Security News > 2017

The deployment of 10,000 cyber warriors to fight online dissent in Vietnam adds a grim "new dimension" to controls on free speech in the Communist country, a rights group has said. Vietnam...

New research: "Global proliferation of cephalopods" Summary: Human activities have substantially changed the world's oceans in recent decades, altering marine food webs, habitats and...

Breach Notification Timing and Insider Trading Rules Among Expected ChangesThe U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is planning to update its 6-year-old cybersecurity guidance for how publicly...

New York Magazine published an excellent profile of the single-document leaker Reality Winner....

A critical vulnerability has been discovered in the browser app comes pre-installed on hundreds of millions of Samsung Android devices that could allow an attacker to steal data from browser tabs...

Remember how some cybercriminals shut down most of Washington D.C. police's security cameras for four days ahead of President Donald Trump's inauguration earlier this year? Just a few days after...

A look ahead at five trends that should have a significant impact on cybersecurity in 2018 is featured in the final ISMG Security Report for 2017. Cybersecurity and privacy thought leader...

China has shut down or revoked the licenses of 13,000 websites since 2015 for violating the country's internet rules, state media reported Sunday. read more

As senior executives embrace digital transformation to move their business forward, cyber risk and security are a high priority. According to Aon’s 2017 Global Risk Management Survey, cyber risk...

Two Romanian nationals have been arrested and charged with hacking into computer systems which controlled surveillance cameras for the Metropolitan Police Department in the US capital earlier this...