Security News

Neo4j and Thales bring data security to the graph database
2019-07-25 01:00

Neo4j, the leader in graph databases, announced a comprehensive integration between Neo4j Enterprise Edition and Thales Vormetric Transparent Encryption to deliver data-at-rest encryption. The...

Attackers Turn Elasticsearch Databases Into DDoS Bots
2019-07-23 17:01

A recently detected attack campaign is attempting to ensnare Elasticsearch clusters into a distributed denial of service (DDoS) botnet, Trend Micro reports.  The multi-stage attacks leverage...

Hacked Bulgarian database reaches online forums
2019-07-22 12:21

Data on millions of people stolen from the Bulgarian government has already popped up on hacker trading forums.

2015 database hack is the terrible gift that keeps giving for Slack: Tens of thousands of passwords now reset
2019-07-19 06:38

Yak app still cleaning up after four-year-old cyber-break-in Slack says a 2015 database theft is to blame for a large-scale reset of stolen passwords.…

As cyber attacks increase, the cloud-based database security market grows
2019-07-17 04:45

The cloud-based database security market is expected to register a CAGR of 19.5% over the forecast period 2019-2024, according to ResearchAndMarkets. With the increasing adoption of Big Data...

MongoDB Database Exposed 188 Million Records: Researchers
2019-07-11 14:41

Data Apparently Originated in a GitHub RepositorySecurity researchers have found yet another unsecured database that left personal data exposed to the internet. In this latest case, a MongoDB...

London cop illegally used police database to monitor investigation into himself
2019-07-11 12:48

And now he's a convicted criminal – but still in uniform A serving Metropolitan police officer who illegally accessed a police database to monitor a criminal investigation into his own conduct has...

Fieldwork Software Database Exposed Customer Data: Report
2019-07-10 14:33

Researchers Say Company Promptly Fixed LeakSensitive information, including credit card and phone numbers, was left exposed to the internet on an unsecured database belonging to Fieldwork...

Migrations represent the number one challenge for database professionals
2019-07-03 05:00

Migrations are now the number one priority for database professionals, a new Redgate report reveals. Cloud usage is on the up, for example, with 44% of organizations now using SQL Server on VMs in...

Relatives’ DNA in geneology database leads to murder conviction
2019-07-02 09:39

Privacy advocates may question the use of genealogy data in forensics, but defense attorneys in this case did not.