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  • What Path Would You Take?

    Visit the Hints page to solve the Puzzle in the May 2021 edition of Science News magazine. You can solve the puzzle using paper and pencil. (You do not need to write code!) If you're successful, you will have the words that answer the…

  • "Data Breach at Canada Post"

    Canada's primary postal operator, Canada Post, confirmed Wednesday that it had suffered a data breach.  The security incident occurred following a cyberattack on one of the Crown corporation's suppliers, Commport Communications, which provides…

  • "Number of Breached Records Soars 224% Annually"

    In a new study, researchers at Imperva found that the volume of compromised records globally has increased on average by 224% each year since 2017.  There were more records reported as compromised in January 2021 alone (878 million) than for the…

  • "Columbia Engineering Team Builds First Hacker-Resistant Cloud Software System"

    Columbia Engineering researchers have developed SeKVM, the first formally verified system that guarantees the security of virtual machines in the cloud. Formal verification is a process that proves the mathematical correctness of software, correct…

  • "New AI Technology Protects Privacy in Healthcare Settings"

    An interdisciplinary team of researchers from the Researchers from Imperial and Imperial College London (ICL), Technical University Munich (TUM)), and the non-profit organization OpenMined developed new technology to protect personal patient data while…

  • "Malware Used Zero-Day Exploit to Take Screenshots of Victims' Macs"

    Apple has patched a vulnerability, discovered by Jamf researchers, that malware actors have been exploiting to circumvent the Transparency Consent and Control (TCC) framework. The evasion of this framework allows the actors to take screenshots of an…

  • SoS Musings #49 - 911: We Have a Cybersecurity Emergency

    SoS Musings #49 - 911: We Have a Cybersecurity Emergency  

  • Cyber Scene #56 - Part Deux: Cyber Climate Change with Chinese Characteristics

    Cyber Scene #56 - Part Deux: Cyber Climate Change with Chinese Characteristics  

  • "Bose Reveals Ransomware Attack Impacting Staff"

    Bose has told regulators that a sophisticated ransomware attack back in March led to unauthorized access of personal information on current and former employees.  The company first detected the ransomware back on March 7, 2021. However, nearly two…

  • "UK Police Suffered Thousands of Data Breaches in 2020"

    Researchers at VPNoverview discovered that there were over 2300 data breach incidents reported by just 22 of the UK’s police forces in 2020.  The researchers requested information from the UK’s 45 police forces and received responses from 31.  …

  • "Not as Complex as We Thought: Cyberattacks on Operational Technology Are on the Rise"

    FireEye's Mandiant cyber forensics team has released a new report focusing on the attack rates on control processes supported by Operational Technology (OT). Attacks on the control processes were previously considered complex because of access…

  • "Cyber Insurance Industry Grapples With Evolving Security Risks"

    The growing frequency and severity of cyberattacks are increasing the demand for cyber insurance. However, a recent report from the US Government Accountability Office (GAO) reveals that insurers are struggling to adjust their policies to keep up with…