Google this month announced the release of patches for 37 vulnerabilities as part of the Android security updates for March 2021, including a fix for a critical flaw in the System component. Read more >>>
Microsoft has shed some light on the root cause behind yesterday's massive Azure authentication outage that affected multiple Microsoft services and blocked users from logging into their accounts. Customers experienced authentication errors across many Microsoft services, including Microsoft 365, Microsoft Teams, Exchange Online, Forms, Xbox Live, Intune, Outlook.com, Office Web, SharePoint Online, OneDrive for Business, Yammer, and more. Read more >>>
A bill introduced in the House of Representatives this week could allow United States citizens to seek monetary damages if cyber-attacks by foreign threat actors harm them in any way. Referred to as the Homeland and Cyber Threat Act, or the HACT Act, the legislation is the reintroduced version of a bill initially introduced in August 2019. Read more >>>
March 9, 2021
A new scam finds fraudsters using a website designed to look like the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) site in an attempt to con people out of their money. This FTC fraud is an example of an imposter scam. It’s a type of attack where threat actors disguise themselves as a trusted authority to trick people into handing over their personal and/or financial information. Read more >>>
Business owners should take a proactive approach to shore up cybersecurity measures – it may protect your assets not only in business but also in court. Among other effects, the global coronavirus pandemic has led to a huge increase in cybersecurity attacks. Cybersecurity attacks on businesses have skyrocketed, with cybersecurity breaches costing the global market over $600 billion annually. Reportedly, there is now a new cyberattack every 39 seconds. Read more >>>
The number of attacks had slowed down after the winter holidays but after the past two weeks, it's evident that the ransomware attacks are back at full speed. Read more >>>