[LIVE WEBINAR] How Lean Security Teams Can Improve Their Time to ResponseThe Hacker News
Cybersecurity could be described as a marathon for security teams that spend most of their time building sustained defenses that prevent threats day after day. However, they must be ready to hit a sprint whenever an attack succeeds since attack...
Cybercriminals Abusing Internet-Sharing Services to Monetize Malware CampaignsThe Hacker News
Threat actors are capitalizing on the growing popularity of proxyware platforms like Honeygain and Nanowire to monetize their own malware campaigns, once again illustrating how attackers are quick to repurpose and weaponize legitimate platforms to their advantage.
"Malware is currently leveraging these platforms...
Researchers Propose Machine Learning-based Bluetooth Authentication SchemeThe Hacker News
A group of academics has proposed a machine learning approach that uses authentic interactions between devices in Bluetooth networks as a foundation to handle device-to-device authentication reliably.
Called "Verification of Interaction Authenticity" (aka VIA), the recurring authentication scheme aims to solve...
Attackers Can Remotely Disable Fortress Wi-Fi Home Security AlarmsThe Hacker News
New vulnerabilities have been discovered in Fortress S03 Wi-Fi Home Security System that could be potentially abused by a malicious party to gain unauthorized access with an aim to alter system behavior, including disarming the devices without the victim's knowledge.
The...
CISA Adds Single-Factor Authentication to the List of Bad PracticesThe Hacker News
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Monday added single-factor authentication to the short list of "exceptionally risky" cybersecurity practices that could expose critical infrastructure as well as government and the private sector entities to devastating cyberattacks.
Single-factor authentication is a method of...