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PyLocky Ransomware Decryption Tool Released — Unlock Files For Free
2019-01-11 07:03

If your computer has been infected with PyLocky Ransomware and you are searching for a free ransomware decryption tool to unlock or decrypt your files—your search might end here. Security...

Four cybersecurity trends every CIO should know
2019-01-11 07:00

The cybersecurity landscape in 2019 will likely bolster bigger, more complex threats and developments. Given the intricacy of today’s cyber security challenges, organisations will need to adopt a...

Infosec products of the week: January 11, 2019
2019-01-11 06:45

FireEye updates Email Security with new threat detection and evasion defenses In addition to the executive impersonation protection capabilities, FireEye Email Security – Server Edition...

There’s a sizable gap between confidence in security programs and their effectiveness
2019-01-11 06:15

A Syncsort survey of over 300 respondents found that while 85 percent of respondents are either very or somewhat confident in their organization’s security program, 41 percent said their company...

Evaluating €1bn in cybersecurity research funding
2019-01-11 06:00

Crossword Cybersecurity looked at nearly 1,200 current and past research projects from academic institutions in the United Kingdom, United States, Europe, Australia, and Africa. It reaffirmed the...

Blacklisted Kaspersky Tipped NSA on Security Breach: Media
2019-01-11 05:41

The computer security firm Kaspersky Labs helped the US NSA spy agency uncover one of its worst-ever security breaches -- one year before the US banned the company's products for government use,...

If you wanna learn from the IT security blunders committed by hacked hospital group, here's some weekend reading
2019-01-11 04:04

Database intrusion should not have succeeded, probe finds, but... The theft of 1.5 million patient records, including those of Singapore's Prime Minister, from the city state's SingHealth hospital...

Trustwave unveils new advanced Secure Email Gateway for blended threats
2019-01-11 03:00

Trustwave unveiled Trustwave Secure Email Gateway (SEG) 8.2, the latest iteration of its email security platform that offers organizations a solution for advanced email security, extensive policy...

Threat modelling joins DevSecOps processes through automation
2019-01-11 02:30

Created by Continuum Security, IriusRisk 2.0 is a tool that enables threat modelling at scale and provides follow-up throughout the development process via integration with developer workflows and...

Dozens of .gov HTTPS certs expire, websites offline, FBI on ice, IT security slows... Yup, it's day 20 of Trump's govt shutdown
2019-01-11 02:02

Hackers may be rubbing their hands with glee The IT impact of the ongoing partial US federal government shutdown has begun to show up in the form of degraded computer security. According to...