Security News > 2018 > September

U.S. Unveils First Step Toward New Online Privacy Rules
2018-09-26 00:57

The US administration called Tuesday for public comments on a "new approach to consumer data privacy" that could trigger fresh regulations of internet companies. read more

Symantec protects Office 365 with DLP and new data rights management
2018-09-26 00:30

Symantec announced new enhancements to its Data Loss Prevention (DLP) technology to protect information in Office 365. With Symantec DLP, data is protected whether at rest or in transit,...

NSA dev thrown in the clink for 66 months after letting Kaspersky, Russia slurp US exploits
2018-09-26 00:07

Pho gets five years and change after taking work home The now-former NSA employee at the heart of the Kaspersky Lab exploit slurping scandal has been thrown behind bars for five and a half years.…

The Linux Foundation brings network automation and cloud native communities together
2018-09-25 23:30

The Linux Foundation announced further collaboration between telecom and cloud industry leaders enabled by the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) and LF Networking (LFN), fueling migrations...

Ex-NSA Hacker Sentenced to Jail Over Kaspersky Leak
2018-09-25 23:26

A former National Security Agency hacker whose leak of extremely top secret online spying materials led to the US government ban on Kaspersky software was sentenced to 66 months in prison Tuesday....

Barracuda announces integration with Microsoft Azure Virtual WAN
2018-09-25 22:30

Barracuda Networks announced support for Microsoft Azure Virtual WAN service through its CloudGen Firewall, extending networking security to organizations looking to deploy Azure Virtual WAN....

Installing and using the PassFF Firefox Password Manager
2018-09-25 21:45

If you're looking for a more efficient way to securely manage website passwords, meet PassFF.

While the UN laughed at Trump, hackers chortled at the UN's lousy web application security
2018-09-25 21:29

Poorly maintained code left international bod spewing data The United Nations has been hit with two damning data leak allegations in as many days.…

Health Data Breach Tally Shows Mistakes That Lead to Trouble
2018-09-25 21:18

Organizations Need to Avoid Mishaps That Can Make Matters WorseRecent additions to the federal health data breach tally shine a light on the mistakes that contribute to breaches - and in some...

Have I been pwned, Firefox? Well, let's ask Have I Been Pwned tool
2018-09-25 20:31

Mozilla's Firefox Monitor makes a hash of email queries Mozilla on Tuesday debuted a service called Firefox Monitor that it has been testing to help people see whether their email addresses have...