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Researchers Invited to Hack a Tesla at Pwn2Own 2019
2019-01-15 06:27

Researchers can earn up to $300,000 and a car if they manage to hack a Tesla Model 3 at this year’s Pwn2Own competition, Trend Micro’s Zero Day Initiative (ZDI) announced on Monday. read more

90% of companies face significant obstacles with digital transformation
2019-01-15 06:15

Nearly eight in 10 (79 percent) companies are in the process of digital transformation, but the vast majority, 90 percent, are facing significant obstacles to success. The new AppDirect Digital...

SmokeLoader malware downloader enters list of most wanted malware
2019-01-15 06:00

Check Point has published its latest Global Threat Index for December 2018. The index reveals that SmokeLoader, a second-stage downloader known to researchers since 2011, rose 11 places in...

Want to get rich from bug bounties? You're better off exterminating roaches for a living
2019-01-15 05:54

Before you outsource security to strangers, try boosting internal cybersecurity skills Security researchers looking to earn a living as bug bounty hunters would to do better to pursue actual insects.…

XebiaLabs launches new DevOps risk and compliance capability for software releases
2019-01-15 02:30

XebiaLabs launched the chain of custody, security and compliance risk assessment tracking for software releases available for enterprise software delivery. Organizations struggle to track...

Cybersecurity firm Syncurity closes $2M seed round of institutional investment
2019-01-15 02:00

Syncurity revealed the second and final close of its two million 2018 institutional investment round. The round was initially led by the Maryland Technology Development Corporation (TEDCO) before...

Oh, SSH, IT please see this: Malicious servers can fsck with your PC's files during scp slurps
2019-01-15 01:44

Data transfer tools caught not checking what exactly they're downloading A decades-old oversight in the design of Secure Copy Protocol (SCP) tools can be exploited by malicious servers to...

Vesta launches payment and fraud prevention solutions for e-Commerce
2019-01-15 01:30

Vesta has launched three payment solutions – Guaranteed Payments, Guaranteed Gateway and Guaranteed Acquiring – that enable e-commerce companies to grow their business by focusing on revenue...

This must be some kind of mistake. IT managers axed, CEO and others wallets lightened in patient hack aftermath
2019-01-14 23:45

Executives held to account? And three underlings thanked for their work? What is this madness? The Singaporean government-owned biz responsible for that country's patient database has fined senior...

Cops told: No, you can't have a warrant to force a big bunch of people to unlock their phones by fingerprint, face scans
2019-01-14 22:46

Judge rules compelled use of biometrics runs into Fifth Amendment protections A US judge last week denied police a warrant to unlock a number of devices using biometrics identifiers like...