Security News > 2018 > July

Ransomware Attack Leads to Discovery of Lots More Malware
2018-07-27 19:48

Missouri Clinic Finds Computers 'Loaded with Malware'A family care clinic in Missouri says those investigating and mitigating a recent ransomware attack discovered that its systems were "loaded...

Security Glitch in IoT Camera Enabled Remote Monitoring
2018-07-27 19:14

After researchers found a security glitch that let them hack into an IoT camera, the manufacturer of the camera has fixed the issue.

Effective auditing can save your enterprise $1.5 million during its next security breach
2018-07-27 18:51

A decisive response to a security breach could save your enterprise a significant amount of money, but only if you have an automated and systematic auditing and logging strategy.

Newsmaker Interview: Theresa Payton on Russians and Election Meddling
2018-07-27 18:25

Threatpost sat down with Payton to discuss ongoing concerns around the security of the upcoming election cycle, where the weak links are and the Russian playbook.

New Report on Police Digital Forensics Techniques
2018-07-27 17:10

According to a new CSIS report, "going dark" is not the most pressing problem facing law enforcement in the age of digital data: Over the past year, we conducted a series of interviews with...

Font of pwnage: Crims poison well with crypto-jacking code, trickles into PDF editor app
2018-07-27 16:20

Hackers clone supplier's cloud servers to push tainted MSI files Crooks mounted a crypto-mining scam after hacking into a supplier of an unnamed PDF editor software vendor.…

OverWatchID introduces Dynamic WebUI Engine for privileged access management
2018-07-27 16:00

OverWatchID announced the release of its Dynamic WebUI Engine for privileged access management (PAM). The Dynamic WebUI Engine supports network infrastructure web user interfaces (WebUIs)....

Imperva acquires Prevoty to expand customers’ security capabilities
2018-07-27 15:59

Imperva announced it signed an agreement to acquire Prevoty. Together, Imperva and Prevoty will provide security solutions to protect application services residing on-premises and in the cloud....

Awake Security names Rahul Kashyap as CEO
2018-07-27 15:59

Awake Security announced that it has appointed former Cylance CTO Rahul Kashyap as its new CEO. Kashyap will lead the company through its next phase of growth, driven by the need for cybersecurity...

Bricata delivers new network security options for the cloud
2018-07-27 15:57

Bricata announced the latest release of its flagship product for immediate availability. This release permits its management console and new cloud sensors to be deployed in a cloud environment....