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Tenable announces general availability of Predictive Prioritization
2019-02-12 02:12

Tenable, the Cyber Exposure company, announced the general availability of Predictive Prioritization, a first-of-its-kind offering that will change how organizations tackle vulnerabilities....

620 million accounts stolen from 16 hacked websites now for sale on dark web, seller boasts
2019-02-11 23:55

Dubsmash, Armor Games, 500px, Whitepages, ShareThis, and more said to be up for grabs for $$$s in BTC Exclusive Some 617 million online account details stolen from 16 hacked websites are on sale...

Blue Monday in infosec: 620 million accounts across 16 hacked websites now for sale on dark web, seller boasts
2019-02-11 23:55

Dubsmash, Armor Games, 500px, Whitepages, ShareThis, and more said to be up for grabs for $$$s in BTC Exclusive Some 617 million online account details stolen from 16 hacked websites are on sale...

Blue Monday in infosec: 620 million accounts across 16 'hacked' websites now for sale on dark web, seller claims
2019-02-11 23:55

Dubsmash, Armor Games, 500px, Whitepages, ShareThis, and more allegedly up for grabs for $$$s in BTC Exclusive Some 617 million online account details stolen from 16 hacked websites are on sale...

Network kit biz Phoenix takes heat as flaws could leave industrial control system security in ashes
2019-02-11 23:33

Oil, gas, maritime systems affected by latest bug findings Companies running a popular brand of industrial Ethernet switch are being advised to update their firmware ASAP following a series of bug...

Health Data Security: The Most Promising Technologies
2019-02-11 21:48

Analytics, artificial intelligence and machine learning are increasingly playing promising roles in healthcare data security, say Ron Mehring, CISO at Texas Health Resources, a large delivery...

Patch this run(DM)c Docker flaw or you be illin'... Tricky containers can root host boxes. It's like that – and that's the way it is
2019-02-11 20:36

'Doomsday scenario' unless devops crowd walks this way Aleksa Sarai, a senior software engineer at SUSE Linux GmbH, has disclosed a serious vulnerability affecting runc, the default container...

Threatpost Poll: Is It Impossible to Secure Mobile Devices?
2019-02-11 20:17

From spyware to leaky apps, mobile devices are facing a heightened level of threats. Are we prepared to secure them?

U.S. Senators Urge VPN Ban for Federal Workers Over Spying
2019-02-11 19:56

Wyden and Rubio are eyeing VPN services they say could be instruments of espionage for Russia and China.

Temporary Patch Released For Adobe Reader Zero-Day
2019-02-11 19:20

The zero-day flaw in Adobe Reader DC could allow bad actors to steal victims’ NTLM hashes.