Security News > 2017 > September

Improving Threat Information Sharing (InfoRiskToday)
2017-09-07 12:48

Tata Commmunications' Avinash Prasad on the Need for a Structured ApproachAlthough there are many options for threat information sharing, there are not enough initiatives that are properly...

Key elements of a secure, sensitive information sharing strategy (Help Net Security)
2017-09-07 12:30

It’s been said, data is like the new oil. What does this mean exactly? Like oil, data is a commodity. But unlike oil, the value of data isn’t susceptible to supply and demand. Data is always in...

Dragonfly hackers gained operational access to European, US power companies (Help Net Security)
2017-09-07 12:00

The Dragonfly hacking group is back – or should we say it probably never went away – and is still interested in penetrating the networks of European and US companies in the energy sector. Even...

Emerging threats fuel public threat intelligence sharing (Help Net Security)
2017-09-07 11:45

Concerns around emerging threats such as ransomware and polymorphic malware have sparked a significant increase in collaboration by the cyber security industry, according to AlienVault. According...

Skilled security staff are hard to find, security teams need to be creative (Help Net Security)
2017-09-07 11:30

A study conducted in July by Dimensional Research examined how organizations are addressing the cybersecurity skills gap. Study respondents included 315 IT security professionals at U.S.-based...

Research on What Motivates ISIS -- and Other -- Fighters (Schneier on Security)
2017-09-07 11:05

Interesting research from Nature Human Behaviour: "The devoted actor's will to fight and the spiritual dimension of human conflict": Abstract: Frontline investigations with fighters against the...

Stop Blaming Users and Get Serious About Your IAM Practices (Security Week)
2017-09-07 10:59

My name is Preston Hogue, and I’m a user. (And so are you.) read more

Experts Find 2007 Variant of Malware Linked to French Intelligence (Security Week)
2017-09-07 10:48

Researchers at Palo Alto Networks have come across a 2007 variant of Babar, a piece of malware believed to have been developed by a French intelligence agency. read more

Proof It's Possible to Hack German Elections; Hackers Tamper with Voting-Software (The Hackers News)
2017-09-07 10:33

Germany's democracy is in danger, as the upcoming federal elections in the country, where nearly 61.5 million citizens are going to vote on September 24th, could be hijacked. Hackers have...

Bitdefender Offers Up to $1,500 in Public Bug Bounty Program (Security Week)
2017-09-07 09:05

Bitdefender announced on Wednesday the launch of a Bugcrowd-based public bug bounty program with rewards of up to $1,500. read more