Security News > 2017 > December

Is you mainframe security GDPR compliant?
2017-12-04 12:00

Only one in four IBM mainframe customers questioned in a new UK survey are confident that their system security complies with the incoming General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). 31 percent...

DHS Says Drone Maker DJI Helping China Spy on U.S.
2017-12-04 09:09

A memo from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) warns that China-based Da-Jiang Innovations (DJI), one of the world’s largest drone manufacturers, has been providing information on...

PayPal Subsidiary Data Breach Hits Up to 1.6 Million Customers
2017-12-04 08:33

Global e-commerce business PayPal has disclosed a data breach that may have compromised personally identifiable information for roughly 1.6 million customers at a payment processing company PayPal...

Breach at PayPal Subsidiary Affects 1.6 Million Customers
2017-12-04 05:43

PayPal informed customers on Friday that personal information for 1.6 million individuals may have been obtained by hackers who breached the systems of its subsidiary TIO Networks. read more

Week in review: DevOps security, macOS root password bug, and the evil of vanity metrics
2017-12-04 03:45

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news and articles: Stealthy in-browser cryptomining continues even after you close window Hackers are testing new ways for keeping...

Here's the NSA Employee Who Kept Top Secret Documents at Home
2017-12-02 10:18

A former employee—who worked for an elite hacking group operated by the U.S. National Security Agency—pleaded guilty on Friday to illegally taking classified documents home, which were later...

Elite U.S. Government Hacker Charged With Taking Secret Information
2017-12-02 03:08

A member of the US National Security Agency's elite hacking team has been charged with illegally removing top secret materials, in an embarrassing breach for the crucial electronic espionage body....

Friday Squid Blogging: Research into Squid-Eating Beaked Whales
2017-12-01 22:22

Beaked whales, living off the coasts of Ireland, feed on squid. As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories in the news that I haven't covered. Read my blog...

Senators Propose New Breach Notification Law
2017-12-01 18:42

Senators Propose New Data Protection Bill Following Equifax and Uber Breaches read more

New .NET-Based Ransomware Uses Open Source Code
2017-12-01 17:17

Two newly discovered .NET-based ransomware families are using open source repositories to encrypt users’ files, Zscaler security researchers say. read more