Security News > 2017 > November

Extortion-based cyber attacks: The next evolution in profit-motivated attack strategies
2017-11-09 14:30

Today, data breaches have impacted just about every industry possible. From entertainment to the restaurant industry, no sector or organization appears to be safe, and it has been predicted that...

Twilio Credentials Hardcoded in Mobile Apps Expose Calls, Texts
2017-11-09 14:22

Hundreds of mobile applications that use the Twilio SDK or REST API include hardcoded credentials that could be abused to access millions of calls and text messages, researchers warned on...

Microsoft Provides Guidance on Mitigating DDE Attacks
2017-11-09 14:15

Microsoft published guidance for Windows admins on how to safely disable Dynamic Data Exchange (DDE) fields in Office that are being used to spread malware in email-based attacks.

Connected technologies will accelerate security threats to healthcare industry
2017-11-09 14:00

Life sciences and healthcare companies will follow the lead of other industries and integrate connected technologies including Internet of Things (IoT) and intelligent scanners across their...

RSA CTO Ramzan on Taking a Risk-Based Security Approach
2017-11-09 13:48

Security practitioners must do a much better job of prioritizing their investments based on the most significant risks their organizations face, says Zulfikar Ramzan, chief technology officer at...

Top GDPR compliance risks: Breach notification, data mapping, managing consent
2017-11-09 13:30

The International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) conducted a survey that gauges the perceived risks among privacy professionals of not complying with various aspects of the General...

Top digital transformation challenges? Cybercrime and espionage
2017-11-09 13:00

In Frost & Sullivan’s recent survey covering end-user perspectives on navigating digital transformation, 54 per cent of IT professionals cited cybercrime and espionage as their top challenges,...

What Happens When Security Companies Fail at Security?
2017-11-09 12:36

Several recent cyber attacks have successfully targeted organizations that should be poster children for security hygiene. Why are even the most security-conscious organizations being compromised,...

Facebook Fingerprinting Photos to Prevent Revenge Porn
2017-11-09 12:23

This is a pilot project in Australia: Individuals who have shared intimate, nude or sexual images with partners and are worried that the partner (or ex-partner) might distribute them without their...

FBI Still Trying to Unlock Texas Killer's Smartphone
2017-11-09 12:18

Mass Shooting Tragedy Sparks Fresh Encryption DebateThe FBI is still working to unlock the mobile phone of Devin P. Kelley after he shot and killed 26 people in a church in a rural Texas town. The...