WhatsApp patches bug. Twitter updates its features to promote “social privacy.” Labor Day threats to data privacy.
Although the agencies don’t have any specific threat reporting about Labor Day weekend, they have observed an increase in ransomware attacks on holidays in the recent past.
Attackers are actively scanning for vulnerable Microsoft Exchange servers and abusing the latest line of Microsoft Exchange vulnerabilities that the software giant patched earlier this year.
A recent data breach at the University of Massachusetts Lowell caused classes to be cancelled for three days. This is only one example of the many high-profile cyber attacks we have seen in recent months.
The World Bank has launched a cybersecurity fund for low- and middle-income nations to support public sector efforts to conduct cybersecurity maturity assessments, offer technical assistance and support training and staff development.
From apprenticeships to a resource library, check out programs from Ernst & Young, Northern Virginia Community College, the National Cybersecurity Alliance and the US Department of Commerce.
A data breach that affected more than 40 million current, former and prospective T-Mobile customers is a massive cybersecurity incident that is bound to spark a public backlash.
The National Cybersecurity Alliance is to launch a new initiative called the Cyber Security Education and Career Resource Library.
Rather than having to aimlessly scour the internet for cyber content, aspiring professionals and educators with an interest in the infosec space can now pull up a central online repository of free resources to help them learn more about the industry.