Security News > 2018 > May

Panda Banker Campaign Hits U.S. Banks
2018-05-11 14:25

Recently detected campaigns using the Panda Banker malware are targeting financial institutions worldwide, with those in the United States taking the largest hit, F5 reports. read more

Hacking train Wi-Fi may expose passenger data and control systems
2018-05-11 14:07

Researcher finds security hotspots on some rail networks Vulnerabilities on the Wi-Fi networks of a number of rail operators could expose customers' credit card information, according to research...

Despite knowing they need one, 77% of businesses don't have a response plan for cyberattacks
2018-05-11 13:21

IBM Resilient released a report showing that many organizations have a false sense of cybersecurity. Co-founder and VP of product management Ted Julian talked with TechRepublic about the findings.

IBM bans USB drives – but will it work?
2018-05-11 12:59

Can you blindly ban all USB drives, or will it lead to "shadow IT" where staff use them anyway? Sophos CISO Ross McKerchar has his say...

Real-Time Payment Networks Face Off Against Fraudsters
2018-05-11 12:48

With the rise of P2P payment networks and the U.S. working toward a real-time national payments network, the push is on to battle fraudsters. Also, attackers are hacking legitimate websites to...

Firefox support for WebAuthn shows passwords the door
2018-05-11 12:47

Passwords aren't dead, yet.

ATM attacks: How hackers are going for gold
2018-05-11 12:20

Imagine winning the lottery and having an ATM spit huge amounts of cash at you. That’s exactly what some cyber criminals are after. They’re targeting ATMs and launching “jackpotting” attacks,...

Crypto Fight: US Lawmakers Seek Freedom From Backdoors
2018-05-11 12:18

'Secure Data Act' Tries to End Long-Running Encryption StandoffA bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers has reintroduced legislation in the House that would stop the government from forcing software...

New infosec products of the week​: May 11, 2018
2018-05-11 12:00

Onapsis launches new functionality to lock down SAP systems Onapsis has extended the Onapsis Security Platform (OSP) with the launch of the Enforce and Protect product module. OSP is now the first...

Organisations across the UK are still struggling with ransomware
2018-05-11 11:45

A year after the WannaCry ransomware attack impacted an estimated 200,000 victims, new research has revealed that organisations across the UK are still struggling to deal with ransomware. Webroot...