Security News > 2017

Record wave of phishing comes to an ebb in autumn 2016 (Help Net Security)
2017-01-02 13:15

The Anti-Phishing Working Group reports that the year’s record wave of phishing subsided in the autumn. According to the APWG’s new Phishing Activity Trends Report, the total number of phishing...

54% of organizations have not advanced their GDPR compliance readiness (Help Net Security)
2017-01-02 13:00

More than half of organizations have failed to begin any work on meeting minimum General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) compliance, according to a study conducted by Vanson Bourne. Intended to...

Exploring trends in automated crypto trading (Help Net Security)
2017-01-02 12:45

Despite the risks, many traders continue to be attracted to cryptocurrency trading due to the earning potential it offers. Sasha Ivanov, CEO of Waves, explains that the crypto market is...

RSA Conference 2017 debuts education program (Help Net Security)
2017-01-02 12:30

RSA Conference announced the debut of RSAC AdvancedU – a new series of programs to educate and encourage more people to pursue a career in cybersecurity and also invigorate veterans with decades...

Photocopier Security (Schneier on Security)
2017-01-02 12:12

A modern photocopier is basically a computer with a scanner and printer attached. This computer has a hard drive, and scans of images are regularly stored on that drive. This means that when a...