Security News > 2018 > February

Real-Time Intelligence: Security Silver Bullet or Too Good to Be True?
2018-02-05 15:02

Many Real-time Threat Intelligence Offerings Aggregate Indicators of Compromise (IoCs) and Are Strictly Reactive read more

Booz Allen Hamilton Awarded $621 Million DHS Cyber Contract
2018-02-05 14:47

Technology consulting firm Booz Allen has been awarded a $621 million contract by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to support the government-wide Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation...

British Hacker 'Lauri Love' will not be extradited to US, Court Rules
2018-02-05 14:18

British citizen and hacker Lauri Love, who was accused of hacking into United States government websites, will not be extradited to stand trial in the U.S., the High Court of England and Wales...

The new gold rush: A look inside cryptocurrency fraud
2018-02-05 14:00

Cybercriminals are flooding to the new world of cryptocurrencies looking to exploit the boom in interest and adoption of these electronic currencies, according to Digital Shadows. This new gold...

Hackers Linked to Luminosity RAT Targeted by Law Enforcement
2018-02-05 13:37

Europol’s European Cybercrime Centre (EC3) and the UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA) on Monday released the details of an international law enforcement operation targeting sellers and users of the...

UK Judges Block US Extradition of Alleged Hacker Lauri Love
2018-02-05 13:18

British judges on Monday rejected a US request for the extradition of a man accused of hacking into thousands of US government computers in a ruling that could set a precedent for similar pending...

Multiple Flaws Patched in WD MyCloud Device Firmware
2018-02-05 13:13

Vulnerabilities that could allow unauthorized file deletion, unauthorized command execution and authentication bypass impacted WD (Western Digital) MyCloud devices, Trustwave reports.  read more

Macro-less malware: The cyclical attack
2018-02-05 13:12

Last year, attackers linked to the Russian hacking group APT28 (sometimes called Fancy Bear) started hacking like its 1999 with Microsoft Word-based malware that doesn’t trigger security warnings...

7 steps for getting your organization GDPR-ready
2018-02-05 13:00

While the EU has had long established data protection standards and rules, its regulators haven’t truly commanded compliance until now. Under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR),...

How to Mitigate the Threat Cryptocurrency Mining Poses to Enterprise Security
2018-02-05 12:33

The growing popularity of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies is generating curiosity—and concern—among security specialists. Crypto mining software has been found on user machines, often installed...