Security News > 2017 > June

Thousands of Firms Fail to Update Software on Most Computers: Study (Security Week)
2017-06-09 12:14

An analysis of 35,000 companies from more than 20 industries across the world showed that many of them are at risk of suffering a data breach due to their failure to ensure that the software...

Cybersecurity and Teaching The Machine (Security Week)
2017-06-09 12:08

If you attended RSA Conference this year, you probably heard many vendors talk about machine learning for cybersecurity. read more

Mouseover Macro Campaign Delivers Gootkit Trojan Via PowerPoint (Security Week)
2017-06-09 11:58

Earlier this week, a researcher analyzed a newly detected technique for delivering malware involving PowerPoint files and mouseover events. Today, Trend Micro has published details on a spam...

The Confusing Marketplace of IT Security Wares (InfoRiskToday)
2017-06-09 10:18

A discussion that explores the predicament many information security managers face when deciding which security technologies to buy in a glutted market leads the latest edition of the ISMG...

Default Account, Debug Tool Expose Cisco Prime Users to Attacks (Security Week)
2017-06-09 10:04

Cisco informed customers this week that its Prime Data Center Network Manager (DCNM) is affected by two critical vulnerabilities that can be exploited for remote code execution and to access the...

Comey: Upwards of 1,000 Organizations Targeted by Russia (InfoRiskToday)
2017-06-09 09:50

Former FBI Director's Testimony Adds to Broader Picture of Russian Cyber ActivityFormer FBI Director James Comey trickled out new details during a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing about what...

VMware Patches Flaws in Horizon, vSphere Products (Security Week)
2017-06-09 08:19

Updates released by VMware this week for its Horizon View Client and vSphere Data Protection (VDP) products address a total of three critical and important vulnerabilities. read more

First-Ever Data Stealing Malware Found Using Intel AMT Tool to Bypass Firewall (The Hackers News)
2017-06-09 01:27

It's not hard for a well-funded state-sponsored hacking group to break into corporate networks and compromise systems with malware, but what's challenging for them is to keep that backdoor and its...