Security News

Despite disclosure laws, cybercrime may be widely underreported
2019-06-05 04:45

While attack vectors remain largely the same year over year, attack volume will increase and cybercrime may be vastly underreported, according to the 2019 State of Cybersecurity Study from global...

SEC demands better disclosure for cybersecurity incidents and threats
2019-04-30 05:15

As companies increasingly rely on networked systems and on the Internet, cybersecurity threats have grown. Companies that fall victim to a successful cyberattack incur substantial costs for...

VMware Patches DoS, Information Disclosure Flaws in Graphics Components
2019-04-12 06:07

Patches released this week by VMware for its ESXi, Workstation and Fusion products address “important” denial-of-service (DoS) and information disclosure vulnerabilities affecting graphics...

Facebook's Early, Misguided Call on Breach Disclosure
2019-03-27 12:33

Emails With Aussie Regulator Show Facebook's Thoughts on 'View As' HackShortly after a massive data breach affected up to 50 million accounts last September, Facebook didn't believe the incident...

Australia's Intelligence Agency Publishes its Vulnerability Disclosure Process
2019-03-18 13:49

The Australian Signals Directorate (ASD), Australia's intelligence agency responsible for foreign signals intelligence, has joined America's NSA and the UK's GCHQ in publishing an account of its...

Zero-day Vulnerability Highlights the Responsible Disclosure Dilemma
2019-02-07 17:30

A zero-day vulnerability found in a video-conferencing system and responsibly disclosed led to the response, "Our developers are aware of some known vulnerabilities with the systems, development...

Deloitte launches new proprietary solution to help manage records disclosure and data privacy
2019-02-01 03:45

In response to increasing demand for disclosure of government records and mounting regulatory requirements for personal data privacy, Deloitte launched a workflow management platform. Built on...

Adobe Patches Information Disclosure Flaws in Experience Manager
2019-01-22 14:22

Updates released on Tuesday by Adobe for its Experience Manager and Experience Manager Forms products address several vulnerabilities that can lead to information disclosure. read more

Government Incident Highlights Loophole in U.S. Breach Disclosure Regulations
2019-01-08 15:13

The California Department of Insurance (CDI) fixed a vulnerability found on interactive.web.insurance.ca.gov on November 9, 2018 -- the same day it was reported to the department by Indian firm...

Google Partially Patches Flaw in Chrome for Android 3 Years After Disclosure
2019-01-03 12:48

Google has finally patched a privacy vulnerability in its Chrome web browser for Android that exposes users' device model and firmware version, eventually enabling remote attackers to identify...