Security News > 2019 > December

Common sense and a careful backup plan are just a couple of the ways to be prepared for online and traditional dangers during the season.

One of the vulnerabilities Google addressed in Android with the December 2019 set of monthly patches is a critical vulnerability that could result in a permanent denial of service. read more

The Greek philosopher Heraclitus is quoted as having said, “change is the only constant in life.” While I’m not sure that I agree with this statement completely, it is an interesting one. The...

Sen. Roger Wicker Seeks Single Set of National RequirementsAfter several moves by Democrats to introduce federal privacy legislation, Republican Senator Roger Wicker on Tuesday unveiled a draft...

A new Python-based remote access Trojan (RAT) has been used in campaigns targeting a wide range of industries, BlackBerry Cylance revealed this week. read more

As a security leaders, too often you are brought to the table after a digital transformation project has been initiated, so you are forced to take a reactive position. But Adam Bosnian of CyberArk...

Understanding the Threats, Tisks, and Vulnerabilities Associated With Cloud Environments is Critical to Securing Data read more

Federal officials are considering requiring that all travelers — including American citizens — be photographed as they enter or leave the country as part of an identification system using...

Researchers at IBM X-Force have come across what appears to be a new piece of malware that has been used in highly targeted attacks aimed at energy and industrial organizations in the Middle East....

The EFF explains how data is being tracked and used on the web and mobile devices, how consumers can protect themselves - and why it's not all bad news.