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Hypr Raises $25 Million for Passwordless Authentication Platform

Three Innocuous Linux Vulnerabilities Chained to Obtain Full Root Privileges

Report: California Gun Data Breach Was Unintentional

IBM Cloud Vulnerability Exposed Users to Supply Chain Attacks

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Researchers Devise Method to Decrypt Hive Ransomware-Encrypted Data

A group of academic researchers has identified a vulnerability in Hive ransomware’s self-developed encryption algorithm and exploited it to successfully restore encrypted data. [Read More]

SolarWinds Outlines 'Triple Build' Software Development Model to Secure Supply Chain

SolarWinds describes a new triple build model designed to ensure that software builds can never again be compromised in the way that Nobelium injected the Sunburst malware into its Orion software. [Read More]

Apple Patches 22 Security Flaws Haunting iPhones

Apple ships iOS 15.1 with patches for gaping security holes in a wide range of mobile software components. [Read More]

Adobe Patches Gaping Security Flaws in 14 Software Products

Adobe releases a slew of urgent patches with fixes for more than 90 documented vulnerabilities that expose Windows, macOS and Linux users to malicious hacker attacks. [Read More]

CISA, FBI Warn of Increase in Ransomware Attacks on Holidays

The two agencies warn of a noticeable increase in ransomware attacks on holidays and weekends, when offices are closed. [Read More]

Juniper Patches Critical Third-Party Flaws Across Product Portfolio

Networking gear vendor Juniper Networks ships product updates to address critical security vulnerabilities. [Read More]

Sift Raises $50M at 'Unicorn' Valuation

Late-sage anti-fraud startup Sift is the 11th cybersecurity company to reach “unicorn” status in 2021, following a new $50 million round of venture capital funding. [Read More]

Russian Security Vendor Positive Technologies Dropped From MAPP Member List

Positive Technologies was among a list of Russian companies sanctioned by the U.S. Treasury Department. The company says the U.S. allegations are without merit. [Read More]

NSA Issues Cybersecurity Guidance for Remote Workers, System Admins

The NSA has published two cybersecurity information sheets with recommendations for NSS and DoD workers and system administrators on securing networks and responding to incidents during the work-from-home period. [Read More]

Industry Reactions to Verizon 2020 DBIR: Feedback Friday

Industry professionals comment on the findings in Verizon’s 2020 Data Breach Investigation Report (DBIR). [Read More]