Security News > 2020
Gamers, security researchers, and technologists have been invited to identify security vulnerabilities in Xbox network and services and report them to Microsoft. Microsoft runs a number of bug bounty programs and has now decided that their Xbox offerings need extra attention from security researchers.
While organizations may have no way of avoiding productivity losses during periods of sports-induced distractions, there are a few things they can do to avoid cyber trouble. Having an effective intelligence capability tied to a strong physical security team can empower organizations like the NFL to know their adversaries in advance and to be prepared for what they may attempt.
International progress on state-level so-called cybersecurity "Norms" is hopelessly bogged down in an explosion of NGOs and internal United Nations rivalries between two overlapping groups, a French security conference heard this week. Not only are there two overlapping United Nations groups tasked with defining international cybersecurity norms, but even agreed declarations are ignored because nobody notices what the UN comes up with on cybersecurity, diplomats complained.
A class-action lawsuit against Facebook for scanning a user's face in photos and offering tagging suggestions looks like it's finally done churning through the courts. The upshot: it will pay $550 million to settle the suit, Facebook disclosed in its quarterly earnings report on Wednesday.
The latest edition of the ISMG Security Report discusses the ramifications of the U.K's decision to allow limited use of Huawei's equipment in 5G networks. Plus: Updates on Wawa's stolen card...
Both achievements set new benchmarks for SOAR platforms, significantly reducing mean time to detect and response for security incidents. Cisco launches IoT security architecture to deliver enhanced visibility across IoT and OT environments.
Organizations are not making progress in reducing their endpoint security risk, especially against new and unknown threats, a Ponemon Institute study reveals. 68% IT security professionals say their company experienced one or more endpoint attacks that compromised data assets or IT infrastructure in 2019, an increase from 54% of respondents in 2017.
"Europe has everything it takes to lead the technology race. Be it developing or deploying 5G technology - our industry is already well off the starting blocks. Today we are equipping EU Member States, telecoms operators and users with the tools to build and protect a European infrastructure with the highest security standards so we all fully benefit from the potential that 5G has to offer," said Thierry Breton, Commissioner for the Internal Market. As many critical services will depend on 5G, ensuring the security of networks is of highest strategic importance for the entire EU. Secure 5G networks: EU toolbox conclusions.
93 percent of total mobile transactions in 20 countries were blocked as fraudulent in 2019 according to a report on the state of malware and mobile ad fraud released by Upstream. In these five cases alone, 353 million suspicious mobile transactions were detected and blocked preventing $430 million in fraudulent charges.
The first all optical stealth encryption technology that will be significantly more secure and private for highly sensitive cloud-computing and data center network transmission, has been introduced by BGN Technologies. "Today, information is still encrypted using digital techniques, although most data is transmitted over distance using light spectrum on fiber optic networks," says Prof. Dan Sadot, Director of the Optical Communications Research Laboratory, who heads the team that developed the technology.