Security News > 2018 > February

The number of industrial control system (ICS) components – which run factories, transport, power plants and other facilities – left open to Internet access, is increasing every year. In Germany,...

Big Brother, Meet Wearable Fitness DevicesOrwell got it wrong: People are less likely to surrender their privacy to a totalitarian state than to the lure of sharing holiday snaps, cat videos or...

A simple yet serious application-level denial of service (DoS) vulnerability has been discovered in WordPress CMS platform that could allow anyone to take down most WordPress websites even with a...

Distributed Ledgers For Identity and Access Management Have Great PromiseBlockchain technology already underpins the boom in cryptocurrencies, but is also being rigorously tested and developed for...

A 37-year-old Russian national accused of being the mastermind behind the notorious Kelihos botnet has been extradited from Spain to the United States. read more


Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news and articles: Authentication today: Moving beyond passwords A new global study from IBM Security examining consumer perspectives...

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Protecting 4 million patient records from breaches takes a multifaceted approach, says Bredai "Dai" Snyder of Care Coordination Institute, who describes three of the most critical elements.

How Can Congress Monitor Justice Department Without a Political Battle?The ongoing battle between the White House and the Justice Department and intelligence community could undermine American's...