Security News > 2017 > June

The Women of Bletchley Park (Schneier on Security)
2017-06-29 17:40

Really good article about the women who worked at Bletchley Park during World War II, breaking German Enigma-encrypted messages....

DHS to enforce extra security checks instead of airplane carry-on laptop ban (Help Net Security)
2017-06-29 16:56

Travelers from all over the world who plan to fly into the US will be subjected to more rigorous security checks before being allowed to board the plane, the Department of Homeland Security has...

Websites Increasingly Using Security Technologies: Mozilla (Security Week)
2017-06-29 16:12

An analysis conducted using Mozilla’s Observatory tool has showed that modern security technologies are increasingly used by Alexa top 1 million websites. read more

Enabling a "Secure Summer Mindset" for Employees (Security Week)
2017-06-29 16:04

As employees spend more time outside the office in the summer months, risk increases. Most of us bring our work, and the devices that we use to access it, with us wherever we go, including on our...

Business Email Compromise: Attackers Strike Back (InfoRiskToday)
2017-06-29 16:03

What to Do When Fraudsters Resist Organizations' CountermeasuresIn the wake of the surge in business email compromise incidents, many organizations have implemented new anti-phishing controls. But...

The next frontier of cyber governance: Achieving resilience in the wake of NotPetya (Help Net Security)
2017-06-29 14:35

Earlier this week, several European nations experienced a widespread ransomware attack. Major international giants, such as Merck, WPP, Rosneft, and AP Moller-Maersk, alongside financial...

Top cloud challenges: Security, compliance, and cost control (Help Net Security)
2017-06-29 14:00

A new Fugue survey, fielded to over 300 IT operations professionals, executives, and developers, found that most respondents believe that the cloud is not living up to expectations because of...

Microsoft Fixes Privilege Escalation Flaw in Azure AD Connect (Security Week)
2017-06-29 13:37

Microsoft has released an update for Azure Active Directory (AD) Connect to address an “important” vulnerability that can be exploited to hijack the accounts of privileged users. read more

6 Remediation Essentials: Fighting 'NotPetya' Malware (InfoRiskToday)
2017-06-29 13:33

Security Experts Detail Immediate Prevention Techniques and Long-Term Mitigation StrategiesIn the aftermath of the massive "NotPetya" malware outbreak that's been impacting organizations...

Share and Share Alike - Thwarting Attackers With a Technique they Rely On (Security Week)
2017-06-29 13:17

In my last article I discussed how defenders need to borrow a page from bad actors with regard to embracing automation. There’s another lesson we can learn from how cyber criminals operate –...