Security News

New Playbooks for Cyber Defense
2019-08-09 19:48

Fortinet's FortiGuard Labs global threat research team is creating research playbooks that provide deep-dive analysis of not only threat trends, but also cybercriminal and adversary tools and...

New SWAPGS Side-Channel Attack Bypasses Spectre and Meltdown Defenses
2019-08-07 13:55

Researchers demonstrate a new side-channel attack that bypass mitigations against Spectre and Meltdown.

Prevent lateral attacks inside the data center with a defense-in-depth hardware layer
2019-08-06 05:15

IT departments tend to be concerned primarily with cybersecurity attacks that originate from outside the enterprise, known as a “north-south” attacks. This often leaves them more vulnerable to...

Close but no cigar, Google: How websites can dodge Chrome 76's defenses and still detect you're in Incognito mode
2019-08-05 20:27

Three key words: File, write, benchmark A week ago, Google released Chrome 76, which included a change intended to prevent websites from detecting when browser users have activated Incognito mode.…

Confluera launches its Early Access Program for Real-time Attack Interception and Defense platform
2019-08-01 02:00

Confluera, the real-time cybersecurity company, announced that it has raised $9 million in Series A funding led by Lightspeed’s Ravi Mhatre with significant participation by John W. Thompson,...

Capital One: Where Did the Bank Fail on Defense?
2019-07-31 09:48

Experts Say Bank May Have Made Several ErrorsThe cause of Capital One's breach is known. But experts say the incident still raises questions over why Capital One held onto personal data so long...

Confluera Raises $9M, Unveils 'Real-time Attack Interception and Defense' Platform
2019-07-30 13:49

Palo Alto, California-based start-up Confluera has simultaneously announced a Series A funding round of $9 million and the launch of its new Real-time Attack Interception and Defense (RAID)...

New Android Spyware Created by Russian Defense Contractor Found in the Wild
2019-07-25 07:18

Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a new piece of mobile surveillance malware believed to be developed by a Russian defense contractor that has been sanctioned for interfering with the 2016...

Digital Defense and UTSA partnership to further enrich the students’ cybersecurity education
2019-07-23 23:30

Digital Defense and The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) Department of Computer Science jointly announced a partnership that will provide students and faculty with access to an...

The Automotive Industry: Stepping up on Defense
2019-07-19 13:41

As the in-vehicle technology continues to innovate, hackers are continuing to learn and find vulnerabilities to exploit.