Security News > 2019 > February

It's 2019, and a PNG file can pwn your Android smartphone or tablet: Patch me if you can
2019-02-07 00:04

Malicious Bluetooth signals, too, it looks like Google has emitted security fixes for Android that should be installed, should you get the chance, as they can be potentially exploited to hijack devices.…

Secure Decisions streamlines and enhances web application penetration testing
2019-02-07 00:00

Secure Decisions, a division of Applied Visions, Inc. and a leader in cyber security research, has developed a new application security testing technology, the Attack Surface Detector, that...

Security veteran Stephan Spitz joins Secure Thingz as Chief Strategy Officer
2019-02-06 23:30

Secure Thingz, a global domain expert in device security, embedded systems, and lifecycle management, announced it has appointed Dr. Stephan Spitz as its chief strategy officer. Spitz will be...

MacOS Zero-Day Exposes Apple Keychain Passwords
2019-02-06 22:14

A researcher who discovered a flaw letting him steal passwords in MacOS is not sharing his findings with Apple without a macOS bug bounty program.

Windows 7 Extended Security Updates will double in price each year
2019-02-06 21:31

Three years of updates will be available.

A Collaborative Approach to Mitigating Cyberthreats
2019-02-06 21:18

Banks need to work toward improving collaboration between their cybersecurity and fraud management departments to boost efforts to mitigate cyberthreats, say Scott Walters and Eric Reddel of the...

Bolstering the Cybersecurity of Medical Devices
2019-02-06 20:48

As cybersecurity threats in the healthcare sector evolve, medical device manufacturer ICU Medical is taking a number of steps to help safeguard its products. Chaitanya Srinivasamurthy and Marshall...

HIMSS19: Cybersecurity in the Spotlight
2019-02-06 19:48

A Sampling of What's Slated for Health IT's Biggest Annual ShowOnce again, cybersecurity issues will be in the spotlight at the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society Conference, to...

Chinese Hackers Spy on U.S. Law Firm, Major Norwegian MSP
2019-02-06 18:41

China-linked cyber-espionage group APT10 has targeted companies in the United States and Europe to steal intellectual property or gain commercial advantage, Recorded Future security researchers...