Security News > 2018 > January

Building a coping mechanism for data breaches
2018-01-31 13:30

Data breaches may be daily news, but they will always be a significant worry for business stakeholders. It is the IT team, however, that have to deal with the technical side of breaches. Here’s my...

Most top US and EU e-retailers are putting their consumers at risk
2018-01-31 13:00

A new study by 250ok has revealed that 87.6 percent of the root domains operated by top e-retailers in the United States and European Union are putting their brands and consumers at risk for...

After Section 702 Reauthorization
2018-01-31 12:06

For over a decade, civil libertarians have been fighting government mass surveillance of innocent Americans over the Internet. We've just lost an important battle. On January 18, President Trump...

Widespread API use heightens cybersecurity risks
2018-01-31 11:00

A new Imperva survey showed a heightened concern for cybersecurity risk related to API use. Specifically, 63 percent of respondents are most worried about DDoS threats, bot attacks, and...

What's Riding on 5G Security? The Internet of Everything
2018-01-31 09:33

5G Brings Great Speed But Also Great ComplexityThe U.S. government's idea to take the reins of the development of 5G mobile networks has been met with cynicism and criticism. But there are goods...

Mozilla Patches Critical Code Execution Flaw in Firefox
2018-01-31 09:31

An update released this week by Mozilla for Firefox 58 patches a critical vulnerability that can be exploited by a remote attacker for arbitrary code execution. Mozilla developer Johann Hofmann...

Cisco plugs critical hole in many of its enterprise security appliances
2018-01-30 21:34

There’s an eminently exploitable remote code execution flaw in the Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software running on a number of Cisco enterprise appliances, and admins are advised to plug the...

How to prepare for the future of digital extortion
2018-01-30 21:12

Digital extortion has evolved into the most successful criminal business model in the current threat landscape, and Trend Micro researchers predict that it will continue to grow rampant because...

Allscripts Lawsuit: What Makes It Different?
2018-01-30 20:03

A class action lawsuit filed against Allscripts in the wake of a ransomware attack that recently disrupted patient care at hundreds of healthcare practices will spotlight a variety of critical...

Dridex gang follows trends, also created FriedEx ransomware
2018-01-30 19:02

The gang behind the infamous banking Trojan Dridex has also created the FriedEx (aka BitPaymer) ransomware, ESET researchers confidently claim. The similarities between Dridex and FriedEx By...