Security News > 2017 > June

Preview: Infosecurity Europe in London (InfoRiskToday)
2017-06-05 21:03

London Bridge Attacks Bring Fresh Urgency to Surveillance QuestionsThe annual Infosecurity Europe conference returns to London this week, offering discussions of the latest information security...

QakBot Returns, Locking Out Active Directory Accounts (Threatpost)
2017-06-05 20:28

QakBot, a worm-like, information-stealing strain of malware is back and locking users out of their Active Directory accounts.

40,000 Subdomains Tied to RIG Exploit Kit Shut Down (Threatpost)
2017-06-05 19:16

GoDaddy, along with researchers from RSA Security and other companies, shut down tens of thousands of illegal established subdomains tied to the RIG Exploit Kit.

53 Percent of Enterprise Flash Installs are Outdated (Threatpost)
2017-06-05 19:10

More than half of enterprises are exposing themselves to unnecessary risk by running out-of-date versions of Flash.

Google CTF 2017 announced: Test your skills! (Help Net Security)
2017-06-05 17:44

Google has announced the 2017 edition of its Capture The Flag (CTF) competition. As before, the event is divided into two rounds: The qualification round, to be held online on June 17th and 18th,...

Introducing security into software through APIs (Help Net Security)
2017-06-05 17:00

Application programming interfaces (APIs) can make life easier for software developers, allowing them to concentrate on what they do best and preventing them from being forced to fiddle with...

Yahoo Pays Out Thousands of Dollars for Serious Flaws (Security Week)
2017-06-05 16:41

Yahoo has awarded thousands of dollars to a couple of researchers who managed to find serious vulnerabilities in the company’s systems. The bug bounty hunters published blog posts over the weekend...

Enterprise endpoint security: Millions of devices still running outdated systems (Help Net Security)
2017-06-05 16:00

Duo Security analyzed the security health of 4.6 million endpoint devices, including 3.5 million mobile phones across multiple industries and geographic regions. With increased adoption of cloud...

London Bridge Attack Sparks Call for 'Cyberspace Regulation' (InfoRiskToday)
2017-06-05 15:25

Expect Terror Incident to Drive Infosecurity Europe DebatesOn the eve of Europe's biggest annual cybersecurity conference, and scores of interviews with some of the world's leading information...

High-Tech Bridge named a Cool Vendor by Gartner (Help Net Security)
2017-06-05 15:02

High-Tech Bridge has been named a Cool Vendor in Gartner’s May 2017 research “Cool Vendors in Security for Midsize Enterprise 2017” by Adam Hils. High-Tech Bridge’s Application Security Testing...