Security News > 2018 > April

Cybersecurity Insurance
2018-04-12 11:36

Good article about how difficult it is to insure an organization against Internet attacks, and how expensive the insurance is. Companies like retailers, banks, and healthcare providers began...

Qualys at RSA Conference 2018: Best practices presentations from industry leaders
2018-04-12 11:30

There will be no lack of interesting content from Qualys at this year’s RSA Conference. Depending on you interests, you might want to make time for some of these talks and presentations. Visit...

Congress chews up Zuckerberg, day two: A far more thorough mastication
2018-04-12 11:23

"What's the difference between Facebook and J. Edgar Hoover?"

Czech Antivirus Targets London's Biggest Tech Float
2018-04-12 11:17

Czech antivirus software maker Avast announced Thursday that it will float on the London stock market next month in the British capital's biggest ever technology IPO. read more

Avoiding Holes in Your AWS Buckets
2018-04-12 11:06

Amazon Web Services (AWS) S3 buckets are the destination for much of the data moving to the cloud, and many have been mistakenly misconfigured and left open to public access.

Death SWAT suspect tweets threats from jail using buggy inmate kiosk
2018-04-12 10:57

He apparently got online when a jail kiosk software upgrade glitched. Alternatively, as his account explained it, because "I'm an eGod."

How will we know UK has hit Cyber DEFCON 1? Glad you asked
2018-04-12 10:35

Of course we're not going to call it that The UK government has launched a new cyber attack categorisation that is designed to improve response to incidents – sadly it doesn't go up to 11.*…

The Three Great Threats to Modern Civilization
2018-04-12 08:44

There are three main threats to our modern civilization that could cause humanity to go the way of the ancient Mayans.

Flaw in Microsoft Outlook Lets Hackers Easily Steal Your Windows Password
2018-04-12 08:32

A security researcher has disclosed details of an important vulnerability in Microsoft Outlook for which the company released an incomplete patch this month—almost 18 months after receiving the...

Data exfiltrators send info over PCs' power supply cables
2018-04-12 07:21

Malware tickles unused cores to put signals in current If you want your computer to be really secure, disconnect its power cable.…