Security News > 2019 > June

Nearly 12 million Quest Diagnostics patients affected by data breach
2019-06-04 08:29

Quest Diagnostics, a US-based company that offers medical testing services, has announced that a third-party billing collections company they use has been hit by a data breach, affecting 11.9...

Supra smart TVs aren't so super smart: Hole lets hackers go all Max Headroom on e-tellies
2019-06-04 07:03

Video streams can be hijacked by anyone on your Wi-Fi Owners of Supra Smart Cloud TVs are in danger of getting some unwanted programming: it's possible for miscreants or malware on your Wi-Fi...

Apple Unveils Privacy-Focused Authentication System
2019-06-04 06:05

Apple announced on Monday at its 2019 Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) a new authentication system that should provide better privacy protections compared to similar products from Facebook...

Is your private equity firm exposed to these hidden IT risks?
2019-06-04 06:00

Skydivers know that there is a risk their parachute won’t open. Police officers know their daily jobs come with the inherent risk of danger. And private equity firms know there is a risk they...

Hack The Sea: Bridging the gap between hackers and the maritime sector
2019-06-04 05:45

There’s a not a lot of researchers probing the security of computer systems underpinning the maritime industry. The limitations that keep that number low are obvious: both the specialized...

Is AI fundamental to the future of cybersecurity?
2019-06-04 05:30

While a significant proportion of SMEs believe in their current approach to security, they are struggling when it comes to allocation of budget, according to a Senseon research project. There is...

How organizations are managing vulnerability risks
2019-06-04 05:15

Tripwire evaluated how organizations are managing vulnerability risks and found that more than one in four (27 percent) globally have been breached as a result of unpatched vulnerabilities, with...

Devs slam Microsoft for injecting tech-support scam ads into their Windows Store apps
2019-06-04 05:06

Redmond kinda just shrugs after advertising systems sling scareware pop-ups at users Application makers are crying foul after some of their programs distributed via the Windows Store pops open...

Top Australian University Reports Vast, 'Sophisticated' Hack
2019-06-04 04:40

A top Australian university with close ties to the country's government and security services on Tuesday said it had been the victim of a vast hack by a "sophisticated operator" who gained access...

Customers using the Cadence Cloud Passport model now can accelerate cloud adoption
2019-06-04 02:00

Cadence Design Systems launched the Cadence Cloud Passport Partner Program to give customers a proven and easier path to the cloud when their internal IT teams desire assistance. Cadence has...