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Lazarus Hackers Phish For Bitcoins, Researchers Warn
2017-12-18 13:48

Bitcoin Exchange Job Lure Traces to Hackers Tied to North KoreaBitcoin-seeking phishing attacks have been trying to socially engineer would-be cryptocurrency exchange executives, warn researchers...

Five things CIOs can do as IoT adoption turns into a nightmare
2017-12-18 13:00

There is no doubt that IoT technology has tremendous potential to improve outcomes for customers and also deliver significant business outcomes. As businesses are increasing investment on IoT,...

How enterprises must prepare for the tech generation
2017-12-18 12:30

With fall in full swing, HR departments are being flooded with resumes from new graduates looking to enter the workforce. But this year’s crop of new talent has some key differences from those in...

Firewall Bursting: A New Approach to Better Branch Security
2017-12-18 12:18

One of the most common network security solutions is the branch firewall. Branch firewall appliances can pack into a single device a wide range of security capabilities including a stateful or...

Lessons Learned from the Estonian National ID Security Flaw
2017-12-18 12:08

Estonia recently suffered a major flaw in the security of their national ID card. This article discusses the fix and the lessons learned from the incident: In the future, the infrastructure...

Worldwide spending on digital transformation to reach $1.3 trillion in 2018
2017-12-18 12:00

Worldwide spending on digital transformation (DX) technologies (hardware, software, and services) is expected to be nearly $1.3 trillion in 2018, an increase of 16.8% over the $1.1 trillion spent...

Two Critical 0-Day Remote Exploits for vBulletin Forum Disclosed Publicly
2017-12-18 08:33

Security researchers have discovered and disclosed details of two unpatched critical vulnerabilities in a popular internet forum software—vBulletin—one of which could allow a remote attacker to...

Google Researcher Finds Critical Flaw in Keeper Password Manager
2017-12-18 07:00

Google Project Zero researcher Tavis Ormandy recently discovered that the Keeper password manager had been affected by a critical flaw similar to one he identified just over one year ago in the...

vBulletin to Patch Disclosed Code Execution, File Deletion Flaws
2017-12-18 05:29

The details of two potentially serious vulnerabilities affecting version 5 of the vBulletin forum software were disclosed by researchers last week. The flaws are currently unpatched, but vBulletin...