SMB Cybersecurity Catching Up to Enterprise… But the Human Element Still a Major Concern

Cyberattacks on small to medium-sized businesses SMBs are continuing at a relentless pace, with the vast majority of data breaches coming from outside the organization. Some believe hackers are aggressively targeting these smaller firms because they believe SMBs lack adequate resources and...

Security and Human Behavior (SHB) 2020

Today is the second day of the thirteenth Workshop on Security and Human Behavior. It's being hosted by the University of Cambridge, which in today's world means we're all meeting on Zoom. SHB is a small, annual, invitational workshop of people studying various aspects of the human side of...

Presentation Template: Build Your 2020 Security Plan

As the end of the year approaches, security decision makers are creating their 2020 plans and running them by management for approval. In most cases, this means requesting and making the case for the necessary resources that need to be allocated, while still providing value to the organization. T...

IBM Security Guardium Big Data Intelligence Information Disclosure Vulnerability (CNVD-2019-38279)

IBM Security Guardium Big Data Intelligence SonarG is a suite of big data security intelligence solutions from IBM, USA. The solution features interactive data exploration, automated connectivity analysis, and user activity analysis. A security vulnerability exists in IBM Security Guardium Big Da...

National Consumer Protection Week

National Consumer Protection Week NCPW is March 3–9. This annual event encourages individuals and businesses to learn about their consumer rights and how to keep themselves secure. The Federal Trade Commission FTC and its NCPW partners provide free resources to protect consumers from fraud, scams...

World Economic Forum Sees Dark Side To Connectivity

The latest edition World Economic Forum’s Global Risks Report takes a dim view of our hyper connected world. At the group’s annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, members wrestled with the consequences of ubiquitous Internet connectivity, concluding that groups or individuals with few resources ar...

The Hacker News (THN) 1st Anniversary Celebration

The Hacker News THN 1st Anniversary Celebration It has been a wonderful "HACK" filled year as we disseminated security and hacking information around the world. We are grateful for our loyal readership and welcome new readers and contributors. Let's face it. Hacking isn't going away and growing...

The Open Pentest Bookmark Collection v1.4

We are pleased to announce the release of version 1.4 yes 1.3 squeaked by without a blog post of the Open Pentest Bookmarks Collection. They have added a large amount of community submissions, with the addition of severalnew sections. They have also moved around some of the bookmarks to better...

Essential Tips to Prevent Cybercrime and Protect Your Personal Information

When Ben Franklin famously wrote, "An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure," he wasn't thinking about cybercrime. Yet, in today's world of phishing, shoulder-surfing, and spyware, his advice is more relevant than ever. Unfortunately, some people will take advantage of any opportunity to r...