Security News > 2019 > May

Crooks using hacked Microsoft email accounts to steal cryptocurrency
2019-05-01 09:49

Hacked Microsoft email accounts are being used by criminals to compromise victims' cryptocurrency exchange accounts and empty their funds.

Vodafone, Huawei Dispute Report of Telnet 'Backdoor'
2019-05-01 09:33

Huawei Denies Concealing Backdoors in EquipmentVodafone is disputing a Bloomberg report that security vulnerabilities and backdoors within Huawei networking equipment could have allowed...

DHS Orders Federal Agencies to Patch Critical Flaws Within 15 Days
2019-05-01 09:03

In recent years, we have seen how hackers prey on those too lazy or ignorant to install security patches, which, if applied on time, would have prevented some devastating cyber attacks and data...

Hackers Found Exploiting Oracle WebLogic RCE Flaw to Spread Ransomware
2019-05-01 07:33

Taking advantage of newly disclosed and even patched vulnerabilities has become common among cybercriminals, which makes it one of the primary attack vectors for everyday-threats, like...

Researchers develop cybersecurity system to test for vulnerabilities in technologies that use GPS
2019-05-01 06:58

Southwest Research Institute has developed a cybersecurity system to test for vulnerabilities in automated vehicles and other technologies that use GPS receivers for positioning, navigation and...

If you're using Oracle's WebLogic Server, check for security fixes: Bug exploited in the wild to install ransomware
2019-05-01 06:56

Big Red rushes out software patch as ransomware scumbags move in IT admins overseeing Oracle's WebLogic Server installations need to get patching immediately: miscreants are exploiting what was a...

DHS Orders Agencies to Patch Critical Flaws Within 15 Days
2019-05-01 06:03

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) this week issued a new Binding Operational Directive (BOD) instructing federal agencies and departments to act more quickly when it comes to patching...

As organizations continue to adopt multicloud strategies, security remains an issue
2019-05-01 05:30

97 percent of organizations are adopting multicloud strategies for mission-critical applications and nearly two-thirds are using multiple vendors for mission-critical workloads, a Virtustream...

How much does the average employee know about data privacy?
2019-05-01 05:15

With the impacts and repercussions of the looming California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) on the minds of many privacy professionals, new research from MediaPRO shows more work is needed to train...

Security and compliance obstacles among the top challenges for cloud native adoption
2019-05-01 05:00

Cloud native adoption has become an important trend among organizations as they move to embrace and employ a combination of cloud, containers, orchestration, and microservices to keep up with...