Security News

Major U.S. Chemical Firms Hit by Cyberattack
2019-03-25 16:16

Operations at two major US-based chemical companies, Hexion and Momentive, were disrupted recently by a cyberattack reportedly involving LockerGoga, the ransomware that recently hit Norwegian...

EU Seeks Better Coordination to Battle Next Big Cyberattack
2019-03-22 11:48

Life After WannaCry and NotPetya: Europol Wants EU Member States To Be ReadyLife after WannaCry and NotPetya: Europol, the EU's law enforcement intelligence agency, wants member states to be able...

Podcast: The High-Risk Threats Behind the Norsk Hydro Cyberattack
2019-03-19 19:40

Threatpost talks to Phil Neray with CyberX about Tuesday's ransomware attack on aluminum producer Norsk Hydro, and how it compares to past manufacturing attacks like Triton, WannaCry and more.

Norway's Norsk Hydro Hit by 'Extensive' Cyberattack
2019-03-19 12:22

One of the world's biggest aluminium producers, Norway's Norsk Hydro, said Tuesday it had been hit by a cyber-attack of unknown origin. "Hydro became victim of an extensive cyberattack in the...

EU Adopts New Response Protocol for Major Cyberattacks
2019-03-18 15:45

Europol on Monday announced the adoption of a new protocol for how law enforcement authorities in the European Union and beyond will respond to major cross-border cyberattacks. read more

U.S. Senators Want Transparency on Senate Cyberattacks
2019-03-14 15:00

U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Tom Cotton believe all senators should receive information on successful cyberattacks aimed at the Senate. read more

US Warns of Sophisticated Cyberattacks From Russia, China
2019-03-14 13:50

Cyberattacks from Russia, China, North Korea and Iran are increasingly sophisticated and, until recently, were done with little concern for the consequences, the top Pentagon cyber leaders told a...

IT managers can’t ignore endpoints because most cyberattacks start there
2019-03-12 06:30

IT managers are more likely to catch cybercriminals on their organization’s servers and networks than anywhere else, according to the 7 Uncomfortable Truths of Endpoint Security survey by Sophos....

RSA Conference: Data-Wiping Cyberattacks Plague Financial Firms
2019-03-06 13:00

A new report outlines the cyberattacks and threats that financial firms are facing.

The public sector is a cyberattack magnet, manual processes are to blame
2019-03-05 15:35

More than half (51%) of respondents said their security teams spend more time on manual processes than handling vulnerabilities, according to a Tenable and Ponemon report.