Security News > 2019 > May

Mozilla this week released Firefox 67 to the stable channel with improved protection against tracking and with fingerprinting and crypto-mining protection capabilities.  read more

Enjoy the video replay of the recent Threatpost cloud security webinar, featuring a panel of experts offering best practices and ideas for managing data in a cloudified world.

A recently discovered campaign shows that the cyber-espionage group MuddyWater has updated tactics, techniques and procedures (TTPs) to evade detection, Talos’ security researchers report.

Several Organizations Have Avoided Paying Ransoms, Thanks to Backup PlansSeveral recently reported breaches involving ransomware attacks in which organizations recovered without paying a ransom to...

URLZone Morphs Into a Downloader for Ursnif Researchers have discovered a malware campaign targeting Japan and combining phishing, steganography, PowerShell, and the URLZone and Ursnif malwares. read more

U.S. Commerce Department Will Grant Some Temporary Exemptions to Component BanThe U.S. Commerce Department will offer a 90-day reprieve to a handful of companies that conduct business with Huawei...

Data center and cloud security company Guardicore on Tuesday announced that it has secured $60 million in Series C funding round. To date, the company has raised $110 million in funding. read more

A recently observed Satan ransomware variant has added exploits to its portfolio and is looking to compromise more machines by targeting additional vulnerabilities. read more

A flaw in the Secure Boot trusted hardware root-of-trust affects enterprise, military and government network gear, including routers, switches and firewalls.

Cybersecurity of Major U.S. and European Political Parties Found Wanting read more