Security News > 2017 > November

Cryptocurrency Mining Scripts Now Run Even After You Close Your Browser
2017-11-30 15:03

Some websites have found using a simple yet effective technique to keep their cryptocurrency mining javascript secretly running in the background even when you close your web browser. Due to the...

HP Silently Installs Telemetry Bloatware On Your PC—Here's How to Remove It
2017-11-30 15:03

Do you own a Hewlett-Packard (HP) Windows PC or laptop? Multiple HP customers from around the world are reporting that HP has started deploying a "spyware" onto their laptops—without informing...

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AWS Launches New Cybersecurity Services
2017-11-30 14:49

Amazon Web Services (AWS) announced this week at its AWS re:Invent conference the launch of several new cybersecurity services, including for threat detection, IoT security, and secure...

The evil of vanity metrics
2017-11-30 14:45

With the fast-paced evolution of tools and connectedness in business operations, the amount of network and log data has exploded. However, organizations have largely failed to adjust their...

Should Social Media be Considered Part of Critical Infrastructure?
2017-11-30 14:42

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Enterprise security incident response trends to watch in 2018
2017-11-30 14:30

Resolve Systems shared the top trends to watch in 2018 relating to incident response and automation. The list of predictions are founded on the company’s insight into the challenges enterprises...

AWS allows customers to manage and protect IoT devices
2017-11-30 13:54

Amazon Web Services (AWS) announced six significant services and capabilities for connected devices at the edge. AWS IoT 1-Click, AWS IoT Device Management, AWS IoT Device Defender, AWS IoT...

75% of insider breaches are accidental
2017-11-30 13:00

Approximately 25% of insider threats are hostile with the remaining 75% due to accidental or negligent activity, according to NTT Security. This graph represents the top targeted industries based...

NSA "Red Disk" Data Leak
2017-11-30 12:44

ZDNet is reporting about another data leak, this one from US Army's Intelligence and Security Command (INSCOM), which is also within to the NSA. The disk image, when unpacked and loaded, is a...

Deloitte launches Threat Hunting-As-A-Service powered by Sqrrl
2017-11-30 12:24

Deloitte CyberSOC EMEA Center, SL. closed a strategic agreement with Sqrrl to provide Managed Threat Hunting Services to clients in the EMEA region using Sqrrl’s threat hunting platform. Threat...