Security News > 2018 > January

Tenable, Cylance Disclose Revenue Metrics
2018-01-30 18:16

Cybersecurity solutions providers Tenable and Cylance this week shared financial metrics for 2017, with both privately-held companies showing strong revenue growth. Cylance reported a revenue of...

ATM Jackpotting Attacks Strike in U.S.
2018-01-30 17:32

Hackers have been targeting automated teller machines (ATMs) in the United States to make them spill out cash using an attack technique known as “jackpotting.” read more

UK critical operators risk £17m fines for poor cybersecurity practices
2018-01-30 16:57

UK essential service operators risk fines of up to £17 million if they fail to implement robust protections against cyber attack. The penalties will apply to energy, transport, water, digital...

Tech Support Scammers Fined in U.S., Jailed in UK
2018-01-30 16:31

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced Monday that operators of a nationwide computer repair scam have been banned from the tech support business as...

Cisco Patches Critical VPN Vulnerability
2018-01-30 16:06

Cisco Systems released a patch Monday to fix a critical security vulnerability, with a CVSS rating of 10, in its Secure Sockets Layer VPN solution called Adaptive Security Appliance.

Security Explorations Launches New Research Program
2018-01-30 15:43

After 10 years of conducting complex research often without expecting any monetary rewards, Poland-based Security Explorations has now decided to launch a commercial offering that gives...

Achieving zero false positives with intelligent deception
2018-01-30 14:45

Cyber attacks are not single events. When attackers compromise an asset, they don’t know which asset is infected. They must determine where they are in the network, the network structure and where...

Information Warfare: Gauging Trolls' Influence on Democracy
2018-01-30 14:33

CIA Chief Warns Russia is Seeking to Influence US Midterm ElectionsHow effective are nation-backed trolls at influencing individuals via social media? An analysis of Russian trolls' accounts...

What is a security data lake?
2018-01-30 14:18

The concepts of the data lake and the specialized security data lake are relatively new. While data lakes have a bit of a head start in adoption – largely among data science teams – some security...

Subway Elevators and Movie-Plot Threats
2018-01-30 12:26

Local residents are opposing adding an elevator to a subway station because terrorists might use it to detonate a bomb. No, really. There's no actual threat analysis, only fear: "The idea that...