Security News > 2017 > September

Windows Kernel Bug Hinders Malware Detection: Researchers (Security Week)
2017-09-08 13:31

Windows Kernel Bug Has Existed Since Windows 2000, Researchers Say A kernel bug that impacts Windows versions released over the past decade and a half remains unpatched, enSilo security...

Samsung Offers Up to $200,000 in Bug Bounty Program (Security Week)
2017-09-08 13:24

Samsung on Thursday announced the official launch of the Samsung Mobile Security Rewards Program, which promises bug bounties of up to $200,000 for Critical vulnerabilities in Samsung mobile...

Equifax Data Breach: Steps You should Take to Protect Yourself
2017-09-08 13:15

Equifax has suffered one of the largest data breaches in history that has left highly sensitive data of as many as 143 million people—that's nearly half of the US population—in the hands of...

SentinelOne Enables IOC Search and Threat Hunting for Endpoints (Security Week)
2017-09-08 13:10

SentinelOne Launches Deep Visibility Module to Discover Indicators of Compromise (IOCs) on Endpoints read more

EU Defense Ministers Put to Test in Mock Cyberattack (Security Week)
2017-09-08 12:58

A major cyberattack targets European Union military structures, with hackers using social media and "fake news" to spread confusion, and governments are left scrambling to respond as the crisis...

Insider threats and ransomware are most feared, followed by DDoS attacks (Help Net Security)
2017-09-08 12:57

A new SANS survey found that ransomware, insider threats and denial of service are considered the top three threats organizations face when it comes to securing sensitive data. According to the...

ShadowBrokers Releases NSA UNITEDRAKE Manual (Schneier on Security)
2017-09-08 11:54

The ShadowBrokers released the manual for UNITEDRAKE, a sophisticated NSA Trojan that targets Windows machines: Able to compromise Windows PCs running on XP, Windows Server 2003 and 2008, Vista,...

Smiths Medical to Patch Serious Flaws in Syringe Infusion Pumps (Security Week)
2017-09-08 10:47

Minnesota-based speciality medical device manufacturer Smiths Medical is working to address several potentially serious vulnerabilities affecting some of the company’s wireless syringe infusion...

Hackers Exploit Recently Patched Apache Struts Flaw (Security Week)
2017-09-08 09:04

A critical remote code execution vulnerability patched earlier this week in the Apache Struts 2 open-source development framework is already being exploited in the wild. read more

Is US Global Cybersecurity Leadership in Jeopardy? (InfoRiskToday)
2017-09-08 07:48

Leading the latest edition of the ISMG Security Report: Observations about America's standing as a global cybersecurity leader from Christopher Painter, who until earlier this summer served as the...