Security News > 2018 > May

Protego Labs Raises $2 Million in Seed Funding
2018-05-10 11:51

Serverless application security firm Protego Labs announced Wednesday that it has raised $2 million seed funding from a group of investors led by Ron Gula of Gula Tech Adventures, Glilot Capital...

Firefox 60 Brings Support for Enterprise Deployments
2018-05-10 11:37

Released on Wednesday, Firefox 60 allows IT administrators to customize the browser for employees, and is also the first browser to feature support for read more

Most financial firms still unprepared for GDPR
2018-05-10 11:30

With only a few weeks until implementation, more than 50% of investment firms globally are unlikely to be ready for the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) on 25 May 2018. This is according...

Watch out: photo editor apps hiding malware on Google Play
2018-05-10 11:16

Innocent-looking apps with ad clicker malware have bypassed Google's safeguards

Windows-crashing bug not patch-worthy, says Microsoft
2018-05-10 10:55

When is a bug not a bug? That's the question raised by researcher Marius Tivadar's latest Windows-crashing proof of concept.

LG Patches Serious Vulnerabilities in Smartphone Keyboard
2018-05-10 10:42

Updates released this week by LG for its Android smartphones patch two high severity keyboard vulnerabilities that can be exploited for remote code execution. read more

Secrets of the Wiper: Inside the World’s Most Destructive Malware
2018-05-10 10:35

The actors behind this kind of code, whether they’re bent on sending a political message or simply wanting to cover their tracks after data exfiltration, have adopted various techniques to carry...

Grade hacking may cost high school its valedictorian
2018-05-10 10:04

The grade tampering came to light while drawing up a list of top students. Now it's unclear which students legitimately belong on that list.

Brit govt told to do its homework ahead of talks over post-Brexit spy laws and data flows
2018-05-10 06:03

MPs warned that negotiations could take years, better lay the groundwork now There is no doubt that the UK's surveillance regimes will come under scrutiny in negotiations on continued data flows...

IBM bans all removable storage, for all staff, everywhere
2018-05-10 05:01

Risk of ‘financial and reputational damage’ is too high, says CISO IBM has banned its staff from using removable storage devices.…