Regulatory body Qualifications Wales is considering instituting online GCSEs, so that 16 year olds will be tested in a way that fits with their increasing use of technology, according to BBC News. Whilst recent technical issues with exams have highlighted the potential pitfalls of going digital, this shift to online examinations seems to be pushing ahead, as consultations are already under way regarding the testing of 16 year olds from 2026.
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Today, HackerOne has revealed that hackers believe that the technology industry is the least secure, despite it being seemingly full of digital natives. This revelation and more is unveiled for the company’s annual Hacker Report, which is a benchmark study of the bug bounty and vulnerability disclosure ecosystem from the perspective of ethical hackers. See below for some of the key findings: Hackers believe technology firms are the least secure with 18% saying they have the furthest go to improve security Government (16%) and finance (14%) were two other industries that hackers believe have the most to improve from a security…
A simple Google search could reveal as many as 470,000 WhatsApp group invite links, according to reports. Once an individual finds an invitation, they can join the group and potentially find out members’ phone numbers. It is especially troubling that these invitations have been published online as the messaging app is supposed to facilitate the ability for users to communicate amongst each other in total privacy.
Let’s Encrypt has launched multi-perspective domain validation, a new feature that aims to bolster network security by limiting the ability of cybercriminals to trick Certificate Authorities into mis-issuing certificates. https://twitter.com/letsencrypt/status/1230939795540430848
According to reports, ICC World, a major facilities company which provides cleaning, catering, security and other services globally has recently suffered from a ransomware attack. It’s said that many of its employees have been unable to access emails while the company’s website has also been down since 17th February. More details of this story is available here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-51572575
A U.S. defense agency charged with providing information technology and communications support to the U.S. government, including the president and other senior officials, says its network may have been compromised “in a data breach” on a system hosted by the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA). It’s believed Social Security numbers and other sensitive personal data and information may have been taken in the data breach between May and July 2019, but it’s not known if the data was stored on a classified system. https://twitter.com/TheKellyLlama/status/1230723570315038722
In response to reports indicating that 30 over 30 data breach incidents in health care have been reported to HHS so far in 2020, affecting over 1 million individuals, an expert offers perspective.
Security researchers have discovered nine new websites infected with malicious JavaScript, attributed to Magecart Group 12, that steals payment card info from online shoppers. The owners of these sites were contacted, none of them replied and the latest check showed that the malicious script was still active on all but one.
It has been reported that a group of professional Chinese hackers has been targeting and hacking into companies that run online gambling and online betting websites. According to reports published this week by cyber-security firms Talent-Jump and Trend Micro, hacks have been officially confirmed at gambling companies located in Southeast Asia, while unconfirmed rumors of additional hacks have also come from Europe and the Middle East. Researchers say hackers appear to have stolen company databases and source code, but not money, suggesting the attacks were espionage-focused, rather than cybercrime motivated.
Amazon has announced that it has made two-factor authentication mandatory for its Ring doorbell.