacking Microsoft Exchange Server installations using multiple zero-day exploits.
11h30
Drones With ’Most Advanced AI Ever’ Coming Soon To Your Local Police Department
Thomas Brewster, Forbes Staff
Founded by Google veterans and backed by 340 million from major VCs, Skydio is creating drones that seem straight out of science fiction"and they could end up in your neighborhood soon.
10h48
TikTok Hires Expert Panel To Improve Child Protection In Europe
Emma Woollacott, Senior Contributor
TikTok has created a Safety Advisory Council for Europe, made up of external experts on child safety, mental health and extremism.
00h15
Alarming Cybersecurity Stats: What You Need To Know For 2021
Chuck Brooks, Contributor
These informational links are compiled from recent statistics pulled from a variety of articles and blogs. As we head deeper into 2021, it is worth exploring these statistics and their potential cybersecurity implications in our changing digital landscape.
14h00 02  mars
Microsoft Teams Issues Major Blow To Zoom With Game-Changing New Security Features
Kate O'Flaherty, Senior Contributor
Microsoft Teams has just issued a massive blow to Zoom with the launch of multiple new security features, including the game-changing security feature it was previously lacking.
10h31
Gab Hack Reveals Passwords And Private Messages
Emma Woollacott, Senior Contributor
The founder of far-right social media platform Gab has confirmed that hackers have breached the site, exposing the account of former US president Donald Trump.
09h23
Gootloader: Watch Out For This Devious Malware On Google
Barry Collins, Contributor
Security firm Sophos has identified a new piece of malware - dubbed Gootloader - that uses niche Google searches to infect people’s computers.
22h30 01  mars
If This ” Very Dangerous’ App Is Installed On Your Phone, Delete It Now
Zak Doffman, Contributor
Beware"more than 100 million Android users have installed this spyware app...
18h30
President Biden’s Supply Chain Executive Order And The Boardroom
Bob Zukis, Contributor
In the wake of the SolarWinds breach, the new Biden administration looks likely to impose new cyber regulations and requirements to tackle the catastrophic threats of systemic risk and its cousin cyber risk.
09h44
Self-Flying Drone Startup Skydio Hits 1 Billion Valuation After 170 Million Raise
Thomas Brewster, Forbes Staff
It comes after a 170 million Series D round led by Andreessen Horowitz, taking the company’s total funding to 340 million.
18h49 28  février
These Are The States Most At Risk For Ransomware Attacks
AJ Dellinger, Contributor
Ransomware attacks and payments are on the rise. New data published by PC Matic shows that while big states have suffered the most overall attacks, it is smaller states that have been hit hardest on a per capita basis.
17h30
You Can’t Launder Bitcoins
David G.W. Birch, Contributor
We could well see a strange and interesting twist in the world of cryptocurrency: clean and dirty money in which some bitcoins will be worth more than others Maybe a year or two from now, exchanges will be quoted two BTC-USD pairs: clean BTC at 100,000 and dirty BTC at 75,000.
10h30
WhatsApp Issues Serious Message Security Warning Impacting Millions Of Users
Zak Doffman, Contributor
New warning for tens of millions of users after recent backlash...
00h05
Bombardier Blindsided By Extortion Threat After Hackers Breach Server
Lee Mathews, Senior Contributor
Attackers skip the ransomware and go straight to extortion after stealing data from the company’s servers.
12h08 27  février
How To Stop LastPass Tracking You In 3 Easy Steps
Davey Winder, Senior Contributor
Password manager privacy in the spotlight: here’s how to disable the embedded trackers in LastPass
11h30
Why You Should Stop Using Your Android Messages App
Zak Doffman, Contributor
500 million of you are putting your security at risk...
15h00 26  février
Corellium"The Startup Apple Is Suing"Joins Forces With ARM Security Genius To Build iPhone, Mac And Android Research Heaven
Thomas Brewster, Forbes Staff
As it prepares for a potential jury trial with Apple, Corellium hires a Forbes Under 30 alum and an ex-British intelligence analyst to build out an ARM research nirvana.
15h38 25  février
Exclusive: Hackers Break Into ” Biochemical Systems’ At Oxford University Lab Studying Covid-19
Thomas Brewster, Forbes Staff
Oxford’s Division of Structural Biology is hacked by a crew that has allegedly sold data to governments. They acquired access to machines preparing biochemical samples.
16h05 24  février
Positive Business Outcomes Need Cyber Secure Compliance
Emil Sayegh, Contributor
For businesses around the world, it is critical to take proactive cybersecurity measures and stay one step ahead of threats.
15h02
The Cybersecurity Tech Startup Defending Against Identity Fraud
AllBusiness, Contributor
Stan Bounev, CEO of cybersecurity startup VeriClouds, discusses how his company is using “dark web” threat intelligence and AI to address a huge opportunity in the global fraud detection and prevention market.
10h22
Facebook Rolls Out New Tools To Stop ’Non-Malicious’ Child Exploitation
Emma Woollacott, Senior Contributor
Facebook says it’s adding new tools to help prevent child exploitation on its site, following reports that it hosted more child sexual abuse material than any other tech company in 2019.
10h43 23  février
Facebook Hashtag Purge Fails To Stop Covid-19 Conspiracy Theories Spreading
Thomas Brewster, Forbes Staff
Forbes finds #DarkToLight and #Scamdemic hashtags are used to promote tens of thousands of posts across Facebook and Instagram, many containing Covid-19 conspiracy theories. Both are now banned, but other questionable hashtags remain live.
13h37 22  février
EU UK Data Flows Can Continue - For Now
Emma Woollacott, Senior Contributor
The European Commission has ruled that transfers of personal data between the EU and the UK can continue, while reserving the right to change its mind if the UK diverges too far from EU law.
11h00
How China’s Most Dangerous Cyber Threats Are ” Made In America’
Zak Doffman, Contributor
Alarming new intelligence links Chinese attacks to U.S. technology...
15h00 21  février
Got A ” Day Of Hack’ Email With Your Password? Here’s 3 Things To Do Now
Davey Winder, Senior Contributor
Have you got a disturbing email from a hacker with your password? Please don’t panic; I’ve got your back.