December 2nd, 2021 by Admin

IKEA is battling an ongoing cyberattack where threat actors are targeting employees in internal phishing attacks using stolen reply-chain emails.

A reply-chain email attack is when threat actors steal legitimate corporate email and then reply to them with links to malicious documents that install malware on recipients’ devices.

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December 2nd, 2021 by Admin

New CyberSeek data reveals that there were 597,767 online job listings for cybersecurity-related positions in the 12 months from October 2020 through September 2021.

Employers are seeking cybersecurity professionals at all stops on the career pathway; from entry-level cybersecurity specialists (8,889 job openings) to mid-level cybersecurity analysts (27,919) to advanced-level cybersecurity engineers (61,579).

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December 2nd, 2021 by Admin

Costco Wholesale Corporation has warned customers in notification letters sent this month that their payment card information might have been stolen while recently shopping at one of its stores.

The retail giant (also known as Costco Wholesale and Costco) is an American multinational that operates a large chain of membership-only retail stores, the fifth-largest retailer worldwide, and the tenth-largest corporation in the US by total revenue according to Fortune 500 rankings.

[ Source  :  bleepingcomputer.com ]

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October 22nd, 2021 by Admin

Cybersecurity professionals are in high demand. Employers in all industries are looking for security experts to help them protect valuable data in their systems. For K–12 institutions, it is frequently the personally identifiable information of minors that needs protection. Student addresses, health records and Social Security numbers are just some examples of the information bad actors could access in a successful cyberattack.

Cyberthreats against schools are becoming more prevalent, and while districts are realizing the severity of these threats, many struggle to fund or fill a full-time CISO position. Virtual CISOs can help districts close the gaps.

[ Source : edtechmagazine.com ]

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October 22nd, 2021 by Admin

The world’s most popular network protocol analyzer Wireshark has released its new version 3.4.9 along with several bug fixes and newly updated features.

Wireshark is popular network protocol analyzer. It is used for troubleshooting, analysis, development, and education.

Wireshark is a free and open-source packet analyzer and it runs on various operating systems that include Microsoft Windows, Linux, macOS, BSD, Solaris, and some other Unix-like operating systems.

[ Source : cybersecuritynews ]

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