Threatpost explores 5 big takeaways from 2020 and what they mean for 2021.
Goodbye, 2020 and good riddance, right? Most of us don’t want to take too much from this year into the next but let’s make an exception for what we learned about security in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2021 after all, more enterprises will permanently downsize their physical spaces and give employees the flexibility to continue working from home.
In an effort to have a safer 2021, Threatpost takes a look at the top five biggest takeaways of the remote-work shift for security teams going forward.
1. Cybercriminals Are No Dummies
Universal PropTech Inc.: Universal PropTech Announces the Appointment of Robert Daniels to the Advisory Board
Toronto, Ontario (Newsfile Corp. - December 18, 2020) - Universal PropTech Inc. (TSXV: UPI) ( UPI or the Company ) is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Robert Daniels to the Advisory Board.
Mr. Daniels is a long-time creator and developer of new business ventures and initiatives in the real estate and sustainability fields. With a career spanning over 30 years, Mr. Daniels has been involved in substantial multi-million-dollar ventures in real estate and land development, commercial property investment and renewable power totalling over $1.4 B. As an industry leader, he became one of the first large-scale builders of super energy efficient homes in Canada and one of the first independent full-scale retailers of environmentally responsible products.
Universal PropTech Inc. Announces Option Grant
Company ,
UPI ) announces today that it has granted an aggregate of 535,000 options to a consultant and an employee of the Company pursuant to the Company s stock option plan. The stock options vest immediately at an exercise price of $0.30 for a period of three years from the date of grant. The grant of options is subject to the approval of the TSX Venture Exchange.
About Universal PropTech Inc.
Universal PropTech Inc. (TSXV: UPI) is a leading building innovation company, selecting, integrating, deploying and maintaining PropTech in healthy buildings. As trusted advisors, we provide holistic evidence-driven solutions and services for building developers, owners and operators in Canada.
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Point-of-sale device manufacturers Verifone and Ingenico have released fixes for flaws in some of their devices after researchers found the vulnerabilities could have enabled attackers to steal payment card data, clone cards or install malware.
Independent researcher Aleksei Stennikov and Timur Yunusov, head of offensive security research at Cyber R&D Lab, described their flaw findings in a paper presented at the recent Black Hat Europe 2020 virtual event.
To mitigate the risks posed by the flaws, the researchers urge device owners to immediately apply the patches from the vendors.
The vulnerabilities in the default password settings as well as arbitrary code execution affect the Verifone VX520 and Verifone MX series and the Ingenico Telium 2 series - all of which are in widespread use, the researchers say.
Universal PropTech Inc.: Universal PropTech Announces Debenture Conversion and Filing of Updated Early Warning Reports
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2612489 ), Emtra Business Ventures Inc. (
Emtra ) and Access Wealth Corp. (
Access and collectively with, 2612489 and Emtra, the
Creditors ) have converted an aggregate of $216,348.72 principal amount of Debentures and have filed updated early warning reports on SEDAR in connection with the conversion of Debentures held by each of them.
On July 14, 2020, the Company announced the closing of a non-brokered private placement (the
Offering ), consisting of $1,059,942 aggregate principal amount of 2020 Series A secured convertible debentures of the Company (each, a
Debenture ). The principal amount of the Debentures will be repaid, in cash, by the Company on the third anniversary of issuance (