Security News > 2018 > September

Automation Anywhere launches cloud strategy with global cloud companies
2018-09-05 13:22

Automation Anywhere Enterprise is now one of the only Digital Workforce Platforms to support the cloud providers: Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google Cloud, IBM Cloud and Microsoft Azure. The...

Scrappy 'Silence' Cybercrime Gang Refines Its Bank Attacks
2018-09-05 13:18

Two-Person Gang Is Picking Up After Decline in Cobalt Attacks, Researchers WarnA cybercrime gang called "Silence," which appears to have just two members, has been tied to attacks that have so far...

Everything DM gets direct message slap: Marketing biz cops £60k ICO fine
2018-09-05 12:45

Sent 1.42 million mailers to unconsenting folk in a year A scurrilous marketing agency that fired 1.42 million emails at prospective customers was today saddled with a £60,000 fine by the UK’s...

There are no real shortcuts to most security problems
2018-09-05 12:15

For Xerox Chief Information Security Officer Dr. Alissa Johnson, human ingenuity, partnerships and automation are the answer to most security problems the company has encountered and might yet...

Implications of the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018
2018-09-05 12:00

It’s no secret, consumers are increasingly mindful of who is accessing, collecting, receiving, storing and otherwise processing their personal data. In an effort to standardize data protection...

Silence! Cybercrime's Pinky and the Brain have nicked $800k off banks
2018-09-05 11:47

One does dev, the other ops, and they're believed to be former white hats A pair of cybercrooks who may have started out as legit infosec pros have expanded their operations outside Russia and...

Access misconfiguration opens 3D printers to remote attacks
2018-09-05 11:45

Spurred by a report coming from a regular reader, SANS ISC handlers Richard Porter and Xavier Mertens searched for OctoPrint interfaces for 3D printers exposed online and found over 3,700 that are...

Serious Fraud Office trialling AI for data-heavy cases
2018-09-05 11:38

A new tool draws links between people under investigation: emails, who was cc'ed, and those quieter messages where nobody at all was cc'ed.

Knock, knock: Digital key flaw unlocks door control systems
2018-09-05 11:35

Attackers could be able to unlock doors in office buildings and factories at will, thanks to a flaw in a popular door controller.

Cloudistics Migration Manager enables workload migrations between platforms
2018-09-05 11:29

Cloudistics announced the release of its Cloudistics Migration Manager for the company’s Ignite platform. A no-cost application that is built into the Cloudistics Application Marketplace, it...