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Bug bounty platform provider Bugcrowd announced on Thursday that it has raised $30 million in a Series D funding round.

Security solutions provider Avast this week announced the launch of an Android version of its Avast Secure Browser.Previously available for Windows and macOS, the browser aims to provide users with increased security and privacy while navigating the Internet, shopping, or accessing their bank accounts on their Android devices.

Zoom has promised to improve security and privacy, but an increasing number of organizations have decided to ban the video conferencing application over security concerns.

A recently identified Internet of Things (IoT) botnet has modules developed in a manner that makes it significantly more “potent and robust” than other IoT botnets, Bitdefender’s security researchers say.

US and British cybersecurity agencies warned Wednesday that foreign government-backed hacking groups are using coronavirus themes to ply their way into computers and networks.

Both Google and Mozilla released new versions of their browsers this week, addressing a variety of high-severity vulnerabilities, some of which could lead to remote code execution.

Hackers Operating in the Interest of the Chinese Government Systematically Targeted Linux Servers, Windows Systems and Mobile Devices 

Accenture Expands OT Security Capabilities With Acquisition of Philadelphia-based Revolution SecurityConsulting giant Accenture announced this week that it has acquired critical infrastructure protection firm Revolutionary Security for an undisclosed sum. 

Several vulnerabilities found by researchers in B&R Automation’s Automation Studio software make it easier for malicious actors to launch attacks inside operational technology (OT) networks. The vendor has started releasing patches.

Securing the Massive Netwoks of Telecom Service Providers is a Major Challenge and Becoming More Complex

Cisco has conducted a research project on bypassing fingerprint authentication systems and it achieved a success rate of roughly 80 percent, but the company’s experts were unsuccessful against Windows devices.

Ceri Weber had just begun to defend her dissertation when the chaos began: Echoes and voices interrupted her. Someone parroted her words. Then Britney Spears music came on, and someone told Weber to shut up. Someone threatened to rape her.

A memo sent out this week to all NASA personnel warns that the agency has seen a significant increase in cyberattacks, including phishing and malware attacks, while its employees work remotely during the COVID-19 outbreak.

The agency that oversees online addresses on Tuesday called for those issuing website addresses to vigilantly thwart cyber scams exploiting coronavirus fears.The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers took the unusual step of firing off a letter to "registrars" entrusted with the business of issuing website names around the world.

Researchers at cybersecurity company ZeroFOX discovered that government-sanctioned COVID-19 mobile applications are affected by vulnerabilities and privacy issues that put citizens at risk.

The number of identified zero-day vulnerabilities being exploited has increased in 2019, revealing a broadened access to these security flaws, according to security firm FireEye. 

Enterprise content firewall provider Accellion on Tuesday announced that it has raised $120 million in a growth private equity round, which it will use for go-to-market initiatives, research and development, and mergers and acquisitions (M&A) plans.

Just as it is no surprise that criminals are taking advantage of the global coronavirus (COVID-19) health crisis, so it is no surprise that cybersecurity professionals are feeling the pressure. Ninety-five percent say they are facing additional challenges with increased attacks and new work-from-home demands.

WhatsApp on Tuesday placed new limits on message forwarding as part of an effort to curb the spread of misinformation about the coronavirus pandemic.