Security News > 2019 > January

McAfee and Dell’s collaboration protects consumers as threat landscape evolves
2019-01-08 01:00

McAfee revealed an extension of its collaboration with Dell to provide pre-installed security software on PCs and laptops globally. Dell Consumer and Small Business customers who purchase a new PC...

Akamai to add CIAM capability to enhance digital trust by acquiring Janrain
2019-01-08 00:30

Akamai Technologies revealed that the company has entered into an agreement to acquire Janrain. Janrain enables enterprises to enhance digital trust by offloading login and registration workloads,...

Five9 grows C Suite with the addition of Jonathan Rosenberg as CTO
2019-01-08 00:00

Five9 revealed that Jonathan Rosenberg has joined the company as CTO and head of artificial intelligence (AI). In his new role, Rosenberg will work alongside Five9 EVP of Engineering, David...

Hackers Infiltrate Early Warning Network System to Send Spam
2019-01-07 21:42

Just as ex-tropical Cyclone Penny moved toward the coast of Queensland, Australia, users of Early Warning Network reported receiving strange messages from the emergency system.

She will lock you out, livin' la Vidar loca: Enterprising crims breed ransomware, file thief into hybrid nasty
2019-01-07 21:22

She'll make you live her crazy life, but she'll take away your pain like a bullet to your wallet A newly spotted piece of hybrid malware steals copies of victims' files and then encrypts said...

Zerodium Raises Zero-Day Payout Ceiling to $2M
2019-01-07 21:18

Apple exploits will fetch the highest price.

Ransomware Attacks: The Data Integrity Issues
2019-01-07 21:03

Healthcare Incident Points to Possible 'Altered' Patient DataData integrity issues can arise in the wake of a ransomware attack. Case in point: A California podiatrist practice hit by ransomware...

CES 2019: 58% of consumers don't secure their personal devices
2019-01-07 19:31

Businesses must build IoT security measures into devices to protect consumers from hackers, according to McAfee.

Card-Not-Present Fraud Growth: No End in Sight?
2019-01-07 19:03

Card-not-present fraud will cost retailers worldwide $130 billion between 2018 and 2023, a new report from Juniper Research predicts. Steffen Sorrell, author of the study, explains the reasons...

U.S. Companies Urged to Protect Against Foreign Government Hackers
2019-01-07 19:00

The US intelligence community launched a campaign Monday to help US business defend against hacking by foreign governments like China and Russia. read more