CSO

The day's top cybersecurity news and in-depth coverage

CSO First Look

August 12, 2022

Network mistakes, misconfigurations cost companies millions

Titania research pegs losses from misconfigurations at average of 9% of annual revenue. Read more ▶

Image: FTC begins sweeping commercial surveillance and lax data security rulemaking process

FTC begins sweeping commercial surveillance and lax data security rulemaking process

While some praise the FTC's efforts, some in Congress worry that it overlaps with and possibly jeopardizes the passing of the American Data Privacy and Protection Act.

How a Venezuelan disinformation campaign swayed voters in Colombia

A Black Hat presentation explains how Russia-aligned Venezuela influenced the presidential election in Columbia to its political benefit.

Black Basta: New ransomware threat aiming for the big league

The Black Basta ransomware gang has reached a high level of success in a short time and is possibly an offshoot of Conti and REvil.

Image: Top cybersecurity products unveiled at Black Hat 2022

Top cybersecurity products unveiled at Black Hat 2022

Here are some of the most interesting new products launched at Black Hat USA 2022, including zero trust, extended detection and response (XDR), and a host of other threat and vulnerability management offerings.

37 hardware and firmware vulnerabilities: A guide to the threats

Meltdown and Spectre raised the alarm over vulnerabilities that attackers can exploit in popular hardware and its firmware. This list, though not comprehensive, presents the most significant threats.

Cisco admits hack on IT network, links attacker to LAPSUS$ threat group

Cisco says an employee’s credentials were compromised after an attacker gained control of a personal Google account.

What happened to the Lapsus$ hackers?

Despite using methods that are "bold, illogical, and poorly thought out, Lapsus$ has successfully breached companies like Microsoft, Vodafone and Nvidia.

CSO
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn
© 2022 CSO
140 Kendrick Street, Building B
Needham, MA 02494