Security News > 2018 > May

Most firms struggle to comply with GDPR deadline
2018-05-17 17:26

With GDPR coming into effect in just over a week from today, 85 percent of firms in Europe and the United States will not be ready on time. Additionally, one in four will not be fully compliant by...

DHS Publishes New Cybersecurity Strategy
2018-05-17 17:10

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) this week published its long-delayed Cybersecurity Strategy. It had been mandated by Congress to deliver a strategy by March 2017, and did so on May...

'Chrysene' Group Targets ICS Networks in Middle East, UK
2018-05-17 16:36

A threat actor with ties to hacker groups believed to be operating out of Iran has been targeting the industrial networks of organizations in the Middle East and the United Kingdom. read more

Cisco Warns of Three Critical Bugs in Digital Network Architecture Platform
2018-05-17 16:16

The company urges customers to patch three vulnerabilities that received the highest severity rating of 10.

Hardcoded admin passwords in Cisco DNA Center could put your enterprise network at risk
2018-05-17 15:50

Cisco has released a list of security advisories including three critical flaws in Cisco DNA Center that could allow an attacker to seize complete administrative control.

Critical Flaws in Cisco DNA Center Allow Unauthorized Access
2018-05-17 15:38

Cisco has found and patched three critical unauthorized access vulnerabilities in its Digital Network Architecture (DNA) platform. Cisco DNA is a solution that helps enterprises automate network...

One Year After WannaCry: A Fundamentally Changed Threat Landscape
2018-05-17 15:25

Threatpost talked to several security researchers about what's changed in the past year.

Top 5: Ways people get scammed on social media
2018-05-17 15:01

Scamming happens all the time on social media, and some of the schemes are much less obvious than you'd think. Here are the top ways people get tricked.

Podcast: The Evolution of Deception Technology
2018-05-17 15:00

Deception technology is an emerging category of cyber defense that is particularly useful when it comes to IoT devices, SCADA systems and medical devices.