Security News > 2017 > September

McDonald's New CISO Shares Insights on Talking to the Board
2017-09-19 15:48

What advice does the new CISO of fast-food giant McDonald's, who has served as CISO at two other major corporations, have for how to communicate with the board of directors? Tim Youngblood offers...

Siemens, PAS Partner on Industrial Cybersecurity
2017-09-19 15:46

Engineering giant Siemens and PAS, a company that specializes in cyber security solutions for industrial control systems (ICS), announced on Tuesday a new strategic partnership. read more

New "Red Alert" Android Banking Trojan Emerges
2017-09-19 15:27

A recently discovered Android banking Trojan features a bot and command and control panel fully written from scratch, SfyLabs has discovered. read more

2017-09-19 15:15

Two point of sale (POS) malware families have been abusing thousands of publicly accessible ElasticSearch nodes for command and control (C&C) purposes, Kromtech security researchers warn. read more

Google, Spotify Release Open Source Cloud Security Tools
2017-09-19 14:36

Google and music service Spotify announced last week the launch of Forseti Security, a community-driven collection of open source tools designed to improve security in Google Cloud Platform (GCP)...

Risks Limited With Latest Apache Bug, Optionsbleed
2017-09-19 14:29

The risks surrounding the latest Apache bug, called Optionsbleed, are limited given it can only be attacked under certain conditions. Apache, and many Linux distributions, have patched the flaw.

U.S., Moscow Seek Russian Held in Greece over Bitcoin Laundering
2017-09-19 14:07

Moscow has requested the extradition of a Russian national also wanted in the United States for laundering billions of dollars through a Bitcoin exchange he operated, a judicial source said...

Digital future: Are we ready for what’s next?
2017-09-19 13:30

The Internet Society (ISOC), a global non-profit dedicated to ensuring the open development, evolution and use of the Internet, released “Paths to our Digital Future”, a report aimed at exploring...

Container Security Firm Aqua Raises $25 Million
2017-09-19 13:13

Aqua Security, a Tel Aviv, Israel-based container security startup, today announced that it has raised $25 million in Series B funding, bringing the total amount raised by the company to $38.5...

Addressing security concerns around connected ecosystems
2017-09-19 13:00

The convergence of IoT applications with emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence, Big Data, and context-aware computing could help address current security concerns around connected...