Security News > 2018 > October

IIS attacks surge from 2,000 to 1.7 million over last quarter
2018-10-10 06:00

IIS, Drupal, and Oracle WebLogic web technologies experienced increased attacks in Q2 2018. According to a new threat report from eSentire, IIS attacks showed a massive increase, from 2,000 to 1.7...

Growing intrusion trends: A perspective on today’s most sophisticated cyberattacks
2018-10-10 05:45

According to a new CrowdStrike report, the technology, professional services, and hospitality sectors were targeted most often by cyber adversaries. The actors used a variety of novel tactics,...

Cryptomining dethrones ransomware as top threat in 2018
2018-10-10 05:30

Based on trends in the first half of 2018, Webroot found that cybercriminals are shifting to increasingly sophisticated and targeted means of attack while also expanding their money making...

Privileged account practices are poor, and IT security teams know it
2018-10-10 05:15

One Identity released new global research that uncovers a widespread inability to implement basic best practices across identity and access management (IAM) and privileged access management (PAM)...

Most consumers don’t trust companies to keep personal information secure
2018-10-10 05:00

High-profile security breaches and changing regulations have raised consumer concerns and pressured businesses, establishing 2018 as a landmark year in the data economy. Original research from...

Symantec expands cloud security portfolio to secure cloud applications and infrastructure
2018-10-10 04:30

Symantec’s Cyber Defense Platform cloud protection provides visibility and control for any cloud app and integration with CloudSOC CASB, Cloud Workload Protection (CWP) and Data Loss Protection...

Alert Logic extends security to cover any container across multiple platforms
2018-10-10 02:30

Alert Logic’s update to the Network Intrusion Detection System (NIDS) for containers adds container log management and extends capabilities beyond Amazon Web Services (AWS) to Microsoft Azure,...

WhiteHat Security introduces new feature for dynamic single-page application scanning
2018-10-10 02:00

WhiteHat Security’s new feature for dynamic single-page application scanning in the WhiteHat Sentinel Dynamic product is designed to automate the scanning for, discovery and updating of webpages,...

ZeroFOX introduces new social media and digital protection managed services platform
2018-10-10 01:30

ZeroFOX launches ZeroFOX OnWatch, a managed monitoring and protection service designed to help companies safeguard themselves against threats plaguing a broad range of platforms, including social...

Centrify spins out IDaaS business as Idaptive
2018-10-10 01:00

Centrify is spinning out its IDaaS business as a standalone company named Idaptive. Centrify is sharpening its focus on redefining the legacy approach to Privileged Access Management with...