Security News > 2017 > September

Samsung offers up to $200,000 for bugs in its devices, services (Help Net Security)
2017-09-08 17:28

South Korean giant Samsung Electronics is now offering bounties for reported bugs in its mobile devices, software and services. “The rewards program kicked off with a pilot in January 2016 to...

Many Questions, Few Answers For Equifax Breach Victims
2017-09-08 17:23

Victims of the massive Equifax breach may have to wait days to find out if they were impacted.

Massive Credit Bureau Hack Raises Troubling Questions
2017-09-08 17:14

It could be the worst-ever data breach for American consumers, exposing some of the most sensitive data for a vast number of US households. read more

Industry Reactions to Equifax Hack: Feedback Friday
2017-09-08 16:19

News broke on Thursday that U.S. credit reporting agency Equifax suffered a massive data breach that could impact as many as 143 million customers, including people in the U.K. and Canada. read more

Equifax Breach: 8 Takeaways
2017-09-08 15:48

Data Broker Faces Questions About Security Defenses, Insider TradingIn the wake Equifax saying hackers may have stolen 143 million consumers' personal details, the company is already facing sharp...

CISO Perspective: People are Critical to Your Threat Intelligence Program
2017-09-08 15:33

As technology advances continue across industry we can automate more and more tasks. read more

Unpatched D-Link Router Vulnerabilities Disclosed
2017-09-08 15:33

A researcher has disclosed the details of several unpatched vulnerabilities affecting D-Link DIR-850L routers and mydlink cloud services. read more

Equifax breach: Sensitive info, SSNs of 44% of U.S. consumers accessed by attackers (Help Net Security)
2017-09-08 15:28

Equifax, one of the three largest American credit agencies, has announced that it has suffered a “cybersecurity incident” affecting some 143 million U.S. consumers. What kind of information was...

New infosec products of the week​: September 8, 2017 (Help Net Security)
2017-09-08 14:12

Vectra introduces attack campaign detection and prediction Vectra is advancing automated threat hunting with the introduction of Attack Campaigns. The Vectra Cognito platform now further automates...

13% of SMBs have experienced an IoT-based attack (Help Net Security)
2017-09-08 13:36

One in four companies have already experienced a ransomware attack and one in eight have dealt with an IoT-based attack, according to Arctic Wolf Networks. As mid-market companies continue to...