Security News > 2018 > October

The DNC Hacker Indictment: A Lesson in Failed Misattribution
2018-10-04 16:15

Reading legal documents is not something I usually enjoy. The Muller indictment of the Russian DNC hackers was different - the amount of detail revealed in the document stunned me, and suggests...

Apple, Amazon Strongly Refute Server Infiltration Report
2018-10-04 16:10

An explosive Bloomberg report, if true, would highlight the largest supply chain attack to have been launched against American corporations.

Bloomberg: Super Micro motherboards used by Apple, Amazon contained Chinese spy chips
2018-10-04 16:08

Super Micro, Amazon, and Apple deny everything in the report.

China allegedly infiltrated US companies through implanted hardware backdoors
2018-10-04 15:57

Many US companies, including Amazon and Apple, have been the victims of a clever supply chain attack that resulted in compromised hardware (servers) being installed at some of their facilities, an...

Canada Says it Was Targeted by Russian Cyber Attacks
2018-10-04 15:51

Canada said Thursday it too was targeted by Russian cyber attacks, citing breaches at its center for ethics in sports and at the Montreal-based World Anti-Doping Agency, after allies blamed Moscow...

China Used Tiny Chips on US Computers to Steal Secrets: Report
2018-10-04 15:37

Tiny chips inserted in US computer equipment manufactured in China were used as part of a vast effort by Beijing to steal US technology secrets, a published report said Thursday. read more

Improving Security Operations Through Collaboration
2018-10-04 15:08

Many CISOs I speak with are growing weary of searching for the next “silver bullet” security technology or another threat feed to improve their security posture. Clearly, this approach hasn’t...

Google Turns on G Suite Alerts for State-Sponsored Attacks
2018-10-04 14:54

After rolling out an option for G Suite administrators to receive alerts on suspected government-backed attacks on their users’ accounts, Google is now turning those alerts on by default. read more

DHS Warns of Attacks on Managed Service Providers
2018-10-04 14:45

The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) this week issued an alert on ongoing activity from an advanced persistent threat (APT) actor targeting global managed service providers...

Four Things to Consider When Evaluating IPS Solutions
2018-10-04 14:36

The volume of successful cyberattacks continues to grow at an alarming pace. According to a report from Risk Base Security the number of breached data records has grown from about 4 million in...