The White House Is Deciding Whether to Support a Bureau of Cyber Statistics

Endpoint Security , Internet of Things Security ‘Arson Cats’ Researchers Say Device Flaws Gave Them Full Access to Verkada Cameras Mathew J. Schwartz (euroinfosec) • March 10, 2021     Security researchers say they were able to remotely access Verkada cameras used by numerous organizations, including at this Tesla warehouse in Shanghai. Security researchers say…

Google recently removed 8 apps that were masquerading as cryptocurrency cloud mining applications from its Play Store. This comes as the demand for cryptocurrency mining has been increasing day by day, also attracting malicious activities from several places.  The 8 apps banned on Google Playstore are:  BitFunds – Crypto Cloud MiningBitcoin Miner – Cloud MiningBitcoin…

Cybersecurity company Lookout, Inc. has announced the acquisition of CipherCloud as it seeks to develop an integrated endpoint-to-cloud security solution. The deal will enable Lookout to secure CipherCloud solutions as part of its product portfolio. This includes solutions that span developing SASE categories, including Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB), Zero-Trust Network Access (ZTNA), Secure Web…

Merely days after Microsoft sounded the alarm on an unpatched security vulnerability in the Windows Print Spooler service, possibly yet another zero-day flaw in the same component has come to light, making it the fourth printer-related flaw to be discovered in recent weeks.“Microsoft Windows allows for non-admin users to be able to install printer drivers…

Breach Notification , Cybercrime , Endpoint Security Manufacturer Stopped Supporting Targeted Network-Attached Storage Devices in 2015 Mathew J. Schwartz (euroinfosec) • June 28, 2021     Screen grab posted by the owner of a LAN-connected Western Digital My Book Live after it was apparently hit by a data-wiping attack that also changed the device’s admin…