Bad Transfer: Hackers have successfully exploited a vulnerability in the MOVEit file transfer tool to acquire the data of millions of people

By Editor|2023-07-04T12:18:26+00:00July 4th, 2023|

Hackers have been able to take advantage in a vulnerability in MOVEit Transfer, to launch an assortment of successful ransomware attacks on at least 140 different companies and organizations. Performed by the Russia-linked Clop ransomware [...]

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Feeling Heat: Despite being the most lethal weather-related event in the United States, people aren’t aware of the dangers of heat waves

By Editor|2023-07-04T12:14:42+00:00July 4th, 2023|

When weather-related disasters hit, it’s often tornadoes and hurricanes that get the most press, with their obvious impacts on their communities in terms of physical damage and the displacement of residents. However, in terms of [...]

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The Coming Flood: Korean researchers have developed a new tool to give an hour’s warning in advance of flash flooding

By Editor|2023-07-04T12:12:40+00:00July 4th, 2023|

With Korea having seen increases in the frequency of major storms and flooding in recent years, researchers at the Korea Institute of Civil Engineering and Building Technology have assembled a system that will allow them [...]

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Knowing Who Needs Help: Halifax is setting up a voluntary registry of vulnerable people who may need help in emergencies

By Editor|2023-07-04T12:11:09+00:00July 4th, 2023|

Halifax, Nova Scotia has approved the setup of a voluntary registry for vulnerable people, intended to help identify those who may need additional assistance in an emergency. “At the end of the day it will [...]

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Testing Defenses: Researchers at MIT have developed a framework to evaluate the effectiveness of security schemes.

By Editor|2023-07-04T12:09:18+00:00July 4th, 2023|

Looking to examine the effectiveness of obfuscation schemes in cybersecurity, researchers at MIT have developed a new framework to evaluate how much information a hacker could extract from observing a program’s behavior. Using the name [...]

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