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How To Tell if Someone Hacked Your Router
You can tell if someone has hacked your router if you notice that you can’t log into your router’s admin settings, your browser keeps redirecting you or you receive suspicious activity alerts from your internet service provider, among other signs. Continue reading to learn how someone can hack your router and how you can protect your router from getting hacked going forward.
Fireblocks launches support for Coinbase's Base and dAapp ecosystem
Fireblocks has launched support for Base mainnet, a new Ethereum L2 blockchain incubated by Coinbase that aims to “bring the next billion users on-chain.” Fireblocks users can now access Base with the ease, efficiency, and security they’ve come to expect from our platform.
The 443 Podcast - Episode 255 - Def Con 2023 Recap
On this week's episode, we chat about some of our favorite talks from this year's Def Con security conference. We'll cover several topics including artificial intelligence, hacking mobile point of sale devices, and how worried we should or shouldn't be about cyber warfare. You can view more information on the CISA guidance as well as Blaze Lab's full blog post at the links below: The 443 Security Simplified is a weekly podcast that gets inside the minds of leading white-hat hackers and security researchers, covering the latest cybersecurity headlines and trends.
Smart Cache for AEC
Egnyte’s Smart Cache hybrid solution makes it easy for companies in architecture, engineering, and construction to collect data and collaborate on project files even from sites with limited bandwidth.
Cybersecurity in the Hospitality Industry: Challenges and Solutions
Hospitality is a broad field encompassing service organizations that provide lodging, food and beverages, travel and tourism, and entertainment and recreation. Since the COVID-19 pandemic hit the hospitality industry hard, it’s made significant steps toward recovery. Hospitality businesses must remain vigilant to continue this recovery amid an evolving cyber threat landscape.
Why is the Tech Sector a Target for Cyber Attacks?
While the tech sector is a pillar of efficiency and creativity, tech businesses are often vulnerable because of the type and amount of critically important data they handle. Tech companies are often at risk of cyber attacks from individual hackers, cyber spies, and nation-state-sponsored hacking groups. In this post, we’ll look at common traits of tech businesses that can expose them to cyber risks and make them a popular target for cybercriminals.
How we found a Prototype Pollution in protobuf.js
Our colleagues Peter Samarin, Norbert Schneider and Fabian Meumertzheim recently built a new bug detector enabling our JavaScript fuzzing engine Jazzer.js to identify Prototype Pollution. This work is now bearing its first fruits: As part of our ongoing collaboration with Google’s OSS-Fuzz, Jazzer.js recently uncovered a new Prototype Pollution vulnerability in protobuf.js (CVE-2023-36665). This finding puts affected applications at risk of remote code execution and denial of service attacks.
Why is the Education Sector a Target for Cyber Attacks?
Educational institutions are among the top targets for hackers and cybercriminals. Education is among the sectors that experience the most cyber attacks, including healthcare, finance, and retail. According to Check Point’s Mid-Year Report for 2022, the education sector had 44% more cyber attacks than the year earlier. An average of about 2300 attacks against educational organizations were reported weekly.
Cybersecurity in the Entertainment Industry: Risks and Solutions
Book publishers, movie distributors, TV producers, game developers, and newspaper publishers are just a few of the many businesses in the media and entertainment industry increasing their use of online services. Streaming services and the production of digital assets are the norm for media companies around the globe.
The Vermont Dept of Financial Regulation Gets Breached, Exposing 42K Residents
The Vermont Department of Financial Regulation is an organization that oversees the financial sector within the state. The department is split into four divisions: Securities, Banking, Captive Insurance, and Insurance. Any businesses involved in these companies must answer to this department, and many Vermont residents have supplied the department with information to help it carry out its everyday role.