Security News > 2019 > October

Urgent11 flaws affect more medical, industrial devices than previously thought
2019-10-02 10:06

When, in late July, Armis researchers revealed the existence of the so-called Urgent11 vulnerabilities in Wind River’s VxWorks real-time operating system, they noted that RTOS offerings by other...

How SMBs Can Mitigate the Growing Risk of File-based Attacks
2019-10-02 09:04

Cases of document-based malware are steadily rising. 59 percent of all malicious files detected in the first quarter of 2019 were contained in documents. Due to how work is done in today's offices...

Ransomware Hits Hundreds of US Schools, Local Governments: Study
2019-10-02 08:45

Hundreds of US municipalities, schools and health organizations have been hit by ransomware in 2019, leading to massive service disruptions, researchers said Tuesday. read more

Two enterprise-worthy password managers: LastPass and RoboForm
2019-10-02 08:44

Everyone in your company needs a password manager -- and there are lots of great options. But two cross-platform tools rise above the rest, thanks to their excellent support for enterprise networks.

Singapore Lays Out Plans for Operational Technology Cybersecurity
2019-10-02 08:39

Singapore’s Cyber Security Agency (CSA) on Tuesday unveiled the country’s Operational Technology (OT) Cybersecurity Masterplan, whose goal is to help enhance the security and resilience of...

Former Yahoo Employee Admits Hacking into 6000 Accounts for Sexual Content
2019-10-02 08:34

An ex-Yahoo! employee has pleaded guilty to misusing his access at the company to hack into the accounts of nearly 6,000 Yahoo users in search of private and personal records, primarily sexually...

Iranian Official Denies Plans to Interfere With US Election
2019-10-02 06:27

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif is denying his country would interfere with the upcoming U.S. presidential election and says his government doesn’t have a preference in the race. read more

NZ Sports Store Apologises Over Porn Played on Big Screens
2019-10-02 06:03

The New Zealand arm of Japanese sports brand Asics has apologised after pornography was broadcast on large television screens above its central Auckland store for several hours, startling Sunday...

The 5 biggest examples of executive threats and how to prevent them
2019-10-02 05:15

Many executives focus their security efforts and budgets solely on physical threats, but attacks targeting an executive’s digital presence can be just as dangerous. Criminals are looking to...

49% of infosec pros are awake at night worrying about their organization’s cybersecurity
2019-10-02 05:00

Six in every ten businesses have experienced a breach in either in the last three years. At least a third of infosec professionals (36%) whose employers had not recently been a victim of a cyber...