Security News

Equifax IT staff had to rerun hackers' database queries to work out what was nicked – audit
2018-09-17 07:07

And let security kit fail for 10 months due to bad cert Equifax was so unsure how much data had been stolen during its 2017 mega-hack that its IT staff spent weeks rerunning the hackers' database...

One-in-two JavaScript project audits by NPM tools sniff out at least one vulnerability...
2018-08-22 19:57

...and those devs are then applying patches, we hope JavaScript library custodian NPM, after years of security scrambling, looks to be getting a grip on its code safety.…

Exclusive: PwdPwn audits Active Directory DB with 5K passwords in 15-30 seconds
2018-07-25 17:41

Created by Sydney developer Luke Millanta, the tool is intended for system administrators to conduct audits more regularly and enforce better password rules.

WP Security Audit Log: Keeping a watchful eye on your WordPress sites
2018-07-09 12:15

WordPress is, without a doubt, the most popular website management system in use. The latest statistics put the number of websites running on WordPress over 60 million, and those include many...

IT audit best practices: Technological changes give rise to new risks
2018-04-06 12:46

IT security and privacy, IT governance and risk management, regulatory compliance, emerging technology and cloud computing are the key issues impacting IT audit plans in 2018, according to a...

Wire shares results of independent security audit of its secure messaging apps
2018-03-07 12:00

When I last spoke to Alan Duric, co-founder and (at the time) CEO of the company developing secure messaging application Wire, he stressed the importance of independent and regular security audits...

'No Slowdown' for HIPAA Enforcement, But Audits Ending
2018-03-06 21:48

OCR Director Roger Severino Offers Update at HIMSS18 ConferenceHHS Office for Civil Rights Director Roger Severino told an audience at the HIMSS18 conference Tuesday that there will be "no...

Health Net Cited for Refusing a Security Audit
2018-02-22 21:18

Why Do Some Companies Reject Security Scrutiny?A government watchdog agency alleges that insurer Health Net of California has refused to cooperate in a security audit called for under a federal...

Facebook Increases Bug Bounty Payout After Audit
2018-02-09 19:00

Facebook decided to increase a researcher’s bug bounty payout after discovering that that a bug he reported could lead to account takeover.   read more