Security News > 2018 > February

Meltdown/Specter-based Malware Coming Soon to Devices Near You, Are You Ready?
2018-02-01 12:48

It has been few weeks since the details of the Spectre, and Meltdown processor vulnerabilities came out in public and researchers have discovered more than 130 malware samples trying to exploit...

Don't Fall Victim to IP Theft and Corporate Espionage
2018-02-01 12:42

If the infamous bank robber, Willie Sutton, were alive today and honed his cyber skills, he might turn his attention to corporate espionage. Why? Because, as he once said about banks, “that’s...

How do your IT complexity challenges compare to those of other CIOs?
2018-02-01 12:30

A global survey of 800 CIOs conducted by Vanson Bourne reveals that 76% of organizations think IT complexity could soon make it impossible to manage digital performance efficiently. IT complexity...

Jackpotting Attacks Against US ATMs
2018-02-01 12:23

Brian Krebs is reporting sophisticated jackpotting attacks against US ATMs. The attacker gains physical access to the ATM, plants malware using specialized electronics, and then later returns and...

Cryptocurrency Mining Malware Infected Over Half-Million PCs Using NSA Exploit
2018-02-01 10:18

2017 was the year of high profile data breaches and ransomware attacks, but from the beginning of this year, we are noticing a faster-paced shift in the cyber threat landscape, as...

Siemens Patches Flaws in Plant Management Product
2018-02-01 08:59

Siemens has informed customers that a component of its TeleControl Basic product is affected by several vulnerabilities that can be exploited by an attacker to escalate privileges, bypass...

Serious Flaws Affect Several ManageEngine Products
2018-02-01 05:58

Researchers at Digital Defense have uncovered several potentially serious vulnerabilities in IT management products from ManageEngine, including ones that allow an attacker to take complete...