Class act: Cloud biz only serves 60M-plus folks globally, no biggie A leading education software maker has admitted its IT environment was compromised in a cyberattack, with students and teachers’ personal data – including some Social Security Numbers and medical info – stolen.… READ MORE HERE…

Beware the IoT that doesn’t get a security tag The White House this week introduced a voluntary cybersecurity labeling program for technology products so that consumers can have some assurance their smart devices aren’t spying on them.… READ MORE HERE…

Factory resets and apply patches is the advice amid fortnight delay for other appliances The cybersecurity industry is urging those in charge of defending their orgs to take mitigation efforts “seriously” as Ivanti battles two dangerous new vulnerabilities, one of which was already being exploited as a zero-day.… READ MORE HERE…

Tricky attackers trying yet again to deceive the good guys on home territory Security researchers are once again being lured into traps by attackers, this time with fake exploits of serious Microsoft security flaws.… READ MORE HERE…

‘MirrorFace’ group found ways to run malware in the Windows sandbox, which may be worrying Japan’s National Police Agency and Center of Incident Readiness and Strategy for Cybersecurity have confirmed third party reports of attacks on local orgs by publishing details of a years-long series of attacks attributed to a China-backed source.… READ MORE HERE…