Since cyberattacks are becoming more and more common these days, staying abreast of the latest news headlines is important to learn from them and keep our information assets secure. This week’s cybersecurity news headlines cover some significant patches and fixes. Read on to find out what’s happening in cyberspace. (more…)
Digital keys are the keys to email authentication, which basically means they verify you’re actually the person who sent the email you claim to be. While Google, Yahoo, and Microsoft all offer their own versions of digital keys, the most popular one is DKIM, which stands for DomainKeys Identified Mail. Basically, DKIM is a set of parameters for digital keys, which let email recipients know they are who they claim to be. Because the DKIM keys are stored in servers, the authentication works even if your email is hacked.
Constantly working to save Google and its users from serious threats, the Threat Analysis Group (TAG) continues to publish analyses on various evolving threats like commercial surveillance vendors, serious criminal operators, and government-backed attackers. Continuing the legacy, they recently shared intelligence on a new segment of attackers called hack-for-hire. Such hackers focus on compromising victims’ accounts and extracting data as a service. Read on to know more about this group.
Gone are the days when only a password and anti-virus could protect systems from malicious actors. Newer and more sophisticated cyberattack vectors are being invented daily, so it is now important to consider ransomware protection, especially when it comes to protecting your organization’s information assets. Following the latest cybersecurity news headlines is also essential. Therefore, we bring you the major cyber news headlines from the past week:
Spam filters are a great way to protect yourself from unwanted emails (or phone calls in the case of robocalls). But what exactly makes a spam filter work?
Spam filters identify unsolicited, unsolicited, and virus-infected email (known as spam) and prevent it from getting into email addresses. Internet-service providers (ISPs) and small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) use spam filters to make sure that they aren’t distributing it.
Both incoming and outgoing email are sent to the filtering process. Spam filters are utilised by ISPs to protect users. Small businesses typically target inbound filters.
One of the more popular and controversial email marketing techniques these days is DKIM. While it’s not entirely a new method, DKIM (DomainKeys Identified Mail) is quickly gaining in popularity and may be becoming more necessary in the digital age. DKIM is an email authentication tool that verifies the authenticity of an email. It works by sending DKIM information from an email to a server, which checks that information against public DKIM records before it accepts the message.
This article provides an overview of the joint Cybersecurity Advisory (CSA) issued by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), and the Department of the Treasury (Treasury) on the Maui ransomware, which has been used by North Korean state-sponsored cyber actors to attack Healthcare and Public Health (HPH) Sector organizations.
In this fast-paced world where things change overnight, ensuring cybersecurity is a rather challenging task. While adversaries are constantly looking for avenues to exfiltrate data and compromise systems, our goal is to ensure the security of our information systems. The following cyber news headlines aid in this process of understanding cybersecurity better and protecting our systems:
The current situation of OT products has revealed a tough spot, highlighting 56 vulnerabilities. With over ten vendors, including the likes of Siemens, Emerson, Honeywell, and more, the latest vulnerabilities in various popular protocols and products have certainly provided a new perspective.
These days, cyber-attacks involve more than the obvious malicious link sent to you through a phishing email. You must remain alert, especially against cryptocurrency scams, as they continue to rise. Here are this week’s cyber headlines: