cyberattacks

Internet-connected technologies can improve services, but face risks of cyberattacks

Internet-connected technologies can improve services, but face risks of cyberattacks

Our country’s critical infrastructure includes sectors that provide essential services, such as electricity, health care and transportation. These sectors are increasingly relying on internet-connected technologies to support their mission and operation, such as the Internet of Things. However, this use of technology also makes critical infrastructure vulnerable to cyberattacks, for example, the May 2021 ransomware …

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The metaverse could become a prime avenue for cyberattacks in 2023

The metaverse could become a prime avenue for cyberattacks in 2023

A combination of mature and emerging consumer cyber threats could add to the many challenges enterprise security teams will face in 2023. Kaspersky researchers, studying how the cyber threat landscape is likely to evolve over the next year, expect threat actors to expand the use of many of their current tactics while exploring new ones. …

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Hacktivists seek to aid protests in Iran with cyberattacks and advice on how to circumvent internet censorship

Hacktivists seek to aid protests in Iran with cyberattacks and advice on how to circumvent internet censorship

A netizen claiming to be affiliated with Anonymous said the Iranian assembly was hacked. Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto via Getty Images Anonymous Groups and other global hacking groups are engaged in a multi-pronged cyberattack on Iran, joining the fight with protesters on the ground to resist the country’s strict hijab laws. Thousands of amateur hackers …

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