In a collaborative effort between government agencies and private institutions, the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) Region 1 recently conducted a basic training program in Vulnerability Assessment and Penetration Testing (VAPT). This 5-day workshop brought together personnel from various organizations, including the Philippine National Police, academe representatives from University of Luzon and Unibersidad de Dagupan, MIS Office of Pangasinan Provincial Government, Department of Interior and Local Government, Department of Public Works and Highway, and Utilities Sector from Dagupan …
Category: Security
In recent years, the cybersecurity landscape has witnessed an increasing number of sophisticated threats targeting Linux systems. One such threat is Sedexp, a recently discovered Linux malware that exploits Udev rules for persistence and conceals malicious code through memory modification. In this blog post, we will delve into the details of Sedexp and its capabilities, highlighting the importance of incident response and threat detection in mitigating such threats. …
Hey there tech enthusiasts! Get ready to pop some popcorn because we’ve got some exciting news in the tech world. Data security giant Cohesity is all set to swallow up …
The widespread use and unidentified nature of cryptocurrencies are triggering financial, legal, and moral hurdles that make healthcare organizations prime targets for cyber thugs, according to David Hoffman, the chief …
The federal government is alerting about potential attacks on healthcare businesses that are utilizing ConnectWise’s remote access tool, ScreenConnect. In 2023, cybercriminals breached a locally hosted version of this tool, …
The central governing body of Switzerland, located in Bern, has confirmed that several Swiss federal departments were affected by distributed denial-of-service assaults on Wednesday. These cyber-attacks resulted in short-term outages …
An impending global cybercrime agreement, slated for its last phase of discussions at the United Nations on Monday, faced severe criticism from civic groups. They argue that it threatens to …
A Texas-based provider of physical and occupational therapy is alerting close to 4 million patients that they’ve become part of the increasing count of victims from a data breach incident …
A Russian individual has been handed a prison term of five years and four months by an American federal court. The sentence is in response to his involvement in the …
The potential agreement between Merck & Co. and their insurers concerning a $1.4 billion demand stemming from the NotPetya assault will redefine how the insurance sector phrases their war exclusion …
For even an entity as large as the federal government, a loss of $7.5 million due to cyberattacks is quite a hefty sum. There’s a buzz of speculation surrounding the …
The Reign of Evasive Language in Most Data Breach Alerts Isn’t it a rare day when we don’t receive a new batch of data breach alerts? Some firms, at least, …
A staggering 2.5 million individuals were impacted in a security breach that could potentially lead to further complications in the future. EdFinancial along with the Oklahoma Student Loan Authority (OSLA) …