Fixing the Weakest Link — The Passwords — in Cybersecurity Today

The Hacker News Daily Updates IT Leader's 2021 Guide 3 Ways to Mitigate Risk and Reduce Costs in Infrastructure Planning Download Now Sponsored LATEST NEWS Mar 12, 2021 Researchers Spotted Malware Written in Nim Programming Language Cybersecurity researchers have unwrapped an "interesting email campaign" undertaken by a threat actor that has taken to distributing a new malware written in Nim programming language. Dubbed "NimzaLoader" by Proofpoint researchers, the development marks one of the rare instances of Nim malware ... Read More Hackers Are Targeting Microsoft Exchange Servers With Ransomware It didn't take long. Intelligence agencies and cybersecurity researchers had been warning that unpatched Exchange Servers could open the pathway for ransomware infections in the wake of swift escalation of the attacks since last week. Now it appears that threat actors have caught up.  According to ... Read More New Browser Attack Allows Tracking Users Online With JavaScript Disabled Researchers have discovered a new side-channel that they say can be reliably exploited to leak information from web browsers that could then be leveraged to track users even when JavaScript is completely disabled. "This is a side-channel attack which doesn't require any JavaScript to run," the ... Read More ProxyLogon PoC Exploit Released; Likely to Fuel More Disruptive Cyber Attacks The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) on Wednesday issued a joint advisory warning of active exploitation of vulnerabilities in Microsoft Exchange on-premises products by nation-state actors and cybercriminals. "CISA and FBI ... Read More Fixing the Weakest Link — The Passwords — in Cybersecurity Today Password security has long been an issue for businesses and their cybersecurity standards. Account passwords are often the weakest link in the overall security posture for many organizations. Many companies have used Microsoft's default password policies for decades. While these can be customized, ... Read More IT Leader's 2021 Guide 3 Ways to Mitigate Risk and Reduce Costs in Infrastructure Planning Download Now Sponsored This email was sent to myemailku.ghdbrevo2018@blogger.com. You are receiving this newsletter because you opted-in to receive relevant communications from The Hacker News. To manage your email newsletter preferences, please click here. Contact The Hacker News: info@thehackernews.com Unsubscribe The Hacker News | Pearls Omaxe, Netaji Subash Place, Pitampura, Delhi 110034 India