Security News > 2018 > October

Location, location, location... technologies under the microscope
2018-10-01 06:58

The view from space and your pocket Analysis It was 40 years ago that the first experimental Block-I GPS satellite was launched to help test the viability of a global positioning system.…

A final call for replacing security certificates using Symantec roots
2018-10-01 06:15

Help Net Security sat down with Jeremy Rowley, Executive Vice President of Product at DigiCert. He leads the company’s product development teams serving its emerging markets clients that require...

Organizations need to shift strategies, adopt a proactive approach to cybersecurity
2018-10-01 06:00

The cybersecurity market has reached a point whereby organisations need to shift their strategies and have a new, proactive approach to their cybersecurity, according to a report by 451 Research....

Quantifying a firm’s security levels may strengthen security over time
2018-10-01 05:45

Cyberattacks grow in prominence each and every day; in fact, 2017 was the worst year to-date for data breaches, with the number of cyber incidents targeting businesses nearly doubling from 2016 to...

AI-powered IT security seems cool – until you clock miscreants wielding it too
2018-10-01 05:31

Field both embraced, feared by enterprise Comment We're hearing more about AI or machine learning being used in security, monitoring, and intrusion-detection systems. But what happens when AI turns bad?…

Explosion of look-alike domains aims to steal sensitive data from online shoppers
2018-10-01 05:30

Venafi released research on the explosion of look-alike domains, which are routinely used to steal sensitive data from online shoppers. Venafi’s research analyzed suspicious domains targeting the...

New tools from IBM and Google reveal it’s hard to build trust in AI
2018-10-01 05:15

The unseen dangers inherent in artificial intelligence (AI) are proving the importance of IBM and Google’s diverse approach to this multifaceted problem. Brad Shimmin and Luciano C. Oviedo offer...