Security News > 2017 > September

Microsoft Azure confidential computing keeps data in use secret
2017-09-15 20:40

Microsoft has announced a new Azure (cloud) data security capability: confidential computing. Who’s it for? The capability allows companies to use the cloud even if they don’t completely trust the...

200K WordPress Sites Exposed to Rogue Version of ‘Display Widgets’
2017-09-15 19:54

A rogue version of the WordPress plugin called “Display Widget” allowed third-parties to injecting spam advertising content into victims’ sites.

VMware Patches Critical SVGA Code Execution Flaw
2017-09-15 17:45

Patches released this week by VMware address several vulnerabilities, including one rated critical, in the company’s ESXi, vCenter Server, Workstation and Fusion products. read more

HWP Documents and PostScript Abused to Spread Malware
2017-09-15 16:51

A recently malware attack has been leveraging the Hangul Word Processor (HWP) word processing application and its ability to run PostScript code, Trend Micro reveals. read more

Top Democrat Likens Equifax to Enron as FTC Launches Probe
2017-09-15 16:48

Pressure on Data Broker Increases, But to Fix System, Congress Must ActEquifax is facing increased scrutiny from the FTC and Congress, including calls for its senior management team to resign...

Chrome will tag FTP sites as “Not secure”
2017-09-15 16:05

Google Chrome 63, expected to be released sometime around December, will label resources delivered over the FTP protocol as “Not secure”, a member of the Chrome security team has shared. This...

VMware Patches Bug That Allows Guest to Execute Code on Host
2017-09-15 15:51

Users who run four different types of VMware products, ESXi, vCenter Server, Fusion and Workstation, are being encouraged to update to address a series of vulnerabilities, one critical.

Chrome to Label FTP Resources as "Not Secure"
2017-09-15 15:03

Google announced on Thursday that future versions of Chrome will label resources delivered via the File Transfer Protocol (FTP) as “Not secure.” read more

iPhone X gets facial authentication, is the enterprise next?
2017-09-15 14:34

This week, Apple debuted the iPhone X which kills the Touch ID fingerprint scanner in favor of a 3D facial scanning technology called FaceID. Soon, iPhone users will depend on face recognition in...

New infosec products of the week​: September 15, 2017
2017-09-15 14:30

FinalCode 5.3 extends the types of applications traditional IRM can support FinalCode updated its persistent, file-centric information rights management (IRM) solution. FinalCode 5.3 is packed...