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Dutch Court Sentences CoinVault Ransomware Authors to Community Service
2018-07-26 16:47

Two Dutch men were sentenced on Thursday to 240 hours of community service for creating and using the CoinVault ransomware. read more

Senator Urges Federal Agencies to Ditch Adobe Flash
2018-07-26 16:43

United States Senator Ron Wyden on Wednesday sent a letter to national agencies demanding a collaboration on ending the government use of Adobe Flash. read more

COSCO’s American Operations Hit With Crippling Ransomware Attack
2018-07-26 16:43

The Shanghai-based shipping giant's website and phones remained down two days after the attack.

61% of firms believe multi-factor authentication isn't for SMBs, but they're wrong
2018-07-26 16:05

The majority of companies think multi-factor authentication is only for large enterprises. Here's how this hurts SMBs.

Shipping Giant Cosco Hit by Ransomware Attack
2018-07-26 16:02

Networks in 8 North and South America Countries Remain OfflineA "local network breakdown" - reportedly caused by a ransomware infection - has led shipping giant Cosco to shut down networks for its...

Tenable Soars on IPO Day
2018-07-26 16:01

Tenable Holdings, parent of veteran cybersecurity firm Tenable Network Security, celebrated its much-anticipated initial public offering (IPO) by raising roughly $250 million through the sale of...

After extensive testing, Google introduces the Titan Security Key
2018-07-26 15:52

Google recently shared that since it made employees use physical security keys instead of passwords and one-time codes none of them – and there are over 85,000 – have been successfully phished....

Sen. Wyden Urges Government Ban on Adobe Flash
2018-07-26 15:50

Senator sends letter to NSA and NIST urging a mandate to stop using Adobe Flash by August 2019.

SCADA vulnerabilities in ICS architectures
2018-07-26 15:37

A major challenge in industrial control system architecture involves the dual nature of its underlying technologies. That is, a typical ICS component must have the capability to exchange...

Google Announces New Security Tools for Cloud Customers
2018-07-26 15:35

Google on Wednesday took the wraps off a broad range of tools to help cloud customers secure access to resources and better protect data and applications. read more