Security News > 2017

Five mental shifts we must make  to achieve security beyond perimeters
2017-12-20 12:30

Data centers aren’t exactly going extinct, but given the massive shift to public clouds, you need to make some significant adjustments if your mindset doesn’t already include or understand the...

Details on the Mirai Botnet Authors
2017-12-20 12:10

Brian Krebs has a long article on the Mirai botnet authors, who pled guilty....

Hidden Backdoor Found In WordPress Captcha Plugin Affects Over 300,000 Sites
2017-12-20 10:03

Buying popular plugins with a large user-base and using it for effortless malicious campaigns have become a new trend for bad actors. One such incident happened recently when the renowned...

Australia, Canada, Others Blame North Korea for WannaCry Attack
2017-12-20 06:35

The United States is not the only country to officially accuse North Korea this week of being behind the WannaCry ransomware campaign. Canada, Japan, Australia and New Zealand have also blamed...

North Korea's New Front: Cyberheists
2017-12-20 03:30

The messages are alluring, the pictures are attractive. But the women seeking to beguile South Korean Bitcoin executives could actually be hackers from Pyongyang in disguise, experts warn. read more

DHS Warns of Malware Targeting Industrial Safety Systems
2017-12-19 21:00

The National Cybersecurity & Communications Integration Center (NCCIC) of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Monday published an analysis report on a piece of malware designed to...

HHS Attempts to Clear Up HIPAA Confusion on PHI Release
2017-12-19 20:18

Online Resources Clarify When Patient Info Can Be Shared With Families, CaregiversFederal regulators have set up online resources to help healthcare providers as well as consumers navigate...

U.S. Government Blames North Korea for WannaCry
2017-12-19 19:41

The United States government is officially blaming North Korea for the WannaCry ransomware outbreak in May that infected nearly a quarter-million computers in 150 countries.