Security News > 2018

DoD Lacks Visibility into Software Inventories, Audit Finds
2018-12-19 16:11

The U.S. Department of Defense lacks visibility into software inventories, a review of Marine Corps, Navy, and Air Force commands and divisions reveals. read more

Chill, it's not WikiLeaks 2: Pile of EU diplomatic cables nicked by hackers
2018-12-19 16:00

Spotted by infosec startup Area 1, according to NYT The New York Times has published what it says are excerpts from hacked EU diplomatic cables that a cybersecurity company apparently made...

Greece: France Wins New Round on Russian Cybercrime Suspect
2018-12-19 15:59

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece's supreme court has accepted a French extradition request for a Russian bitcoin fraud suspect, whom the same court has, confusingly, already agreed to extradite to the...

Vote for Blockchain [Voting]
2018-12-19 15:37

The current voting system is ripe for change and blockchain will likely play a large role in the evolution of our electoral processes.

Why CXOs are leading the charge for AI-based security
2018-12-19 15:19

While 73% of organizations already use some level of artificial intelligence, the technology comes with its own challenges, according to a ProtectWise report.

Servers Can Be Bricked Remotely via BMC Attack
2018-12-19 15:19

Hackers could remotely brick servers by launching firmware attacks that involve the Baseboard Management Controller (BMC), researchers at firmware security company Eclypsium have demonstrated. read more

Threatpost Poll: Do You Hate Facebook?
2018-12-19 15:15

Weigh in on Facebook and privacy in our short poll.

How BMC and UEFI can be exploited to brick servers and take down your data center
2018-12-19 15:00

Out-of-band management systems can be a weak link to securing your data center. Here's how a debug utility can be leveraged to brick your systems.

Data Leak Exposes Psychologists' Home Addresses
2018-12-19 14:48

Leak Has Been Reported to Australia's Data RegulatorA large health insurer in Western Australia shared the home addresses of some psychologists to a web-based appointment booking service,...

Serious Security: When cryptographic certificates attack
2018-12-19 14:29

Machine learning is all the rage - but don't knock human savvy just yet! One weird character can be enough to alert a smart researcher...