Security News > 2018 > September

Many of the computer devices to be used for electronic voting in November's midterm elections have unpatched older operating systems that make them vulnerable, says Darien Kindlund, a data...

SMBs are at an increased risk for cyberattacks, including ransomware, DDoS attacks, and insider exfiltration, according to a Cisco report.

Windows 10 and Office 365 users can now log in to Azure AD applications using only the Authenticator App.

Zoho's CEO begged for help on Twitter after his domain registrar effectively took the company offline, stranding millions of users.

Hides don't-be-creepy switch in browser settings as spectre of GDPR looms Stung by criticism over its creepy cookie hoarding and automatic sign-in in Chrome, Google has pulled a swift U-turn. Kind of.…

Put down that “Bob Smith” fake account and back off, Facebook told the Memphis Police Department, waving its real-names policy in the air.

Qualys has disclosed the details of an integer overflow vulnerability in the Linux kernel that can be exploited by a local attacker for privilege escalation. The flaw, dubbed “Mutagen Astronomy,”...

Though the bug was present for over a year, Twitter hasn't found any DMs or protected tweets that were delivered to the wrong developer.

After a few months of user testing, Mozilla has launched Firefox Monitor, a free online service that allows users to check whether their email address was involved in a publicly known data breach...

They know how to test kit for backdoors, apparently Canadian Center for Cyber Security chief Scott Jones has told a parliamentary committee there's no need for the country to cut Chinese comms...