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Security Woes at Arizona Medicaid MCOs: Tip of the Iceberg?
2018-12-03 20:33

Report: Medicaid Data and Systems Could Also Be at Risk at Other Medicaid MCOsA security review of two Medicaid managed care organizations in Arizona revealed several significant access control...

Czech yourself, Russia! Prague says its foreign ministry was breached for more than a year
2018-12-03 19:43

Report claims that from 2016-2017 the FSB was reading agency's emails The Czech Republic says that Russian government hackers were intercepting and snooping on communications for one of its...

Flaws in Siglent Oscilloscope Allow Hackers to Tamper With Measurements
2018-12-03 19:15

Researchers discovered that an oscilloscope from Siglent Technologies is affected by several potentially serious vulnerabilities that could allow hackers to tamper with measurements. read more

Incident Response: Why a Tabletop Exercise Is Essential
2018-12-03 19:03

Attorney Ronald Raether on Building a Cybersecurity CultureTabletop exercises are a critical way to make sure an organization's incident response plan is effective and everyone knows their roles,...

Huawei's smartphone OS aims to challenge iOS/Android dominance: Can it succeed?
2018-12-03 18:58

Huawei is developing their own OS as a contingency plan in the event US sanctions make using Android unviable. In a crowded market, is there room for a third OS?

XS-Search Flaw Found in Google's Issue Tracker
2018-12-03 18:56

A security flaw recently discovered in Google’s Monorail open-source issue tracker could be exploited to perform a Cross-Site Search (XS-Search) attack, a security researcher says.   read more

OceanLotus Targets Southeast Asia in New Watering Hole Campaign
2018-12-03 18:02

A cyber-espionage group believed to be operating out of Vietnam has compromised over 20 websites as part of a watering hole campaign targeting users in Southeast Asia, ESET reports.

Chris Vickery on the Marriott Breach and a Rash of Recent High-Profile Hacks
2018-12-03 17:54

In this Newsmaker Interview, ‘breach hunter’ Chris Vickery explores a recent spate of breaches from Marriott, USPS and Dell EMC.

Collaboration and Information Sharing Should Also Happen Internally
2018-12-03 17:50

We often discuss the importance of external collaboration and information sharing in security. Frequently overlooked, however, is the importance of also collaborating and sharing information...

Knowing Value of Data Assets is Crucial to Cybersecurity Risk Management
2018-12-03 17:31

Knowing the True Value of Data Assets Will Improve Cyber Security and Promote Meaningful Cyber Insurance Understanding the value of corporate assets is fundamental to cybersecurity risk...