Security News > 2018 > July

The modern CSO: Future-proofing your organization in a disruptive world
2018-07-02 17:18

“There are three essential skill sets a modern day CSO must have. The first is knowledge of the business to better align a security strategy to company objectives without being a blocker to...

Here's why the NSA just deleted all of the calls and texts it collected since 2015
2018-07-02 17:11

After some unauthorized files made their way into the NSA's possession, it had to purge a massive collection of records to remain compliant with regulations.

Fake Bitcoin exchange traps drug dealers on the dark web
2018-07-02 14:37

As around 35 alleged drug vendors have found out to their cost, you never know who you’ll meet on the dark web. In the case of the customers of one money laundering operation, it turned out to be...

Traffic Analysis of the LTE Mobile Standard
2018-07-02 14:35

Interesting research in using traffic analysis to learn things about encrypted traffic. It's hard to know how critical these vulnerabilities are. They're very hard to close without wasting a huge...

Gentoo stops GitHub repo hack in an hour, setting standard for security response
2018-07-02 13:54

Gentoo’s quick and comprehensive response to a hack should be considered the standard against which organizations are judged for handling security breaches.

Dr Symantec offers quick and painless check for VPNFilter menace on routers
2018-07-02 13:39

Traffic-fiddling malware may have met its match Clean-up efforts to respond to the VPNFilter malware have accelerated with the release of a free check-up tool.…

Why LTE and 5G networks could be affected by these new security vulnerabilities
2018-07-02 13:33

A group of researchers have demonstrated the ability to passively identify session details and actively hijack DNS lookups, enabling phishing attacks.

Facebook to Congress: We Shared More Data Than We Said
2018-07-02 13:18

Social Network Responds to Data Scandal Questions With 747 Pages of AnswersFacebook has responded to more than 2,000 questions posed by U.S. Senate and House committees with 747 pages of answers,...

Researchers Create Attacks That Compromise LTE Data Communication
2018-07-02 12:52

Newly devised attacks on the Long Term Evolution (LTE) high-speed wireless standard break the confidentiality and privacy of communication, team of researchers claim.  read more

Are privacy and personal identity impossible to protect?
2018-07-02 12:00

While consumers and businesses expand their use of social media and electronic services to record levels, many of America’s most knowledgeable security professionals don’t believe that individuals...