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Code Execution Flaw Impacts Popular Desktop Apps
2018-01-24 17:47

A remote code execution vulnerability was addressed in the Electron framework, which powers highly popular desktop applications, including Slack, Skype, Signal, GitHub Desktop, Twitch,...

Security in the enterprise: Things are looking up!
2018-01-24 17:41

Cybersecurity is quickly becoming the number one business priority, says identity and access management company Okta. Based on the results of an analysis of authentication and verification events...

Compromised Credentials: The Primary Point of Attack for Data Breaches
2018-01-24 17:38

Organizations Should Move to an Identity-centric Approach Based on a Zero Trust Model read more

World Economic Forum Announces Global Centre for Cybersecurity
2018-01-24 17:04

The World Economic Forum (WEF) is establishing a new Global Centre for Cybersecurity "to help build a safe and secure global cyberspace." read more

DuckDuckGo offers new privacy extension and app
2018-01-24 16:17

DuckDuckGo, the company behind the eponymous privacy-minded Internet search engine, has announced a new browser extension and mobile app: DuckDuckGo Privacy Essentials. DuckDuckGo Privacy...

Security and DevOps - What We Learned at DOES17
2018-01-24 15:44

The adoption of DevOps has implications for security teams, regardless of whether the name evolves to become “DevSecOps” or some other inclusive term. Digital transformation in the business –...

Clothing Retailer Fallas Hit by Payment Card Breach
2018-01-24 14:50

Clothing retailer National Stores, which operates 340 stores across the United States, informed customers this week that their payment card information may have been stolen by hackers. read more

Expect More Cybersecurity 'Meltdowns'
2018-01-24 14:18

After Meltdown and Spectre, Researchers Will Pummel Microprocessors for FlawsTechnology giants are still struggling to identify what's at risk from the Spectre and Meltdown flaws in modern CPUs,...

Amazon Acquires Threat Hunting Firm Sqrrl
2018-01-24 13:25

Sqrrl, a Cambridge, Mass.-based big data analytics startup that is commercializing NSA technology to help organizations detect threats lurking in their infrastructure, has been acquired by Amazon....

Industries most at risk of phishing attacks revealed
2018-01-24 13:25

A new KnowBe4 study of phishing statistics for top industries, shows small insurance companies have the highest percentage of phish-prone employees in the small to mid–size organization category....