Google has recently released an urgent security update to fix a high-severity vulnerability in its Chrome browser. This flaw, identified as CVE-2024-7971, has been actively exploited by attackers, posing a significant risk to users. The vulnerability, rooted in the V8 JavaScript and WebAssembly engine, could allow remote attackers to execute harmful code via specially crafted web pages. As cyber threats continue to evolve, it is crucial for users to stay informed and ensure their browsers are up to date.

The Network and Information Systems Directive 2 (NIS 2) is a cornerstone of European cybersecurity regulation, imposing stringent requirements on critical infrastructure sectors. To ensure their resilience, NIS 2 mandates specific cybersecurity risk management measures. Let's break down these ten essential measures and understand their implications.

Vulnerability prioritization is essential for organizations to efficiently allocate resources, reduce risk, and protect critical assets. However, with an increasing number of vulnerability scanning tools in use, security teams face a growing backlog of findings. This overwhelming volume of data can lead to analysis paralysis, where critical vulnerabilities remain unaddressed while minor issues consume valuable time and resources.

Fireblocks has launched support for Yellow Card, Africa’s leading stablecoin on/off ramp, to improve cross-border transactions for both businesses and individuals. By integrating the Fireblocks digital asset infrastructure, Yellow Card seeks to remove obstacles for global corporate treasury in accessing African markets by offering secure and effective on-chain solutions.

The “Russian Laundromat” scheme is a notorious example of how complex and far-reaching financial crimes can be. Running from 2010 to 2014, this scheme funneled between $20 billion and $80 billion out of Russia, using a network of shell companies and global banks, many of which were based in Moldova and Latvia. This was not a small operation — it involved around 500 people, many of whom were wealthy Russians, and relied on thousands of transactions to launder the money.

Cloud security refers to technologies, best practices, and safety guidelines that help to protect your data from human errors, insider and security threats. Therefore, it naturally covers a wide range of procedures, which are aimed at securing systems from data breaches, data loss, unauthorized access, and other cybersecurity-related risks that are growing from year to year.

You can protect yourself from identity theft by safeguarding your Social Security number and other sensitive documents, regularly reviewing your credit reports, using a dark web monitoring tool and not oversharing online. Identity theft occurs when someone steals and uses your sensitive documents unbeknownst to you to gain money or access to your confidential information. Examples of sensitive documents include Social Security numbers, credit card numbers, bank account information and passport numbers.

Your organization’s most vulnerable points of attack are no longer desktops — they’re in the pockets of your employees. Virtually everyone has a mobile device. And, even on the job, we use them for a multitude of tasks. As a result, our devices are packed with critical information, making them rich targets for cybercrime. That crime comes at a high cost.

Estimating the potential impact of a successful cyber attack may seem impossible, especially given the rapid expansion of organizations’ digital footprint (and, consequently, their attack surface). One example are attacks which pertain to the contact points between businesses and clients, such as websites and mobile apps. In particular, these assets can be cloned and used for phishing attacks.

New data shows the most prevalent and obvious path into an organization – email – continues to be exploited by a growing number of cybercriminals. Email is one of those technologies that doesn’t seem willing to be replaced by collaborative tools that connect individuals and organizations – in many cases – in far more productive ways. And because of this, cybercriminals continue to leverage email to gain access to users.