Security News > 2017 > March

Yahoo Tells SEC Executives Failed to Act on Breach (Threatpost)
2017-03-02 14:55

Yahoo said in its latest SEC filing that executives and legal reps failed to act sufficiently on the information they had about breaches that exposed more than 1 billion account records.

Ask a Security Professional: WordPress Database Security Part Two — Best Practices (InfoSecIsland)
2017-03-02 14:30

By following WordPress database security best practices, you become a better WordPress admin and a more effective guardian of the data in your website.

Ransomware spiked 752% in new families (Help Net Security)
2017-03-02 13:30

2016 was truly the year of online extortion. Cyber threats reached an all-time high, with ransomware and Business Email Compromise (BEC) scams gaining increased popularity among cybercriminals...