Security News > 2018 > April

Intel Unveils New Threat Detection Technology
2018-04-17 03:08

Intel late on Monday announced two new security-related technologies, including a threat detection system and a framework for building protection into processors, and a strategic collaboration...

Intel, Microsoft to use GPU to scan memory for malware
2018-04-17 03:00

The company is also using its processors’ performance monitoring to detect malicious code.

Intel's security light bulb moment: Chips to recruit GPUs to scan memory for software nasties
2018-04-17 03:00

Coprocessors drafted for threat detection duties Having weathered revelations in January that its chips can be attacked through a novel class of side-channel vulnerabilities – mostly addressed...

AV-TEST reveals the best post-malware attack security tools
2018-04-17 02:58

Rebuilding operating systems has been the only true way to trust malware-infected computers. Security engineers at AV-TEST say there are other options.

Microsoft has designed an Arm Linux IoT cloud chip. Repeat, an Arm Linux IoT cloud chip
2018-04-17 00:58

And it talks to Azure. Cortana probably spotted lurking nearby Microsoft has designed a family of Arm-based system-on-chips for Internet-of-Things devices that runs its own flavor of Linux, and...

US, Britain Warn of Russian Campaign to Hack Networks
2018-04-16 23:32

Russian government-sponsored hackers are compromising the key hardware of government and business computer networks like routers and firewalls, giving them virtual control of data flows, Britain...

Threatpost RSA Conference 2018 Preview
2018-04-16 22:44

Threatpost's Tom Spring and Lindsey O'Donnell talk about the top security trends that they are watching out for at the 2018 RSA Conference this week in San Francisco.

Deleted Facebook Cybercrime Groups Had 300,000 Members
2018-04-16 22:38

Hours after being alerted by KrebsOnSecurity, Facebook last week deleted almost 120 private discussion groups totaling more than 300,000 members who flagrantly promoted a host of illicit...

Qualys brings web application security to DevOps
2018-04-16 21:02

Qualys announced new functionality in its web application security offerings that helps teams automate and operationalize global DevSecOps throughout the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC),...

US, UK cyber cops warn Russians are rooting around in your routers
2018-04-16 21:00

After all, it's where all your data is flowing through American and British crimefighters have launched another round of pin-the-tail-on-the-Russians – with a warning that Moscow-backed hackers...