Security News > 2019 > July

Global IaaS market reached $32.4 billion in 2018, total growth was 31.3%
2019-07-30 04:30

The worldwide infrastructure as a service (IaaS) market grew 31.3% in 2018 to total $32.4 billion, up from $24.7 billion in 2017, according to Gartner. Amazon was once again the No. 1 vendor in...

Capital One Target of Massive Data Breach
2019-07-30 03:21

A hacker gained access to personal information from more than 100 million Capital One credit applications, the bank said Monday as federal authorities arrested a suspect in the case . read more

CapitalOne Discloses Massive Data Breach: 106 Million Impacted
2019-07-30 03:17

Capital One said on Monday that a malicious individual was able to exploit a vulnerability in cloud infrastructure used by the company and gain access to sensitive data on more than 100 million...

Thales’ new Gemalto Digital ID Wallet now available to all citizens on their smartphones
2019-07-30 03:00

With Thales’ new Gemalto Digital ID Wallet, governments will issue a secure digital version of official documents including identity cards, health cards and drivers licenses, available to all...

ACI Worldwide readies payment service providers for Strong Customer Authentication
2019-07-30 02:00

ACI Worldwide, a leading global provider of real-time electronic payment and banking solutions, announced a number of tools and solution updates to ready payment service providers (PSPs),...

CertNexus and IoT Community partnership facilitates and accelerates closing the IoT skills gap
2019-07-30 00:30

CertNexus, the global purveyor of vendor neutral, emerging technology certifications and micro-credentials and the Internet of Things Community (IoT Community), the world’s largest and longest...

Capital One gets Capital Done: Hacker swipes personal info on 106 million US, Canadian credit card applicants
2019-07-30 00:16

180,000 SSNs nicked, Seattle woman cuffed, charged Developing Capital One says a hacker made off with account details on more than 100 million of its customers in the US and Canada.…

No Jail Time for “WannaCry Hero”
2019-07-29 22:07

Marcus Hutchins, the "accidental hero" who helped arrest the spread of the global WannaCry ransomware outbreak in 2017, will receive no jail time for his admitted role in authoring and selling...

Microsoft preps to purge its cloud access security broker of shonky crypto protocols TLS 1.0, 1.1
2019-07-29 22:00

Still not migrated? You have until 8 September Transport Level Security (TLS) 1.0 and 1.1 is to be axed for users of Microsoft Cloud App Security (MCAS) from 8 September as the company shores up...

Oh sh*t's, 11: VxWorks stars in today's security thriller – hijack bugs discovered in countless gadgets' network code
2019-07-29 20:36

Equipment in hospitals, factories, offices, etc potentially vulnerable to attack Wind River has patched 11 security vulnerabilities in VxWorks that can be potentially exploited over networks or...