Security News > 2018 > January

Venture Captalist Kellermann Gets 'Back on the Field'
2018-01-31 16:18

After two years on the sidelines, watching what he calls the expansion of "cyber insurgency," Tom Kellermann declares himself "back on the field" as chief cybersecurity officer at Carbon Black....

700,000 Bad Android Apps Removed From Google Play in 2017
2018-01-31 16:13

Google took down over 700,000 Android applications from the official software marketplace last year, 70% more than were removed from the store in 2016. read more

Critical Oracle Micros POS Flaw Affects Over 300,000 Payment Systems
2018-01-31 16:02

Oracle has released a security patch update to address a critical remotely exploitable vulnerability that affects its MICROS point-of-sale (POS) business solutions for the hospitality industry....

WANTED: Actionable Information, Practical Advice
2018-01-31 15:58

After High Profile Cyber Incidents, Actionable Information is Often Buried in an Avalanche of Hype, Buzz, and Misinformation read more

New AMD Processors to Include Protections for Spectre-like Exploits
2018-01-31 15:14

AMD’s new Zen 2 and future processors will include protections against Spectre and other similar exploits, the tech giant revealed on Tuesday as it announced its earnings for 2017. read more

Multiple Critical Flaws Found in Zoho’s ManageEngine
2018-01-31 15:01

Researchers have discovered critical vulnerabilities in Zoho’s ManageEnging suite that can lead to data loss and possible remote code execution.

Feel the Heat: Strava 'Big Data' Maps Sensitive Locations
2018-01-31 14:48

Internet of Things Privacy Fallout, Now in Heat Map FormFitness app and website developer Strava has landed in hot water after publishing a global heat map that shows users' workout routes in...

Update Your Firefox Browser to Fix a Critical Remotely Exploitable Flaw
2018-01-31 14:33

Mozilla has released an important update for its Firefox web browser to patch a critical vulnerability that could allow remote attackers to execute malicious code on computers running an affected...

Multiple zero-day vulnerabilities found in ManageEngine products
2018-01-31 14:25

Digital Defense uncovered multiple, previously undisclosed vulnerabilities within several Zoho ManageEngine products. ManageEngine offers more than 90 tools to help manage IT operations, including...

Asus Router Flaws Disclosed by Several Researchers
2018-01-31 14:04

Several security researchers and companies have recently disclosed the details of potentially serious vulnerabilities they discovered in the past months in various Asus routers. read more