National Cybersecurity Awareness Month (NCSAM) is now in its 18th year. The theme for 2021 is ‘Do Your Part. #BeCyberSmart,’ helping to empower individuals and organizations to own their role in protecting their part of cyberspace.

https://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/96175-october-marks-cybersecurity-awareness-month

How long does a cybercriminal’s timeline usually take? What are their moves? And what tools do they usually employ? To answer these questions, it helps to think like a hacker.

https://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/96207-thinking-like-a-hacker-protect-your-company-from-cyberattacks

The challenge companies now face is how they can maintain control over the security and privacy of their information, especially as they look to make remote and hybrid work permanent options after employees return to the workplace.

https://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/96204-how-to-address-data-privacy-risks-created-by-remote-and-hybrid-work

According to a YouGov survey, three out of four adults are calling for improved safety procedures in bars, pubs and nightclubs.

https://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/96208-more-than-80-of-women-want-safer-pubs-bars-and-restaurants

The Emergency Management department in Cumberland County, North Carolina will implement a damage assessment drone to aid in search and rescue missions and survey infrastructure after disasters.

https://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/96206-cumberland-county-receives-grant-for-emergency-management-drone

A new survey shows the cybersecurity priorities and worries of IT business executives. Top of mind issues include a lack of faith in governmental cyber intervention and reputational concerns due to data breaches.

https://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/96205-over-half-of-business-owners-admit-to-concealing-a-breach

Recently, VMware disclosed that its vCenter Server is affected by an arbitrary file upload vulnerability — CVE-2021-22005 — in the Analytics service. A malicious cyber actor with network access to port 443 can exploit this vulnerability to execute code on vCenter Server.

https://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/96201-cisa-vmware-vcenter-server-vulnerability-under-active-exploit

Researchers at the Positive Technologies Expert Security Center have identified a new, previously unknown APT group that has systematically attacked mainly Russia’s fuel and energy complex and aviation industry.

https://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/96200-new-apt-group-attacking-russias-fuel-and-energy-complex-and-aviation-production-industry

The U.S. Federal Transit Administration (FTA) is seeking comments from industry professionals regarding worker safety and security, including assault prevention and roadway worker safety.

https://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/96203-fta-seeks-industry-input-on-transit-safety

The path to success requires artificial intelligence and machine learning to supercharge the expertise and experience of an equally innovative and warm-bodied defender working as part of an enterprise security operations center and outsourced services like managed detection and response.

https://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/96199-why-automation-artificial-intelligence-and-machine-learning-are-becoming-increasingly-critical-for-soc-operations

A new survey of 5,000 internet users around the globe reveals disparities between demographic groups when it comes to internet safety and privacy.

https://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/96198-cybercrime-hurts-some-population-groups-more-than-others

The experienced Chief Risk Officer brings leadership experience to the organization from her tenure in the risk management field.

https://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/96197-sara-avery-hired-as-cro-at-cenlar

Security researchers from Cloudmark have discovered a new piece of mobile malware strain spread via SMS that cybercriminals are using to target users across the US and Canada with COVID-19 lures.

https://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/96195-new-malware-uses-covid-19-lure-to-target-android-users

Howell will create a cybersecurity program for the institute and work alongside other senior-level members of Georgia Tech’s information technology department.

https://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/96196-leo-howell-named-ciso-at-georgia-tech

A user on a popular hacker forum is selling a database that purportedly contains 3.8 billion user records, scraped and merged from Facebook and Clubhouse.

https://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/96193-38-billion-facebook-clubhouse-user-records-up-for-sale

A new global survey of C-level executives released by CloudBees, reveals high confidence levels in software supply chain security but a limited understanding of the essential components that make a software supply chain secure.

https://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/96192-supply-chain-security-is-a-higher-priority-than-two-years-ago

Jerry Caponera, Head of Risk Strategies at ThreatConnect, discusses the importance of developing a risk-oriented view into cybersecurity and why cyber risk needs to be quantified in the same way as operational risk or credit risk.

https://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/96191-5-minutes-with-jerry-caponera-developing-a-risk-oriented-view-into-cybersecurity

Security and operational requirements are changing. Technology offered by smart cameras is providing an entirely new way of monitoring and controlling safety measures and optimizing security processes within manufacturing and logistics.

https://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/96190-using-smart-cameras-to-improve-security-within-manufacturing-and-logistics

Law enforcement officers are leaving agencies and joining private security. Hiring retired officers can benefit enterprise security in a number of ways.

https://www.securitymagazine.com/blogs/14-security-blog/post/96189-law-enforcement-versus-private-security-in-the-united-states

The Security Industry Association (SIA) RISE scholarship has opened applications to young professionals seeking to further their security education.

https://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/96188-sia-scholarship-gives-opportunity-to-young-professionals