Security News > 2019 > February

China Is A Target - Just Like Us
2019-02-12 14:52

Chinese Companies Are facing Many of the Same Cyber Challenges as Companies Elsewhere in the World read more

Linux container bug could eat your server from the inside – patch now!
2019-02-12 14:22

Crooks could take over your network thanks to a critical bug in a popular Linux containerisation toolkit... here's what you need to know.

Xiaomi Electric Scooter Found Vulnerable to Life-Threatening Hack
2019-02-12 14:18

Smart devices definitely make our lives easier, faster, and more efficient, but unfortunately, an insecure smart device can also ruin your day, or sometime could even turn into the worst nightmare...

Unofficial Patch Released for Adobe Reader Zero-Day
2019-02-12 13:35

One day before Adobe’s monthly security updates, a third-party fix has been released for an Adobe Reader vulnerability revealed several weeks ago. read more

Email Provider VFEmail Suffers ‘Catastrophic’ Hack
2019-02-12 13:33

Email provider VFEmail has suffered what the company is calling "catastrophic destruction" at the hands of an as-yet unknown intruder who trashed all of the company's primary and backup data in...

Lawmakers Back Bill to Isolate Russian Internet
2019-02-12 13:30

Lawmakers on Tuesday backed a bill that could cut off Russia's internet traffic from foreign servers, a move critics say is a step towards censorship and possibly an isolated network like in North...

Russian MPs Back Bill to Isolate Country's Internet
2019-02-12 13:30

Russian lawmakers on Tuesday backed a bill that could cut off the country's internet traffic from servers abroad which critics say is a step towards censorship and possibly an isolated network...

macOS Vulnerability Leaks Safari Data
2019-02-12 13:23

A vulnerability in the latest macOS release could allow a malicious application to access restricted Safari data, an application developer has discovered.  read more

Q. What's a good thing to put outside a building of spies? A: A banner saying 'here we are!'
2019-02-12 12:46

UK's Huawei handlers are proud of themselves The Huawei Cyber Security Evaluation Centre (HCSEC) has a giant banner hanging outside declaring its purpose to the world.…

Blockchain and Trust
2019-02-12 12:25

In his 2008 white paper that first proposed bitcoin, the anonymous Satoshi Nakamoto concluded with: "We have proposed a system for electronic transactions without relying on trust." He was...