Security News > 2018 > October

Was the Triton Malware Attack Russian in Origin?
2018-10-31 17:44

The conventional story is that Iran targeted Saudi Arabia with Triton in 2017. New research from FireEye indicates that it might have been Russia. I don't know. FireEye likes to attribute all...

Spooky miasmic gas bricks hospital iPhones (mwah ha ha ha)
2018-10-31 17:34

Apple devices haunted by helium.

Apple Fixes Multiple macOS, iOS Bugs Including a Quirky FaceTime Bug
2018-10-31 16:52

Security updates across all Apple platforms released alongside its new products.

UK Regulator Issues Second GDPR Enforcement Notice on Canadian Firm
2018-10-31 16:10

On 6 July 2018, the UK's data protection regulator (ICO) issued the first GDPR-related enforcement notice. It was delivered on Canadian firm Aggregate IQ. read more

Endgame introduces Total Attack Lookback for incident review
2018-10-31 15:48

Endgame has made critical threat intelligence data available to all customers free of charge through Total Attack Lookback – the forensic review feature to exceed average adversary dwell time....

Bricata delivers improved threat hunting with enhanced network metadata
2018-10-31 15:39

Bricata’s latest update provides security teams with flexibility to control the breadth and depth of the network metadata they want to capture – and to customize the ways they want to view it....

Kraken Ransomware Upgrades Distribution with RaaS Model
2018-10-31 15:38

The Kraken ransomware author has released a second version of the malicious code, along with a unique affiliate program on the Dark Web. According to research into Kraken v.2 the new version is...

Tripwire IP360 re-certified to meet Common Criteria certification standards
2018-10-31 15:38

Tripwire’s latest version of its vulnerability management solution, Tripwire IP360, v9.0.1, has achieved Common Criteria Evaluation Assurance Level 2 augmented with Flaw Remediation (EAL2+)....

How to get security right in digital transformation: 10 best practices
2018-10-31 15:07

Involving security leaders from the start and raising accountability are some of the steps companies can take to improve digital security, according to a PwC report.

iOS Lockscreen Bypass Abuses New Group FaceTime Feature
2018-10-31 15:03

Just hours after Apple announced the availability of a new FaceTime feature in iOS, iPhone enthusiast Jose Rodriguez, known for his YouTube channel videosdebarraquito, found a way to bypass a...