Security News > 2018 > October

Randori secures $9.75M to build a nation-state caliber attack platform
2018-10-05 15:55

Randori announced that it raised $9.75M in funding led by Accomplice, with participation from .406 Ventures and Legion Capital. The company will use the capital to fuel development of a...

DHS Warns of Threats to Precision Agriculture
2018-10-05 15:53

Relying on various embedded and connected technologies to improve agricultural and livestock management, precise agriculture is exposed to vulnerabilities and cyber-threats, a new report from the...

Industry Reactions to Chinese Spy Chips: Feedback Friday
2018-10-05 15:48

Bloomberg reported this week that the Chinese government planted tiny chips in Super Micro servers to spy on Amazon, Apple and tens of other important organizations in the United States. read more

Feds Indict 7 Russians for Hacking and Disinformation
2018-10-05 13:18

Russian Military Intelligence Team Allegedly Conducted Close-Access OperationsThe U.S. Justice Department unsealed a criminal indictment charging seven alleged Russian GRU military intelligence...

New IoT legislation bans shared default passwords
2018-10-05 12:59

In an attempt to make it harder for bots to take over the myriad of connected devices sold in California, the state legislators have pushed through and California Governor Jerry Brown signed into...

Embracing Cybersecurity Best Practices, No Matter Where You Are
2018-10-05 12:16

Much like your physical health, there is no way to guarantee cyber health.

Prison smuggler busted by his own drone camera
2018-10-05 12:10

It turns out that drones advertised off the back of beautiful aerial shots also take great videos of murky drug dens.

Chinese tech titans' share prices slump after THAT Super Micro story
2018-10-05 11:50

Lenovo slides by a fifth, ZTE sinks too on back of server allegations The ripple effect of explosive claims that Chinese government agents slipped snooper chips into Super Micro servers used by...

Analysis: Facebook Breach's Impact
2018-10-05 11:48

The latest edition of the ISMG Security Report features an analysis of the latest developments in Facebook's massive data breach and expert analysis of the potential for nation-state interference...

Detecting Credit Card Skimmers
2018-10-05 11:44

Interesting research paper: "Fear the Reaper: Characterization and Fast Detection of Card Skimmers": Abstract: Payment card fraud results in billions of dollars in losses annually. Adversaries...