Security News > 2019 > April

Digital Guardian raises $30 million and expands its management team
2019-04-25 23:30

Digital Guardian announced it has received $30 million in additional financing. LLR Partners, a leading private equity firm and existing investor, was the lead on the round and previous investors...

VDOO raises $32 million to secure embedded devices and the IoT
2019-04-25 23:00

VDOO Connected Trust, a pioneer in security automation for embedded devices, announced it raised $32 million in Series B funding led by venture capital firms WRVI Capital and GGV Capital, with...

ReFirm Labs releases updates to its Centrifuge Platform
2019-04-25 22:45

ReFirm Labs, a provider of the industry’s first proactive IoT and firmware security solutions, announced the Spring 2019 release of major updates to its flagship Centrifuge Platform that vets,...

Quantum Xchange collaborates with Toshiba to double the capacity of the Phio network
2019-04-25 22:15

Quantum Xchange, provider of the first quantum key distribution (QKD) network in the U.S., has collaborated with Toshiba Corporation to double the capacity of the Phio network. Launched in June...

Android-Based Sony Smart-TVs Open to Image Pilfering
2019-04-25 21:13

A pair of bugs would allow attackers to compromise the WiFi password of a TV and the multimedia stored inside it.

'Virus Infection' Prohibits Access to Patient Records
2019-04-25 20:18

Attack on a California Medical Group Affects Nearly 198,000 IndividualsA recent cyberattack on a California medical imaging and oncology services provider, which prohibited access to patient data,...

Microsoft: Yo dawg, we heard you liked Windows password expiry policies. So we expired your expiry policy
2019-04-25 19:25

Password resets reset. Too bad Uncle Sam hasn't got the message yet Microsoft has finally decided to get rid of password expiration policies in Windows because forcing people to reset their...

TA505 Group Hides Malware in Legitimate Certificates
2019-04-25 19:18

APT Group Targets Banks With Backdoor Malware to Penetrate NetworksTA505, a sophisticated advanced persistent threat group, is now using legitimately signed certificates to disguise malware that...

Reports Huawei to Supply UK Networks Draw Criticism
2019-04-25 17:56

British officials downplayed reports that Prime Minister Theresa May will allow China’s Huawei to supply parts of the U.K.’s new internet network, a decision that goes against U.S. pleas to ban...