Security News > 2018 > June

What is the CIO's role in cybersecurity leadership?
2018-06-01 16:45

At the 2018 MIT CIO Symposium, Equinix's Lance Weaver described why the CIO must help guide enterprise cybersecurity policies.

75% of public-facing Redis servers are infected with malware; here's how to fix it
2018-06-01 16:27

Popular open source database platform Redis has a security issue: Tens of thousands of servers that have public-facing IP addresses are infected with malicious software.

Damaging Hard Drives with an Ultrasonic Attack
2018-06-01 16:14

Playing a sound over the speakers can cause computers to crash and possibly even physically damage the hard drive. Academic paper....

OMG, that's downright Wicked: Botnet authors twist corpse of Mirai into new threats
2018-06-01 16:04

Infamous IoT menace lives on in its hellspawn Cybercrooks are using the infamous Mirai IoT botnet as a framework to quickly add in new exploits and functionalities, it has emerged.…

Brit bank TSB facepalms at critical mass as users report receiving letters meant for other people
2018-06-01 15:43

Plus: SIM-swapping scam costs customer thousands TSB customers have reported receiving letters from the bank containing other people's details in the embattled firm's latest cock-up.…

In Australia, Email Compromise Scams Hit Real Estate
2018-06-01 15:33

Property Industry Has Been Caught Off Guard, Expert SaysLate last year in Australia, cybercriminals began targeting a fertile yet relatively poorly protected business sector for so-called business...

Banking trojans, not ransomware, are the biggest threat to the enterprise now
2018-06-01 15:01

The first months of 2018 saw more cyberattacks using Trojans and social engineering, according to Proofpoint. Here's how to protect your organization.

Honda, Universal Music Group Expose Sensitive Data in Misconfig Blunders
2018-06-01 14:58

The Honda mistake affects 50,000 users of the Honda Connect App, while UMG exposed corporate keys to the kingdom.

Is Your Google Groups Leaking Data?
2018-06-01 14:29

Google is reminding organizations to review how much of their Google Groups mailing lists should be public and indexed by Google.com. The notice was prompted in part by a review that...

Tens of Vulnerabilities Found in Quest Appliances
2018-06-01 14:23

Researchers at Core Security say they have discovered a total of more than 60 vulnerabilities in disk backup and system management appliances from Quest. The IT management firm has released...