Security News > 2018 > April

Enterprise App Security Firm Onapsis Raises $31 Million
2018-04-13 17:05

Application security firm Onapsis has raised $31 million through a Series C funding round led by new investor LLR Partners, the company announced Friday, bringing the total amount raised to $62...

Google Turns TLS on By Default on Android P
2018-04-13 16:52

Applications targeting the next version of Android (Android P) are required to use encrypted connections by default, Google said on Thursday. read more

Researchers Sinkhole Deep-Rooted "EITest" Infection Chain
2018-04-13 16:33

Proofpoint on Thursday said that it has managed to sinkhole what could be the oldest “infection chain” out there, which redirected users to exploit kits (EKs), social engineering schemes, and...

Illumio, Qualys Partner on Vulnerability-based Micro-Segmentation
2018-04-13 16:10

Vulnerability management has two major components: discovering vulnerabilities, and mitigating those vulnerabilities. The first component is pointless without the second component. So, for...

Analysis: Verizon's Breach Report 2018
2018-04-13 16:08

Verizon's latest Data Breach Investigations Report shows that half of data breaches in 2017 worldwide were orchestrated by organized cybercriminal groups, says Verizon's Ashish Thapar, who offers...

Cloud contracts: How to choose between winner-takes-all and best of breed
2018-04-13 15:54

The Pentagon's upcoming multibillion dollar cloud deal will go to one provider, but is that the best option?

'Spectrum' Service Extends Cloudflare Protection Beyond Web Servers
2018-04-13 15:52

Cloudflare on Thursday announced the availability of a new service that extends the company’s protection capabilities to gaming, remote access, email, IoT and other types of systems. read more

Thousands of WP, Joomla and SquareSpace sites serving malicious updates
2018-04-13 15:50

Thousands of compromised WordPress, Joomla and SquareSpace-based sites are actively pushing malware disguised as Firefox, Chrome and Flash Player updates onto visitors. This campaign has been...

Popular Android Phone Manufacturers Caught Lying About Security Updates
2018-04-13 15:19

Android ecosystem is highly broken when it comes to security, and device manufacturers (better known as OEMs) make it even worse by not providing critical patches in time. According to a new...

RSA Conference Preview: More Video Interviews in 2018
2018-04-13 15:19

Leading the latest edition of the ISMG Security Report: A preview of our extensive coverage of the 2018 RSA Conference, which will include dozens of video interviews with thought leaders.