Latest Cybersecurity News 2023-05-15 Edition
Follow ISA Cybersecurity on LinkedIn for the latest cybersecurity news Weekly CyberTip: Watch out for .ZIP and .MOV web domains Top-level domains (or TLDs) are the last portion of a website name (“.com” is the TLD for isacybersecurity.com, for example). Google recently registered two new TLDs: .ZIP and .MOV. This may cause confusion, as most […]
Latest Cybersecurity News 2023-05-08 Edition
Follow ISA Cybersecurity on LinkedIn for the latest cybersecurity news Weekly CyberTip: Don’t use “admin” accounts for daily activities Never use an administrator account or other privileged “super user” credentials for your day-to-day work. Admin accounts provide heightened access to your system – and potentially others – so they should only be used in cases […]
Latest Cybersecurity News 2023-05-01 Edition
Follow ISA Cybersecurity on LinkedIn for the latest cybersecurity news Weekly CyberTip: The importance of IoMT inventories While IoMT (Internet of Medical Things) devices help make healthcare environments more efficient and effective, they can create security exposures unless they are properly configured and maintained at current patch levels. Attacks on these devices can cause service […]
Latest Cybersecurity News 2023-04-24 Edition
Follow ISA Cybersecurity on LinkedIn for the latest cybersecurity news Weekly CyberTip: Red, blue, and purple teams Ethical hacking can be an effective way of identifying potential security flaws before a threat actor can take advantage of them. The teams involved in these exercises are usually referred to as red, blue, and purple teams. The […]
Latest Cybersecurity News 2023-04-17 Edition
Follow ISA Cybersecurity on LinkedIn for the latest cybersecurity news Weekly CyberTip: Delete Unused Accounts You can help protect your digital privacy by deleting unused online accounts, or requesting that online services purge your personal details on your behalf. If you no longer have a relationship with the business, it’s in your best interest to […]
Latest Cybersecurity News 2023-04-10 Edition
Follow ISA Cybersecurity on LinkedIn for the latest cybersecurity news Weekly CyberTip: Fake YouTube announcements The support team at YouTube has issued an alert warning of a new scam seeking to steal user information under the guise of a “Changes in YouTube rules and policies” announcement. The scam comes in the form of phishing […]
Latest Cybersecurity News 2023-04-03 Edition
Follow ISA Cybersecurity on LinkedIn for the latest cybersecurity news Weekly CyberTip: Consider supply chain in your incident response plan You may feel you’re ready to face an in-house cyber incident. But are you ready to respond in the event that part of your supply chain is affected? Here are some tips to consider when […]
Latest Cybersecurity News 2023-03-27 Edition
Follow ISA Cybersecurity on LinkedIn for the latest cybersecurity news Weekly CyberTip: Can you spot the signs of a potential malware infection? Despite safeguards and best practices, malware can still slip through onto your computer. Would you know the signs of potential infection? Watch for any of the following behaviours on your system: they may […]
Latest Cybersecurity News 2023-03-20 Edition
Follow ISA Cybersecurity on LinkedIn for the latest cybersecurity news Weekly CyberTip: Fraud through Twitter impersonations This week, Bleeping Computer documented an interesting variation on phishing: Twitter impersonation. The report documents how threat actors have been seen monitoring tweets that tag financial institutions with questions or complaints. The hackers then inject themselves into the conversation, […]