Security News > 2018

On the first day of Christmas, Microsoft gave to me... an emergency out-of-band security patch for IE
2018-12-19 19:24

Update Internet Explorer now after Google detects attacks in the wild Microsoft today emitted an emergency security patch for a flaw in Internet Explorer that hackers are exploiting in the wild to...

Cybercriminals Host Malicious Payloads on Google Cloud Storage
2018-12-19 18:27

A malicious email campaign targeting employees of banks and financial services companies in the United States and the United Kingdom has been abusing Google Cloud Storage for payload delivery,...

5 biggest security vulnerabilities of 2018
2018-12-19 18:07

2018 brought massive, hardware-level security vulnerabilities to the forefront. Here's the five biggest vulnerabilities of the year, and howyou can address them.

Attackers are using cloud services to mask attack origin and build false trust
2018-12-19 17:22

Conditioning users to think "padlock equals security" has unintended consequences when cloud services are used to host malware droppers.

Russian Cyberspies Build 'Go' Version of Their Trojan
2018-12-19 17:17

The Russian-linked cyber-espionage group Sofacy has developed a new version of their Zebrocy tool using the Go programming language, Palo Alto Networks security researchers warn. read more

US told to appoint a damn Privacy Shield ombudsperson already or EU will take action
2018-12-19 17:00

If there isn't a name by 28 February – ooo, just you wait The US has been told once again to appoint a permanent ombudsperson to oversee the deal governing transatlantic data flows, but this time...

Quarter of Healthcare Organizations Hit by Ransomware in Past Year: Study
2018-12-19 16:54

One in four (27%) employees of healthcare organizations in North America admit to being aware of a ransomware attack targeting their employer over the past year, a new Kaspersky Lab survey...

Hackers Succeed in NASA Mission, Lifting Thousands of Employee Records
2018-12-19 16:47

Twelve years' worth of data has blasted off into the Dark Web.

GDPR: EU Sees More Data Breach Reports, Privacy Complaints
2018-12-19 16:18

Ireland, France, Germany and UK Report Increases Since Privacy Law Took EffectThe number of data breach reports filed since the EU General Data Protection Regulation went into effect has hit...

IT security Predictions for 2019 – Verifying Trust
2018-12-19 16:13

With moves towards Hybrid IT adoption showing no signs of slowing down, 2019 will be the year when Zero Trust and Software Defined Perimeter take shape!