Security News > 2019 > May

WannaCry Still Causing Tears 2 Years On
2019-05-24 09:18

The latest edition of the ISMG Security Report assesses the legacy of WannaCry ransomware two years on. Also featured: the evolving role of healthcare CISOs; threat mitigation recommendations...

How mainstream media coverage affects vulnerability management
2019-05-24 06:11

For better or for worse, mainstream media is increasingly covering particularly dangerous, widespread or otherwise notable security vulnerabilities. The growing coverage has made more people aware...

New infosec products of the week: May 24, 2019
2019-05-24 05:45

Infocyte HUNT Cloud for AWS: Detection and IR for high-growth cloud environments Infocyte announced the availability of Infocyte HUNT Cloud for AWS, a solution combining detection and IR for...

Solving the network visibility problem with NaaS
2019-05-24 05:30

Network visibility is crucial for many things: making sure that the equipment works properly monitoring and tweaking the network’s performance and protecting it against attacks. “Network...

Enterprises: Analyze your IoT footprint to address security, privacy concerns
2019-05-24 05:15

The Zscaler ThreatLabZ research team analyzed 56 million IoT device transactions to understand the types of devices in use, the protocols used, the locations of the servers with which they...

A closer look at mobile permissions one year into GDPR
2019-05-24 05:00

With GDPR reaching its one year anniversary May 25, Airship revealed top-level results of its global benchmark study, examining the state of mobile app user permissions across nearly 700 million...

Facebook Figures Five Percent of Accounts Are Fake
2019-05-24 04:55

Facebook on Thursday said it recently disabled billions of bogus accounts set up by "bad actors" and that five percent of active accounts are likely fakes. read more

US Officials Say Foreign Election Hacking Is Inevitable
2019-05-24 04:52

The hacking of U.S. election systems, including by foreign adversaries, is inevitable, and the real challenge is ensuring the country is resilient enough to withstand catastrophic problems from...

Most security pros have considered quitting due to a lack of resources
2019-05-24 04:45

Companies are suffering from a lack of resources, both in terms of people and technology (79 percent), and 72 percent have considered leaving their jobs for this reason, Censornet research...

High-risk behaviors expose most travelers to cyber risks
2019-05-24 04:30

The travel industry and its customers are increasingly the targets of cyberattacks as criminals seek to monetize highly valuable travel data, according to the new IBM Security research....