Security News

Hardcoded Backdoor Found on Western Digital Storage Devices
2018-01-08 14:44

Firmware updates released by Western Digital for its MyCloud family of devices address a series of security issues, including a hardcoded backdoor admin account. read more

Critical Unpatched Flaws Disclosed In Western Digital 'My Cloud' Storage Devices
2018-01-05 12:33

Security researchers have discovered several severe vulnerabilities and a secret hard-coded backdoor in Western Digital's My Cloud NAS devices that could allow remote attackers to gain...

Resolve to Mitigate Your Business' Digital Risk in 2018
2017-12-21 13:36

As we look to the New Year many of us make resolutions – getting healthier, learning a new skill, saving money, or making more time for family and friends. With 2018 just around the corner, the...

Worldwide spending on digital transformation to reach $1.3 trillion in 2018
2017-12-18 12:00

Worldwide spending on digital transformation (DX) technologies (hardware, software, and services) is expected to be nearly $1.3 trillion in 2018, an increase of 16.8% over the $1.1 trillion spent...

Chief Data Officers are increasingly enabling digital transformation
2017-12-06 18:20

As the role of chief data officer (CDO) continues to gain traction within organizations, a recent survey by Gartner found that these data and analytics leaders are proving to be a linchpin of...

SEC Files Charges in Digital Currency Investment Scam
2017-12-04 22:14

The US Securities and Exchange Commission said Monday its newly-created Cyber Unit shut down a digital currency investment scam, charging a company that took millions from investors, "falsely...

Tether Hacked — Attacker Steals $31 Million of Digital Tokens
2017-11-21 03:10

Again some bad news for cryptocurrency users. Tether, a Santa Monica-based start-up that provides a dollar-backed cryptocurrency tokens, has claimed that its systems have been hacked by an...

Motherboard Digital Security Guide
2017-11-16 12:53

This digital security guide by Motherboard is very good. I put alongside EFF's "Surveillance Self-Defense" and John Scott-Railton's "Digital Security Low Hanging Fruit." There's also "Digital...

Digital business is turning CIOs into leaders
2017-11-10 12:30

For 82 percent of EMEA CIOs digital business has led to a greater capacity for change and a more open mindset in their IT organization, according to Gartner‘s annual survey of CIOs. On average,...