WordPress To Protect Millions Of Sites By Preventing Hackers Exploiting Vulnerable Out-Of-Date Plugins
WordPress plugins pose one of the biggest threats to website security, if they are not updated and many site owners usually install themes and plugins and then forget to update them. The WordPress development team is already working on adding an auto-update mechanism to themes and plugins, a common source of website hacks.
Malicious COVID19 Tracker App Locks Phones For Ransom – Expert Insight
Researchers at DomainTools recently discovered a malicious android app that claims to track COVID 19 statistics actually locks users’ phones and demands a ransom in order to restore access. The new “CovidLock” ransomware also threatens to erase victim’s contacts, photos, videos and memory, as well as leak the victim’s social media accounts if a $100 BitCoin ransom is not paid […]
Expert On DCMS Report On Cyber Skills Gap Within The UK From Immersive Labs
In response to the latest report from the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport that states 48% of UK businesses struggle to find employees with basic cyber skills, cybersecurity experts commented below.
U.S. Health Agency Suffers Cyber-Attack – Expert Reaction
The U.S. Health and Human Services Department suffered a cyber-attack on its computer system, aimed at undermining the response to the coronavirus pandemic.
UK Intelligence Agency Issues Public Warning About Criminals Exploiting Coronavirus Outbreak
As reported by Sky News, experts from the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) – a part of GCHQ – have said that a range of attacks are being conducted by cyber criminals to make money out of exploiting people’s fears over COVID-19. Bogus emails posing as communications from health authorities are being sent with links claiming to […]
How Mature Is Your Threat Intelligence?
The not-for-profit accreditation and certification body for the technical security industry, has developed a new maturity assessment tool for Cyber Threat Intelligence (CTI) programmes. The licence-free tool will help organisations to predict, prepare for, detect and respond to potential attacks through more effective CTI programmes. The new Cyber Threat Intelligence Maturity Assessment Tool provides continuous […]
