Security News > 2019 > September

NATO sharpens its cyber-lances, prepares for war games with virtual jousting tournament
2019-09-03 09:00

Hey, ex-Soviet state-backed threat actors, you watching? Fresh from secretary-general Jens Stoltenberg’s repeated promises to hack back at cyber-attackers, NATO is now preparing to run a...

Chinese Face-Swapping App ZAO Sparks Privacy Concerns After Going Crazily Viral
2019-09-03 08:33

What could be more exciting than seeing yourself starring alongside your favorite actor in a movie, music video, or TV program? Yes, that's possible—well, kind of, by using a new AI-based deepfake...

SIM Swapping Blamed for Hacking of Twitter CEO's Account
2019-09-03 07:50

Hackers were able to post offensive messages from the Twitter account of Jack Dorsey, the social media company’s CEO, after they tricked his mobile services provider into handing over his phone...

How to reduce the attack surface associated with medical devices
2019-09-03 05:30

As the number of connected medical devices continues to rise, so does healthcare organizations’ attack surface. “Most medical devices available in the healthcare system today were not built with...

Cardholders still dropping the ball when it comes to basic ID theft prevention
2019-09-03 04:30

Four in 10 people with a credit or debit card have provided their full Social Security number in an online form in the past month, according to a new report from CompareCards, as Americans...

Researchers develop cheaper, more efficient Internet connectivity for IoT devices
2019-09-03 04:00

A cheaper and more efficient method for IoT devices to receive high-speed wireless connectivity has been developed by researchers at the University of Waterloo. With 75 billion Internet of Things...

Quantum computing market revenue to reach $9.1 billion annually by 2030
2019-09-03 03:30

Quantum computing can best be defined as the use of the attributes and principles of quantum mechanics to perform calculations and solve problems. The global market for quantum computing is being...

Whitepaper: Security Orchestration with Threat Intelligence
2019-09-03 03:00

Understand how you can make smarter decisions to move faster — both blocking an adversary and disrupting them altogether — by using orchestration with intelligence. The post Whitepaper: Security...

Verimatrix Multi-DRM integrates with AWS Secure Packager Encoder Key Exchange API
2019-09-03 01:00

Verimatrix, a global provider of security and business intelligence solutions that protect content, devices, applications and communications, announced interoperability between the Verimatrix...

Accenture acquires Analytics8 to deliver AI-powered data and advanced analytics services
2019-09-03 00:30

Accenture has completed its acquisition of Analytics8, a privately held Australian big data and analytics consultancy that is now a wholly owned subsidiary of Accenture. Terms of the transaction...