Security News

Department of Defense Releases New Cyber Strategy
2018-09-20 07:47

The U.S. Department of Defense this week released its 2018 cyber strategy, which outlines how the organization plans on implementing the country’s national security and defense strategies in...

Facebook Announces 2018 Internet Defense Prize Winners
2018-08-17 13:17

Facebook this week announced the winners of its 2018 Internet Defense Prize. Three teams earned a total of $200,000 this year for innovative defensive security and privacy research. read more

BAE Systems to develop automated cyber defense tools for DARPA
2018-08-10 20:33

The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has selected BAE Systems to develop data-driven, cyber-hunting tools that detect and analyze cyber threats to help protect enterprise...

‘Chaff Bug’ Defense Rolls Out Shiny Objects for Attackers to Find
2018-08-08 18:12

Rather than eliminating bugs, the idea is to add large numbers of non-exploitable bugs to software as decoys to waste cyber-criminals' time.

Attackers playing into users’ commitment to security continue to sail through defenses
2018-07-26 11:30

KnowBe4 shared its Top 10 Global Phishing Email Subject Lines for Q2 2018. The messages in the report are based on simulated phishing tests users received or real-world emails sent to users who...

Achieving True Breach Defense
2018-07-23 15:48

Lastline CEO Chris Kruegel on How to Get to the Heart of Defending Critical DataBreach defense is a strategic business issue for most enterprises, but too many cybersecurity solutions rely more on...

ThreatList: Supply-Chain Defenses Need Improvement
2018-07-23 14:16

Few organizations are prepared to mitigate supply-chain risks, despite a majority of them acknowledging they are a huge cyber threat.

Proofpoint Cloud Account Defense detects compromised Microsoft Office 365 accounts
2018-07-13 15:27

Proofpoint announced the availability of Proofpoint Cloud Account Defense (CAD) to detect and protect Microsoft Office 365 accounts, preventing attackers from causing financial and data loss....

The US Department of Defense wants AI to stop future Snowdens
2018-07-11 00:48

Needs the ability to cope with Microsoft docs without breaking The US Department of Defense is exploring how AI might be able to help it automatically label secretive information and control who...

Don't fear 1337 exploits. Sloppy mobile, phishing defenses a much bigger corp IT security threat
2018-07-05 21:24

DARPA-funded white hat emits timeless advice AppSec EU IT admins should focus on the fundamentals of network security, rather than worry about sophisticated state-sponsored zero-day attacks,...