Security News > 2018 > May

Hands off! Arm pitches tamper-resistant M35-P chips
2018-05-02 13:44

Sneaky processors look to keep lid on sensitive IoT data Arm has released a new processor design for Cortex M chips that will try to stop physical tampering and side-channel attacks by hackers.…

SamSam Ransomware Offers Volume Decryption Discount
2018-05-02 13:33

Crypto-Locking Malware Gold Rush May Be Over, But Threat RemainsThe attackers behind SamSam ransomware have been focusing not on infecting individuals' computers, but rather the systems of large...

Industry CMO on the Downstream Risks of "Logo Disclosures"
2018-05-02 13:33

Cybersecurity Marketing Teams Would Benefit From an Ethics Desk read more

Volkswagen and Audi car infotainment systems hacked remotely
2018-05-02 13:15

Researchers found a way into both cars through the Wi-Fi interface.

Microsoft: Here's our 4 step plan for getting rid of passwords forever
2018-05-02 13:07

Microsoft plans to replace passwords with Windows Hello and other tools, starting with the Windows 10 April 2018 Update.

Is Payments Industry Ready for New Encryption Protocols?
2018-05-02 13:02

PCI-DSS Requirement Looms on June 30New PCI requirements that go into effect June 30 are pushing payment card acquirers, processors, gateways and service providers worldwide to implement more...

Do public clouds make it more difficult to get visibility into data traffic?
2018-05-02 13:01

The second annual Ixia 2018 Security Report analyzes how enterprise network attack surfaces are increasing as the perimeter of the traditional network expands into the cloud. Data shows that over...

New DNS encryption tools accelerate privacy online
2018-05-02 12:39

Brand new Domain Naming Service (DNS) Cloudflare is gaining firm ground among internet users. Unlike many other DNS providers, Cloudflare positions itself as a strictly privacy-oriented service....

Public breaches drive increase in account takeover attempts
2018-05-02 12:22

Distil Networks released The 2018 Anatomy of Account Takeover Attacks Report, based on data from 600 domains that include login pages. The study revealed that all monitored login pages were hit...

As Google and AWS kill domain fronting, users must find a new way to fight censorship
2018-05-02 12:16

The messaging app Signal used a technique called domain fronting to misdirect censors in certain regions.