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  • "Banks Must Report Major Cyber Incidents Within 36 Hours Under Finalized Regulation"

    Banks must report major cybersecurity incidents to federal officials within 36 hours under a rule that U.S. financial regulators finalized on Thursday.  Beginning in May 2022, financial executives will need to be more forthcoming about computer…

  • "'PerSwaysion' Phishing Campaign Still Ongoing, and Pervasive"

    Research conducted by SeclarityIO analyzed data on a phishing kit called PerSwaysion, which has been used in thousands of attacks worldwide and is a significant threat to organizations across multiple sectors. The phishing kit allows cybercriminals to…

  • "Phishers Leverage Bait Attacks to Harvest Personal Data"

    According to a new report from Barracuda, bait attacks performed through free email services such as Gmail increase Asia-Pacific organizations' vulnerability to phishing and other email threats. Bait attacks involve an initial email designed to harvest…

  • "IoT Security Incidents Increase as Healthcare Leans into Connected Health"

    According to a white paper recently released by Medigate and Crowdstrike, more than 80 percent of healthcare organizations reported experiencing a security incident involving Internet of Things (IoT) devices over the past 18 months. Although…

  • "K-12 School Districts Failing at Cloud Security"

    American K-12 school districts are vulnerable to cyberattacks targeting data in cloud applications, according to researchers at EdWeek Research Center. The researchers conducted an online survey between July 14 and September 15, 2021, that was filled out…

  • "Ethical Hackers Stymie $27bn of Cybercrime"

    Researchers at Bugcrowd have found that ethical hackers have prevented $27bn worth of cybercrime during the COVID-19 pandemic.  The research is based on the analysis of survey responses and security research conducted on the platform from May 1,…

  • "Serious Security Vulnerabilities in DRAM Devices"

    Researchers from ETH Zurich, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, and Qualcomm Technologies discovered serious vulnerabilities in DRAM devices widely used in computers, tablets, and smartphones. Rowhammer has been an underlying problem with DRAM for…

  • "US, UK Warn of Iranian Hackers Exploiting Microsoft Exchange, Fortinet"

    The US Homeland Security Department's Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC), and the UK's National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) issued a joint…

  • "Breakthrough Research Could Lead to Simple, Efficient Method of Quantum Encryption"

    A team of researchers from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HU) and the University of Tübingen in Germany has shared findings that bring us closer to a simple and efficient method of quantum encryption. Quantum computers will be faster and use…

  • "Emotet is Rebuilding its Botnet"

    Cybersecurity professionals are unsurprised by the apparent return of Emotet malware.   The malware’s creators APT group TA542 hired Emotet out to other cybercriminals, who used it to install malware, such as banking trojans or ransomware, onto…

  • HoTSoS 2022 Program Chairs: Adam Tagert & Benjamin Ujcich

    HoTSoS 2022 Program Chairs: Adam Tagert & Benjamin Ujcich The HoTSoS team is excited to announce that Adam Tagert and Benjamin Ujcich will serve as Co-Chairs of Symposium Programing for 2022!

  • HoTSoS 2022 General Chair: Sayan Mitra

    HoTSoS 2022 General Chair: Sayan Mitra The HoTSoS team is excited to announce that our General Chair for the 2022 program is Sayan Mitra!