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What Comes Next in the CareFirst Data Breach Case?
2018-02-28 21:48

Now that the Supreme Court has declined to review a case stemming from a 2014 cyberattack on CareFirst Blue Cross Blue Shield, what comes next? Attorney Patricia Carreiro analyzes the potential...

Misconfigured Memcached Servers Abused to Amplify DDoS Attacks
2018-02-28 20:55

Over the past few days researchers say DDoS attacks have been using memcached servers to amplify DDoS attacks using UDP-based packets.

Phillips clinical imaging solution plagued by vulnerabilities
2018-02-28 20:52

Phillips is developing a software update to mitigate 35 CVE-numbered vulnerabilities in the Philips IntelliSpace Portal (ISP), a clinical imaging visualization and analysis solution that is used...

Cybersecurity M&A Roundup: PhishMe, Phantom Acquired
2018-02-28 20:18

PhishMe Becomes 'Cofense' After It's Purchased; Splunk Buys PhantomCybersecurity company mergers and acquisitions continue. Among the major deals: The sale of PhishMe to a privacy equity syndicate...

Download: CISSP Exam Study Guide
2018-02-28 19:45

The CISSP Exam Study Guide provides a solid foundation for anyone preparing to become a Certified Information Systems Security Professional. It contains materials to prepare you for all 8 domains...

"RedDrop" Mobile Malware Records Ambient Audio
2018-02-28 18:47

A newly detailed mobile malware can do more than steal data from infected devices: it can also record ambient audio and send the recordings to cloud storage accounts controlled by attackers. read more

Surge in memcached-based reflected DDoS attacks is due to misconfigured servers
2018-02-28 17:26

Massive memcached-based reflection DDoS attacks with an unprecedented amplification factor have been ongoing for the last few days, by taking advantage of memcached servers exposed to the...

Avoid Becoming a Crypto-Mining Bot: Where to Look for Mining Malware and How to Respond
2018-02-28 17:16

At a white elephant party in northern Colorado in December, a friend of mine was telling me that he’d borrowed against his children’s college funds to put money into three different...

Russian Hackers Infiltrated German Ministries' Network: Report
2018-02-28 17:08

Berlin - Russian hackers have infiltrated Germany's foreign and interior ministries' online networks, German news agency DPA reported Wednesday quoting unnamed security sources. read more

Fortinet Enhances Network Security OS, Adds AI-based Threat Detection
2018-02-28 16:53

Two major new product announcements were made at Fortinet’s Accelerate 18 conference this week, including a new machine learning (ML) threat intelligence and detection offering, along with a major...