Security News

Podcast: Why Bitcoin Miners Target Critical Infrastructure Networks
2018-07-31 14:14

Ronen Rabinovich from Cyberbit explains why malicious bitcoin mining malware is increasing on industrial control systems.

Samsung Patches Critical Vulnerabilities in SmartThings Hub
2018-07-30 16:24

Samsung has patched a series of critical vulnerabilities in its SmartThings Hub, which could be exploited to execute OS commands or other arbitrary code on vulnerable devices. read more

Apache, IBM Patch Critical Cloud Vulnerability
2018-07-24 19:38

The flaw opened a hole in IBM's serverless Cloud Functions platform, potentially exposing confidential customer data.

Ransomware: Why Rapid Detection Is So Critical
2018-07-24 19:33

Recent ransomware attacks against healthcare organizations and others demonstrate why rapid detection is critical to limiting the malware's damage, says cybersecurity expert Bill Dixon of Kroll.

AVEVA Patches Critical Flaws in HMI/SCADA Tools Following Schneider Merger
2018-07-24 16:00

UK-based industrial software company AVEVA has patched two critical remote code execution vulnerabilities discovered by researchers in its InTouch and InduSoft development tools. read more

UK's Huawei handler dials back support for Chinese giant's kit in critical infrastructure
2018-07-20 12:17

'Limited assurance' that there is no risk to national security A UK government-run oversight board has expressed misgivings about the security of telecoms kit from Chinese firm Huawei.…

Adobe on internal systems bug: It's not critical
2018-07-19 14:19

Researcher: I think you'll find.... Adobe has played down the significance of an admitted vulnerability in its internal systems.…

Why hardware security is critical for IoT
2018-07-19 14:17

At the 2018 LiveWorx conference, Kevin Lee, head of marketing for Samsung ARTIK IoT, explained why IoT manufacturers need to consider both hardware and software security in their products.

Critical Authentication Flaws in Cisco Policy Suite Patched
2018-07-19 13:22

Cisco also pushed out seven high-severity fixes for its SD-WAN solution for business users, and a patch for a DoS flaw in the Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Fabric Switches.

How hackers exploit critical infrastructure
2018-07-19 12:30

The traditional focus of most hackers has been on software, but the historical focus of crime is on anything of value. It should come as no surprise, therefore, that as operational technology (OT)...