Security News > 2017 > August

Patients with St. Jude pacemakers called in for firmware update (Help Net Security)
2017-08-31 15:30

Patients using one of several types of implantable radio frequency-enabled pacemakers manufactured by St. Jude Medical will have to visit their healthcare provider to receive a firmware update...

The security status quo falls short with born-in-the-cloud software (Help Net Security)
2017-08-31 14:15

Born-in-the-cloud software, pioneered by companies like Salesforce, are beginning to dominate the computing landscape. According to Gartner, by 2020, the cloud shift will affect more than $1...

St. Jude Medical Recalls 465,000 Pacemakers Over Security Vulnerabilities (Security Week)
2017-08-31 13:37

Pacemaker Patients Must Visit Healthcare Provider to Recieve Firmware Update That Adressses Security Vulnerabilities read more

Why Does Aadhaar Data Continue to Get Compromised? (InfoRiskToday)
2017-08-31 13:33

Some Practitioners Blame Weak Security PracticesA series of security lapses involving Aadhaar has resulted in major data leakage. The main reason, experts say, is the weak security practices and...

700 Million-Plus Email Addresses Leaked by Spam Operation (InfoRiskToday)
2017-08-31 13:33

Passwords for Accounts Included With Some AddressesA sloppy spamming operation has exposed on a server in the Netherlands a batch of files that includes more than 700 million email addresses and...

Reflected XSS Bug Patched in Popular WooCommerce WordPress Plugin (Threatpost)
2017-08-31 13:30

Automattic has patched a reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability in the WooCommerce WordPress plugin.

Payment security: What are the biggest challenges? (Help Net Security)
2017-08-31 13:28

With cybercrime on the increase, payment card security is increasingly a focus for companies and consumers alike. The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) is there to help...

The "Imitation Game" - The Need for Human Intelligence in Threat Operations (Security Week)
2017-08-31 13:08

“What if only a machine could defeat another machine?” read more

Office 365 account compromise attempts on the rise (Help Net Security)
2017-08-31 12:45

Office 365, Microsoft’s software-as-a-service productivity software suite popular with corporate users, is increasingly becoming attackers’ preferred way into business networks, Barracuda...

Need to Jumpstart IoT Security? Consider Segmentation (Security Week)
2017-08-31 12:26

The Internet of Things (IoT) holds great promise for business collaboration and innovation through connections unimaginable a decade ago. read more