Security News > 2018 > May

White House eliminates Cybersecurity Coordinator role
2018-05-16 15:54

The White House has eliminated the role of Cybersecurity Coordinator, generally viewed as the top cybersecurity role in the US government. The decision was made by John Bolton, the most recent...

Auth0 Secures $55 Million in New Funding Round
2018-05-16 15:37

Identity-as-a-Service (IDaaS) company Auth0 read more

OnDemand Webinar | Ponemon Report: The Cost of Credential Stuffing
2018-05-16 15:33

Credential stuffing attacks are on the rise and pose a serious threat to your business.Credential stuffing attacks are on the rise and pose a serious threat to your business.

Cambridge Analytica Shared Data With Russia: Whistleblower
2018-05-16 15:22

Political consulting group Cambridge Analytica used Russian researchers and shared data with companies linked to Russian intelligence, a whistleblower told a congressional hearing on interference...

RedHat admins, patch now – don’t let your servers get pwned!
2018-05-16 15:10

A command injection bug in Red Hat's DHCP client could allow an attacker to run any command on your computer. As root.

Firefox Saves Screenshots to Publicly Accessible Cloud Servers
2018-05-16 14:41

Mozilla’s Firefox browser allows users to take screenshots of entire pages or sections of pages and save them to the cloud, but is making them publicly accessible by default, an ethical hacker has...

Another severe flaw in Signal desktop app lets hackers steal your chats in plaintext
2018-05-16 14:18

For the second time in less than a week, users of the popular end-to-end encrypted Signal messaging app have to update their desktop applications once again to patch another severe code injection...

White House Axes Top Cybersecurity Job
2018-05-16 14:03

Critics Say Cybersecurity Demands Greater Prominence in Federal GovernmentThe Trump administration has eliminated the top cybersecurity coordinator role in the White House. The decision has earned...

Serbia Arrests FBI-sought Cybercrime Suspect
2018-05-16 13:38

Serbian police said Wednesday they had arrested a man sought by the FBI under suspicion of being part of a group of cybercriminals who called themselves "The Dark Overlord". read more

Critical Command Injection Flaw Patched in Red Hat Linux
2018-05-16 13:31

A critical vulnerability in the DHCP client in Red Hat Enterprise Linux could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary commands on impacted systems. read more