Security News > 2019 > June

1 in 10 open source components downloaded in 2018 had a known security vulnerability
2019-06-26 04:45

This year’s Sonatype report reveals the best practices exhibited by exemplary open source software projects and commercial application development teams. As in years past, it also examines the...

Instagram Chief Insists It Doesn't Spy on Users
2019-06-26 04:39

Instagram doesn't snoop on private conversations as part of its advertising targeting strategy, the head of the popular social media site said in an interview Tuesday. read more

Every year, millions of web domains are registered to defraud businesses
2019-06-26 04:30

The growth of fraudulent domains corresponds to the growth of the overall domain landscape, according to Proofpoint. Between Q1 and Q4 2018, registrations of fraudulent domains grew by 11 percent....

Stop us if you've heard this one: US government staff wildly oblivious to basic computer, info security safeguards
2019-06-26 01:31

Now for deep-diving Congress hearings... LMAO JK JK they will do nothing A US Senate probe has once again outlined the woeful state of computer and information security within Uncle Sam's civil service.…

Portworx Accelerate: Bring data-rich applications running in containers to production
2019-06-26 01:00

Portworx, the cloud-native storage and data management company modern enterprises trust to manage data in containers, announced Portworx Accelerate, a set of packaged professional services and...

Array Networks vAPV virtual ADC and vxAG virtual SSL VPN now available on AWS GovCloud
2019-06-26 00:30

Array Networks announced the immediate availability of its enterprise-class vAPV virtual application delivery controller (ADC) and vxAG virtual SSL VPN for use on the Amazon Web Services (AWS)...

Starlight 3.1 leverages AI and ML for automated threat hunting
2019-06-26 00:00

Security professionals have long struggled with cyber defense activities like manual threat detection and extreme firewall noise – until now. Security analytics provider Stellar Cyber announced...

Coalition and Curricula bring security awareness training to cyber insurance policyholders
2019-06-25 23:30

Coalition, the first technology-enabled cyber insurance solution, and Curricula, the market leader in effective security awareness training, announced a partnership to bring Curricula’s security...

SEMrush Plugs Remote Code Execution Bug in Its SaaS Platform
2019-06-25 22:47

Web analytics firm plugs a hole in its platform that allowed attackers to open a reverse shell that could be used to attack the service.

Microsoft OneDrive gets a more secure Personal Vault, plus additional storage options
2019-06-25 22:37

Microsoft is adding a protected section to its cloud storage.