Security News

King's College London internal memo cops to account 'compromise' as uni resets passwords
2019-04-10 10:02

At least it's not a two-weeks-long outage this time Exclusive King's College London has suffered an IT worry but this time not of its own making – yesterday it warned staff and students that some...

M&As: Why a 'Compromise Assessment' Is Essential
2019-04-01 12:33

When a company plans to make an acquisition, it should conduct a "compromise assessment" to assess whether the organization being purchased has had an undiscovered breach, says Steve Ledzian, CTO...

Ep. 025 – Business Email Compromise and IoT surprises [PODCAST]
2019-03-27 15:07

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ASUS confirms server compromise, releases fixed Live Update tool
2019-03-27 10:27

ASUS has finally confirmed that its servers were compromised and that its ASUS Live Update tool has been tampered with, as revealed on Monday. “ASUS has also implemented a fix in the latest...

Internet-Exposed IBM BigFix Relays May Lead to Full Remote Compromise
2019-03-21 09:50

Internet-facing relays in IBM BigFix deployments could lead to information disclosure and potential full remote compromise if not properly configured, Atredis Partners security researchers have discovered.

Business Email Compromise: Mitigating the Risk
2019-03-06 15:18

David Appelbaum of Valimail on Addressing VulnerabilitiesEmail remains a key vector for inbound attacks. David Appelbaum of Valimail explains how the threat can be remediated.

500,000+ WinRAR users open to compromise via a 19-year-old flaw
2019-02-21 10:17

A vulnerability affecting all versions of WinRAR, the popular file archiver utility for Windows, could be exploited by attackers to deliver malware via specially crafted ACE archives. About the...

Symantec helps business stop email compromise attacks
2019-02-18 07:30

Symantec, the world’s leading cyber security company, announced Email Fraud Protection, an automated solution that helps organizations block fraudulent emails from reaching enterprises, ensuring...

Business Email Compromises: The Growing Threat in Healthcare
2019-02-15 18:33

Business email compromise attacks are becoming far more common in the healthcare sector, says Rod Piechowski of the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society, who discusses promising...

IoT credential compromise attacks open your devices up to spying
2019-01-24 14:44

Security updates for the lifespan of a given device are critical to protecting your connected device against hackers, according to a Barracuda report.