Security News > 2017 > June

Report: HHS Needs Bolder Steps to Prevent EHR-Related Fraud (InfoRiskToday)
2017-06-08 21:18

Watchdog Agency Offers Wide-Ranging Assessment of HHS Security EffortsThe Department of Health and Human Services still needs to take bolder steps to make sure electronic health records are not...

Al-Jazeera claims to be victim of cyber attack as Qatar crisis continues (ArsTechnica)
2017-06-08 21:03

Broadcaster targeted after hackers planted “fake news” on Qatar’s state news service.

Al-Jazeera claims to be victim of cyber attack as Qatar crisis continues (ArsTechnica)
2017-06-08 21:03

Broadcaster targeted after hackers planted “fake news” on Qatar’s state news service.

Email-borne threats: Watch your inbox closely on Thursdays (Help Net Security)
2017-06-08 20:27

Malicious email attachment message volume spikes more than 38% on Thursdays over the average weekday volume. Ransomware attackers in particular favor sending malicious messages Tuesday through...

High-Tech Bridge ImmuniWeb named Best Emerging Technology (Help Net Security)
2017-06-08 20:01

Web and mobile application security testing services provider High-Tech Bridge has won the “Best Emerging Technology” category at the SC Awards Europe 2017. The company has also been named a Cool...

Foscam IP cameras riddled with gaping security holes (Help Net Security)
2017-06-08 19:18

F-Secure researchers have discovered a bucketload of serious security vulnerabilities affecting IP cameras made by Chinese manufacturer Foscam. Even though notified months ago, Foscam has still...

Motorola Moto G4, G5 Vulnerable to Local Root Shell Attacks (Threatpost)
2017-06-08 18:53

Moto G4 and Moto G5 model Motorola phones are vulnerable to kernel command line injection vulnerabilities.

Visual Journal: Infosecurity Europe 2017 (InfoRiskToday)
2017-06-08 18:48

London Cybersecurity Event Tackles Breaches, GDPR, Ransomware, IoT and MoreInfosecurity Europe 2017 in London drew an estimated 18,000 attendees. Here are 12 visual highlights from the annual...

Bored employees seen as biggest potential data security risk (Help Net Security)
2017-06-08 18:18

Employees who become distracted at work are more likely to be the cause of human error and a potential security risk, according to a snapshot poll conducted by Centrify at Infosec Europe in London...

Qatar's Al-Jazeera Says Battling Cyber Attack (Security Week)
2017-06-08 17:56

Qatar-based broadcaster Al-Jazeera said Thursday that it was under a widescale cyber attack which had targeted "all systems", according to a statement released on social media by the broadcaster....