Security News > 2018 > January

Estimating the Cost of Internet Insecurity
2018-01-29 12:18

It's really hard to estimate the cost of an insecure Internet. Studies are all over the map. A methodical study by RAND is the best work I've seen at trying to put a number on this. The results...

Maximizing the Effectiveness of Your Behavioral Analytics Service
2018-01-29 11:29

Detecting and Stopping the Stealthiest Threats With Behavioral Analytics  read more

First ATM 'Jackpotting' Attacks Hit US
2018-01-29 10:03

Cash-Out Malware Called 'Ploutus' Migrates North From MexicoU.S. Secret Service alert: For the first time, malware-using fraudsters have been draining U.S. ATMs of their cash via what's known as a...

Exercise Tracking App Reveals Details of Military Sites
2018-01-29 09:43

A map showing paths taken by users of an exercise tracking app reveals potentially sensitive information about American and allied military personnel in places including Afghanistan, Iraq and...

Malwarebytes Delivers Buggy Update to Home, Enterprise Users
2018-01-29 07:21

A protection update pushed out over the weekend by Malwarebytes to its home and enterprise users caused serious problems, including Web connection issues, excessive memory usage, and even system...

PCI DSS 3.2 will unveil compliance cramming culture
2018-01-29 07:15

February 1, 2018 marks the deadline for businesses to adopt the new industry standard, PCI DSS 3.2, aimed at reducing and better responding to cyber attacks resulting in payment data breaches....

Microsoft Disables Spectre Mitigations Due to Instability
2018-01-29 06:07

Out-of-band Windows updates released by Microsoft over the weekend disable mitigations for one of the Spectre attack variants as they can cause systems to become unstable. read more

Week in review: Intel testing new Spectre fixes, ICO protection, cybercrooks abusing travel industry
2018-01-29 03:06

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles, and whitepapers: British teenager hacked top ranking US officials using social engineering How did British teenager Kane...

Russia Infrastructure Spying Could Cause 'Total Chaos': UK Defence Minister
2018-01-28 12:58

Britain's Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson has accused Russia of spying on its critical infrastructure as part of possible plans to create "total chaos" in the country that could "cause...

Japan's Crypto Exchange to Refund to Customers After Theft
2018-01-28 12:49

Japan-based virtual currency exchange Coincheck said Sunday it will refund about $400 million to customers after hackers stole hundreds of millions of dollars' worth of digital assets.  read more