Security News > 2018 > January

Private Sector Already Has Sufficient Incentives To Build Secure Mobile SystemsThe White House, fearing China is spying on phone calls, has suggested that the U.S. government take a primary role...

Cisco informed customers on Monday that updates released for its Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) software patch a critical vulnerability that can be exploited to gain full control of devices or...

With the explosive growth of the internet of things, and the increasing threat posed by botnets that leverage IoT, more must be done to ensure IoT devices include security by design, says David...

RELX Group, a provider of b2b Information and analytics services, announced on Monday that it has agreed to acquire fraud detection firm ThreatMetrix for £580 million (approximately $815 million)...

ATM maker NCR Corp. is warning that cyber criminals are hacking U.S. cash machines with malware that can drain machines dry of cash.

Why Are So Few Ransomware Attacks on the 'Wall of Shame'?So far in 2018, 15 health data breaches have been reported to federal regulators, affecting a combined total of nearly 391,000 individuals....

Cryptocurrency heist are usually covert affairs that leave users with empty wallets, but not fearing for their life. Still, there are always some unlucky individuals who get the worst of...

In November, the company Strava released an anonymous data-visualization map showing all the fitness activity by everyone using the app. Over this weekend, someone realized that it could be used...

Coincheck Says It Was Hacked; Stolen XEM Transactions to be BlockedCoincheck, a Tokyo-based exchange, says it suffered a hack attack that led to the theft of $530 million worth of XEM...

US officials have launched a debate on a proposal to nationalize the newest generation of high-speed wireless internet networks in the name of national security, provoking sharp criticism from...