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PCI SSC Releases New Security Standards for Payment Software
2019-01-18 16:38

The Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council (PCI SSC) this week announced new security standards for the design, development and maintenance of payment software. read more

Twitter Android Glitch Exposed Private Tweets for Years
2019-01-18 14:42

Twitter has fixed the issue, which has been ongoing since 2014.

5 blockchain trends to expect in 2019
2019-01-18 14:19

Blockchain may finally be ready to move from hype to reality, with continued IoT integrations and tokenization, according to KPMG.

Rate of Cybersecurity Venture Funding Not Sustainable, Investors Say
2019-01-18 14:16

Venture capital firm Strategic Cyber Ventures (SCV) considers itself a part of the overall security industry. "First and foremost we are cyber operators," it states on its website. "We advance...

Impact of U.S. Government Shutdown on Cybersecurity: Feedback Friday
2019-01-18 13:53

The failure of President Donald Trump and the Democratic Party to reach an agreement over funding for the controversial Mexico border wall has led to the longest government shutdown in US history....

Microsoft partner portal 'exposes 'every' support request filed worldwide' today
2019-01-18 13:47

No customer data visible but hell's bells, Redmond, what have you borked now? Exclusive Alarmed Microsoft support partners can currently view support tickets submitted from all over the world, in...

Venture Capital Pours Into Cybersecurity
2019-01-18 13:33

Venture capitalists invested $5.3 billion in cybersecurity companies in 2018, about 20 percent more than in 2017 and twice as much as 2016, according to research from Strategic Cyber Ventures....

Emotet Malware Returns to Work After Holiday Break
2019-01-18 13:33

Fallout Exploit Kit Has Also Reappeared, Distributing GandCrab RansomwareCybercrime outfits appear to take a vacation around the December holidays, and last month was no exception. But attacks...

Microsoft launches Azure DevOps bug bounty program, $20,000 rewards on offer
2019-01-18 13:00

The Redmond giant is keenly interested in remote code execution and privilege escalation flaws.

Vast data-berg washes up 1.16 billion pwned records
2019-01-18 12:33

Have I Been Pwned? (HIBP) has revealed a huge cache of breached email addresses and passwords, which it has named Collection #1.