Security News

Self-service perimeter security for the hybrid cloud (Help Net Security)
2017-07-27 13:40

Skyport Systems, a secure hyperconverged infrastructure provider for the hybrid enterprise, announced at the Black Hat USA 2017 conference the release of new self-service capabilities aimed at...

Qualys CloudView to deliver continuous security of public cloud infrastructure (Help Net Security)
2017-07-26 12:30

Qualys announced CloudView, a new app framework in the Qualys Cloud Platform for comprehensive and continuous protection of cloud infrastructure, delivering InfoSec and DevSecOps teams a “single...

Hole in the Cloud Service Bucket: Dow Jones Data Exposed (InfoRiskToday)
2017-07-19 14:18

User Error Blamed; Follows Similar Mishaps at Verizon, WWE, ScottradeDow Jones is blaming user error for an Amazon Web Services S3 bucket misconfiguration that exposed data on about 2.2 million...

Many businesses spend more than $100,000 annually on additional cloud security features (Help Net Security)
2017-07-19 14:10

Businesses prefer storing data in the cloud but plan to invest in extra security precautions, according to B2B ratings and reviews firm Clutch. Nearly 70% of businesses on the cloud prefer storing...

Dow Jones customer data exposed due to cloud misconfiguration (Help Net Security)
2017-07-18 16:58

US-based publishing and financial information firm Dow Jones & Company is the latest casualty of a cloud database misconfiguration error. In late May, UpGuard’s Chris Vickery discovered an Amazon...

Report: Major Cloud Services Attack Could Cost $53 Billion (InfoRiskToday)
2017-07-18 13:03

Future Cyberattacks Could Cause Massive Losses, Lloyd's of London WarnsWhat trait does a global cyberattack and a hurricane share? Both could cost insurers - and victims - dearly. In a new report,...

Major Cloud Services Attack Could Cost $53 Billion (InfoRiskToday)
2017-07-18 10:33

Future Cyberattacks Could Cause Massive Losses, Lloyd's of London WarnsWhat trait does a global cyberattack and a hurricane share? Both could cost insurers - and victims - dearly. In a new report,...

US Border Patrol isn’t allowed to search travelers’ data stored in the cloud (Help Net Security)
2017-07-17 19:00

When searching travelers’ mobile phones at the border, US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers do not have the authority to rifle through data stored solely on remote servers (“in the...

Addressing major application vulnerabilities with the Qualys Cloud Platform (Help Net Security)
2017-07-11 13:00

In this podcast, Vikas Phonsa, Director of Product Management, Web Application Firewall, Qualys, talks about the application security space in general, the challenges of securing web applications...