Security News > 2017 > November

Stopping Threats Starts with Getting Back to the Basics
2017-11-03 16:13

Over the past year there have been a large number of high profile security breaches. Millions of organizations have been impacted. Tens of millions of names along with personally identifiable...

Poisoned Google Search Results Lead to Banking Trojan
2017-11-03 15:39

A recently observed Zeus Panda banking Trojan attack used poisoned Google search results for specific banking related keywords to infect users, Cisco Talos researchers warn. read more

Stack Ranking SSL Vulnerabilities: DUHK and ROCA
2017-11-03 15:11

Even with catchy branding and cute mascot and a theme song, these two SSL/TLS vulnerabilities nearly went unnoticed last week. The WPA2 Key Reinstallation Attack (KRACK) overshadowed them both,...

Siemens Update Patches SIMATIC PCS 7 Bug in Some Versions
2017-11-03 15:00

Siemens has fixed a remotely executable vulnerability in some versions of its SIMATIC PCS 7 distributed control system, and said that it is working on a fix for remaining affected versions.

New York State Proposes Stricter Data Protection Laws Post Equifax
2017-11-03 14:28

New York State Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman introduced new legislation Thursday, designed to protect New Yorkers from corporate data breaches like the recent Equifax breach that affected...

New infosec products of the week​: November 3, 2017
2017-11-03 14:00

Integrated security platform for automated detection and response Fidelis Cybersecurity announced its new Fidelis Elevate automated detection and response (ADR) platform. Elevate empowers security...

Essential Elements of an Incident Response Plan
2017-11-03 13:48

CISO Thom Langford on Key Considerations for Creating and Testing an Effective PlanThom Langford, CISO of Publicis Groupe, says all companies should consider two essential elements when crafting...

BEC scammers are robbing art galleries and collectors
2017-11-03 13:30

BEC scammers are targeting art galleries, collectors and artists, swindling them out of money and, on occasion, ruining their businesses. According to The Art Newspaper, nine art galleries in the...

Russia-Linked Hackers Target Turkish Critical Infrastructure
2017-11-03 13:28

A Russia-linked threat group has been targeting people associated with Turkish critical infrastructure through compromised Turkish sites, according to threat management firm RiskIQ. read more

Six Months to Go: Getting Ready for GDPR
2017-11-03 13:18

The latest ISMG Security Report features highlights from the recent panel discussion at the ISMG Fraud and Breach Prevention Summit in London on preparation for the European Union's General Data...