Security News > 2019 > May

DHS: Federal Agencies Need to Patch Vulnerabilities Faster
2019-05-02 14:48

Directive: 'Critical' Vulnerabilities Must Be Patched Within 15 DaysThe U.S. Department of Homeland Security is requiring that federal agencies speed up patching and remediating "critical" and...

Russian Charged With Stealing $1.5 Million From IRS
2019-05-02 14:12

The United States this week indicted a Russian national for obtaining over $1.5 million in fraudulent tax refunds from the Internal Revenue Service.   read more

Cisco Patches Critical Vulnerability in Data Center Switches
2019-05-02 13:58

Cisco has released patches for tens of vulnerabilities in its products, including a Critical flaw impacting Nexus 9000 switches. Tracked as CVE-2019-1804 and featuring a CVSS score of 9.8, the...

Hackers impersonate Microsoft more than any other brand in phishing attacks
2019-05-02 13:37

Phishers tend to focus on business during the week, social media and finance on the weekend, according to a Vade Secure report.

World Password Day –  what (NOT!) to do
2019-05-02 13:27

Yeah, yeah, yeah... we really ought to get around to picking proper passwords for everything - and here's why!

Digital transformation increases cyber risk for 8 out of 10 companies
2019-05-02 13:24

Organizations are not prepared to handle cyber breaches due to gaps in IT security and basic operations, according to a 1E survey.

50,000 companies running SAP installations open to attack via publicly released exploits
2019-05-02 13:21

Two exploits publicly released in late April at the OPCDE security conference in Dubai could be leveraged to compromise a great number of SAP implementations, Onapsis has warned. A successful...

How to protect your business from account takeover attacks: 3 tips
2019-05-02 13:19

Account takeovers are one of the fastest-growing email security threats hitting Office 365 accounts, according to Barracuda.

Party Like Every Day Is World Password Day
2019-05-02 12:48

Cause for Celebration: Microsoft Stops Recommending Periodic Password ChangesEvery day needs to be password security day - attackers certainly aren't dormant the other 364 days of the year. But as...

Aussie Security Researcher Avoids Prison Over Hacking
2019-05-02 12:48

Nik Cubrilovic Must Pay GoGet, Do Community ServiceAn Australian security researcher who pleaded guilty to several charges related to probing the network of popular car-sharing service GoGet has...