Security News > 2018 > April

5 tips for managing shadow IT without destroying innovation
2018-04-16 18:35

Citizen development is a growing trend in many companies. Here's how IT departments can maintain security while letting users create their own business solutions.

How hackers infiltrate critical infrastructure
2018-04-16 18:14

Best practices for government agencies and enterprise workers to secure critical infrastructure.

Your Android phone says it’s fully patched, but is it?
2018-04-16 17:14

How do fully-maintained (i.e., patched) Android phones end up getting exploited? Searching for an answer to that question spurred security researchers to analyze thousands of Android firmwares for...

McAfee Expands Cloud Security Program
2018-04-16 16:50

At RSA Conference 2018 at San Francisco, CA, McAfee has announced two additions to its cloud security program, and published a new analysis of the corporate adoption of cloud services. The new...

CrowdStrike tools help businesses recover quickly after cyberattack, predict next threat
2018-04-16 15:49

At the 2018 RSA conference, CrowdStrike unveiled a new endpoint security solution and other tools.

U.S. Energy Department Offers $25 Million for Cybersecurity Tech
2018-04-16 15:27

The United States Department of Energy (DOE) on Monday announced that it’s prepared to award up to $25 million for the research and development of technologies designed to protect the country’s...

Security researchers sinkholed EITest infection chain
2018-04-16 15:12

Security researchers have managed to neutralize “EITest,” one of the oldest infection chains and thus preventing as many as two million potential malicious redirects a day. About EITest EITest...

Google Play Boots Three Malicious Apps From Marketplace Tied to APTs
2018-04-16 15:01

Researchers said three apps used to surveil Middle East targets were booted from the Google Play marketplace.

Symantec Releases Targeted Attack Analytics Tool
2018-04-16 14:56

Symantec is releasing its own targeted attack analytics (TAA) tool to existing Symantec Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) customers free of additional charge. It is the same tool that Symantec's...

UK spy agency warns Brit telcos to flee from ZTE gear
2018-04-16 14:55

GCHQ's cyber guys don't say why... GCHQ's cyber security advice group has formally warned of the risk of using ZTE equipment and services for the UK's telco infrastructure.…