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13 hours ago Water Sector Security Report Released Just as Another Water Plant Hack Comes to Light

1 day ago Fake DarkSide Ransomware Gang Targets Energy, Food Sectors

Attacker Sends Emails with False Claims of Compromise, Trend Micro SaysA fake cyber crime group claiming to be DarkSide ransomware is targeting organizations in the food and energy sectors by sending hoax emails to extort ransoms from victims, a report by security firm Trend Micro says. None of the victims has detected any compromise so far.

1 day ago iPhone bug makes it easy for someone to break your Wi-Fi -- here's the fix and how to prevent it

Be careful of random hotspots with weird names!

3 hours ago Ping Identity acquires SecuredTouch for bot detection

The company also expanded its PingOne platform, providing access to the entire Ping Identity portfolio from a unified cloud admin for both workforce and customer identity use cases.

4 hours ago Georgia fertility clinic discloses breach of patient SSNs and medical info after ransomware attack

Reproductive Biology Associates said the medical information of nearly 40,000 patients had been stolen.

4 hours ago Ransomware Gangs Get Paid Off as Officials Struggle for Fix

If your business falls victim to ransomware and you want simple advice on whether to pay the criminals, don't expect much help from the U.S. government. The answer is apt to be: It depends.

5 hours ago Lawmakers Unveil Cybersecurity Legislation

Bills Address Criminal Penalties, School District Protection and MoreRepublican and Democratic lawmakers have recently introduced several cybersecurity-related bills seeking to address issues ranging from imposing tougher penalties for cybercriminals to improving protection of school districts.

5 hours ago Attacks Against Container Infrastructures Increasing, Including Supply Chain Attacks

Research finds that adversaries could detect a new misconfigured container within an average of five hours

6 hours ago Ransomware Attack Compromises Fertility Patients' Records

Clinic Says It Regained Control of Network, DataReproductive Biology Associates, an Atlanta-based clinic operator, and its affiliate, My Egg Bank North America, report their systems were hit by a ransomware attack in April but they regained control of their network and data after contacting the attackers.

6 hours ago SASE Comes of Age for Governments, Schools

Elton Fontaine of Palo Alto Networks on the Growing Adoption of SASE ArchitectureIt's been two years since Gartner first gave a name to Secure Access Service Edge. But it's quickly emerging as a popular architecture for digitally transformed enterprises. Elton Fontaine of Palo Alto Networks discusses SASE use cases for state and municipal government, as well as higher education.

7 hours ago Amazon Prime Day 2021: Best smart home device deals

Here are Amazon Prime Day's very best smart home device deals on security cameras and video doorbells.