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  • "Attacker Releases Credentials for 87,000 FortiGate SSL VPN Devices"

    The cybersecurity company Fortinet has revealed that 87,000 sets of credentials for FortiGate SSL VPN devices have been published online. According to the company, the credentials were obtained through the exploitation of CVE-2018-13379, a known security…

  • "CISA Releases Key Cloud and Zero Trust Guidance"

    The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has released two documents aimed at strengthening the cybersecurity practices of government agencies and organizations. The documents titled the "Cloud…

  • "New Cybersecurity Institute To Train ROTC and DOD-Skilled Civilian Workers"

    The U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) awarded a $1.5 million grant to Washington State University (WSU) to establish a new cybersecurity education and research program. The Northwest Virtual Institute for Cybersecurity Education and Research (CySER)…

  • "Attacker Breakout Time Now Less Than 30 Minutes"

    Researchers at CrowdStrike discovered that the average time it takes threat actors to move from initial access to lateral movement has fallen by 67% over the past year, putting extra pressure on security operations (SecOps) teams.  The findings come…

  • "Attacks on IoT Devices Double Over Past Year"

    Researchers at Kaspersky have found that the number of attacks targeting IoT devices has almost doubled from the second half of 2020 to the first six months of this year.  The researchers collected data from a network of honeypots to mimic…

  • National Urban League Virtual Conference 2021

    September 28 - October 1

  • 2021 ERG Leadership Summit

    Join us for a virtual event hosted by USC CEO, September 21 – 24, 2021. Learn how your ERGs can continue to enhance your company’s strategy, performance, culture, and return on investment (ROI). More information here.

  • Women in Security - WiCyS 2021

    The WiCyS 2021 Annual Conference will be held on September 8-10, 2021 at the Gaylord Rockies Resort and Convention Center. WiCyS is the premier event to RECRUIT, RETAIN and ADVANCE women in cybersecurity. WiCyS brings together women in cybersecurity from…

  • "Zero-Day Attacks Exploit MSHTML Flaw in Microsoft Windows"

    Attackers are actively exploiting a flaw in Microsoft Windows that has not been patched yet. In a recently released security alert, Microsoft says the remote execution vulnerability exists in MSHTML, also known as Trident, an HTML engine built into…

  • "FBI Warns Ransomware Attack Could Disrupt Food Supply Chain"

    The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) issued a Private Industry Notification (PIN) warning organizations in the food and agriculture sector about an increase in ransomware attacks that could affect the food supply chain. The growing reliance on smart…

  • "Gift Card Gang Extracts Cash From 100k Inboxes Daily"

    Online scam targets gift cards and loyalty cards Over 100,000 inboxes are the target of an under the radar approach to extracting small amounts of funds from gift cards, credits, and other valuables that show up in people’s inboxes. This cybercrime group…

  • "Cyber-Attack on Washington DC University"

    Classes were canceled at a private university in Washington DC yesterday following a cyberattack. Unusual activity was discovered on the Howard University (HU) network last Friday by HU's information technology team. On Monday, the university announced…