NIST issues draft election security framework

NIST issues draft election security framework

NIST issues draft election security framework | IT Security News GCN: News, Explainers, Insights 30. March 2021 The National Institute of Standards and Technology has published a draft framework that takes NIST’s pre-existing cybersecurity best practices and applies them to the voting equipment and information systems supporting elections. Like this: Like Loading… Related Tags: GCN:…

NIST Drafts Elections Security Guidance

NIST Drafts Elections Security Guidance

Cyberwarfare / Nation-State Attacks , Endpoint Security , Fraud Management & Cybercrime Agency Describes How to Apply Its Cybersecurity Framework Scott Ferguson (Ferguson_Writes) • March 30, 2021     The National Institute of Standards and Technology has drafted guidelines for how to use its cybersecurity framework to address cyberthreats and other security issues that can…

Fake ‘System Update’ App Targets Android Users

Fake ‘System Update’ App Targets Android Users

Application Security , Endpoint Security , Governance & Risk Management Malware Steals Data, Messages, Images; Takes Control of Phones Prajeet Nair (@prajeetspeaks) • March 30, 2021     Android device users are being targeted by a sophisticated spyware app that disguises itself as a “system update” application, warns mobile security firm Zimperium zLabs. See Also:…

New Bugs Could Let Hackers Bypass Spectre Attack Mitigations On Linux Systems – KK Hack Labs

New Bugs Could Let Hackers Bypass Spectre Attack Mitigations On Linux Systems – KK Hack Labs

Cybersecurity researchers on Monday disclosed two new vulnerabilities in Linux-based operating systems that, if successfully exploited, could let attackers circumvent mitigations for speculative attacks such as Spectre and obtain sensitive information from kernel memory.Discovered by Piotr Krysiuk of Symantec’s Threat Hunter team, the flaws — tracked as CVE-2020-27170 and CVE-2020-27171 (CVSS

52% of Indian organisations suffered a successful cybersecurity attack in the last 12 months: Survey

52% of Indian organisations suffered a successful cybersecurity attack in the last 12 months: Survey

Despite having the highest percentage of companies with an independent security budget, 52 per cent of organisations in India have fallen victim to a successful cybersecurity attack in the last 12 months, according to a survey by cybersecurity firm Sophos. According to the survey report, The Future of Cybersecurity in the Asia Pacific and Japan,…

Data of 3.5 m MobiKwik users allegedly hacked

Data of 3.5 m MobiKwik users allegedly hacked

Personal details of 3.5 million MobiKwik users seem to have been leaked, according to independent cybersecurity researchers. The Gurugram-based fintech platform, however, denied any breach, saying its user and company data are completely safe and secure. The breach was flagged by French cybersecurity researcher Elliot Alderson in a tweet on Monday. “Probably, the largest KYC…

Linux Kernel Vulnerabilities Can Be Exploited to Bypass Spectre Mitigations

Linux Kernel Vulnerabilities Can Be Exploited to Bypass Spectre Mitigations

Linux Kernel Vulnerabilities Can Be Exploited to Bypass Spectre Mitigations | IT Security News 30. March 2021 Recent Linux kernel updates include patches for a couple of vulnerabilities that could allow an attacker to bypass mitigations designed to protect devices against Spectre attacks. read more Like this: Like Loading… Related Tags: SecurityWeek RSS Feed Sponsors…

A new Android spyware masquerades as a ‘system update’ – TechCrunch

A new Android spyware masquerades as a ‘system update’ – TechCrunch

Security researchers say a powerful new Android malware masquerading as a critical system update can take complete control of a victim’s device and steal their data. The malware was found bundled in an app called “System Update” that had to be installed outside of Google Play, the app store for Android devices. Once installed by…

CVE-2021-27245 – Alert Detail – Security Database

CVE-2021-27245 – Alert Detail – Security Database

Executive Summary Informations Name CVE-2021-27245 First vendor Publication 2021-03-29 Vendor Cve Last vendor Modification 2021-03-30 Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3 Cvss vector : N/A Overall CVSS Score NA Base Score NA Environmental Score NA impact SubScore NA Temporal Score NA Exploitabality Sub Score NA   Calculate full CVSS 3.0 Vectors scores Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2 Cvss…