Cybersecurity Articles

NSA: New guidance to eliminate obsolete TLS protocols

The National Security Agency (NSA) has issued new guidance to eliminate obsolete Transport Layer Security (TLS) protocol configurations (such as TLS 1.0, TLS 1.1, SSLv2, SSLv3 and weak ciphers).

DHS warns businesses of risks using Chinese tech and data services

The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has published a new advisory warning businesses of the risks using tech and data services linked to the People’s Republic of China (PRC).

APT actors exploit legacy internet-facing vulnerabilities in combination with Zerologon to target organizations

Advanced persistent threat actors (APTs) are exploiting multiple legacy vulnerabilities in combination with newer “Zerologon” to target government networks, critical infrastructure, and elections organizations.

The top 3 endpoint threats used in 2020 cyberattacks

Cybersecurity criminals are continuing to change threat tactics by leveraging more fileless malware and duel-use tools to attack organizations.

Chinese threat actors targeting U.S. government agencies and these 4 CVEs

Chinese Ministry of State Security (MSS)-affiliated cyber threat actors are targeting U.S. government agencies, as well as exploiting four popular vulnerabilities over the past 12 months.

2020 Threat Landscape Report reveals new themes and evolving threats

Security firm Bitdefender published its mid-year Threat Landscape Report 2020 that reveals how cybersecurity threats and malware play on the pandemic theme.

BeagleBoyz cybercriminals launch “FASTCash 2.0” to rob banks

North Korea’s BeagleBoyz cybercriminals have launched an automated teller machine (ATM) cash-out scheme, known as FASTCash 2.0. Cyber experts from the U.S. government have detected the cyber activity over the past five years that led to nearly $2B loss to financial institutions around the world.