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Photo gallery: RSA Conference 2018 Expo
2018-04-19 12:51

The RSA Conference 2018 is underway at the Moscone Center in San Francisco. Here are a few photos from the Expo floor. Featured companies: LogRhythm, Qualys, Sophos, RSA Conference, Intel, AWS,...

Employee from hell busted by VPN logs
2018-04-19 12:48

Before retiring from PenAir airline, Suzette Kugler set herself up with fake, high-privilege VPN user accounts that didn't keep her secrets.

'Tech Accord' Emphasizes Teamwork to Prevent Hacking Damage
2018-04-19 12:47

Agreement Includes Pledge to Not Aid Governments With Cyber WarfareThirty-four companies have signed on to the Microsoft-led Cybersecurity Tech Accord, which is aimed at protecting civilians from...

Machine Learning and the Skills Gap
2018-04-19 12:47

Whitehat Security's Craig Hinkley on How Emerging Tech Can Improve Staff TrainingWe have been talking about the cybersecurity skills gap for a decade, but the pain is truly being felt now as...

To Mitigate Third-Party Security Risk, Be at the Table
2018-04-19 12:38

In the last twelve months it seems like supply chain attacks are on the rise—CCCleaner, Nyetya/NotPetya, Spectre and Meltdown, to name a few. read more

Cisco plugs critical hole in WebEx, users urged to upgrade ASAP
2018-04-19 12:11

Cisco has fixed a critical vulnerability in its WebEx videoconferencing software that could be exploited to compromise meeting attendees’ systems by simply opening a booby-trapped Flash file...

iOS trustjacking vulnerability lets hackers steal iPhone data, install spy apps
2018-04-19 12:11

The flaw takes advantage of Wi-Fi syncing in iTunes, but requires a developer image to work properly.

Facebook Plans to Build Its Own Chips For Hardware Devices
2018-04-19 12:03

A new job opening post on Facebook suggests that the social network is forming a team to build its own hardware chips, joining other tech titans like Google, Apple, and Amazon in becoming more...

Why human vulnerabilities are more dangerous to your business than software flaws
2018-04-19 11:52

According to cybersecurity firm Proofpoint, the 'vast majority' of digital attacks aimed to exploit the "human factor" through phishing attempts and related efforts.

Lifting a Fingerprint from a Photo
2018-04-19 11:51

Police in the UK were able to read a fingerprint from a photo of a hand: Staff from the unit's specialist imaging team were able to enhance a picture of a hand holding a number of tablets, which...