Security News > 2018 > October

Radisson Hotel Group 'fesses up to 'security incident'
2018-10-31 10:58

Loyalty card members deets exposed Radisson Hotel Group has told members of its loyalty scheme that their personal details were exposed in a data breach.…

Mirai author fined $8.6million, gets 6 months house arrest
2018-10-31 10:29

An Alaskan court has handed one of the Mirai authors a huge fine.

Crypto-Locking Kraken Ransomware Looms Larger
2018-10-31 10:03

Ransomware-as-a-Service Operation Joins Forces With Fallout Exploit KitA slick ransomware-as-a-service operation called Kraken Cryptor has begun leveraging the Fallout exploit kit to help it score...

How to make your apps passwordless with Microsoft Authenticator and FIDO2
2018-10-31 10:03

Stop making users change passwords and start getting rid of passwords entirely.

Laziness is a Wonderful Motivator in Security
2018-10-31 10:02

Security Teams Are Often Challenged to Run a Proper Security Program With Too Few Resources read more

Apple Patches Passcode Bypass, FaceTime Flaws in iOS
2018-10-31 09:20

Security updates released by Apple on Tuesday for its macOS, iOS, tvOS, watchOS, Safari, iCloud and iTunes products address tens of new vulnerabilities. read more

Businesses unprepared for Windows 10 migration, fear vulnerability to cyber threats
2018-10-31 09:00

A new WinMagic study has found that organisations are largely unprepared for when support of older versions of Microsoft’s Windows OS will be withdrawn in January 2020. When questioned about their...

RSA Conference 2019 expands innovation program
2018-10-31 07:59

RSA Conference announced submissions are open for the returning RSAC Innovation Sandbox Contest and the first-ever RSAC Launch Pad. RSAC Launch Pad will give three chosen security innovators the...

U.S. Accuses China of Hacking Aerospace, Tech Companies
2018-10-31 07:56

Chinese intelligence officers recruited hackers and insiders to help them steal sensitive information from aerospace and technology companies, the U.S. Department of Justice said on Tuesday. read more

Damaging cyberattacks surge ahead of 2018 U.S. midterm elections
2018-10-31 07:44

Carbon Black released its Quarterly Incident Response Threat Report (QIRTR) aggregating key findings from IR partner investigations during the last 90 days. Key findings Destructive cyberattacks...