Security News

Apache, IBM Patch Critical Cloud Vulnerability
2018-07-24 19:38

The flaw opened a hole in IBM's serverless Cloud Functions platform, potentially exposing confidential customer data.

We don't mean to alarm you but IBM’s McAfee-as-a-service cloudy antivirus is wobbling
2018-06-20 23:31

Big Blue’s restoring something from backups, but the problem's 20 hours old and counting IBM’s cloud is experiencing an “unplanned event” that means its McAfee-as-a-service offering is not...

IBM Adds New Features to MaaS360 with Watson UEM Product
2018-06-05 14:06

IBM announced on Monday that it has added two new important features to its “MaaS360 with Watson” unified endpoint management (UEM) solution. UEM solutions allow enterprise IT teams to manage...

Flaws in IBM QRadar Allow Remote Command Execution
2018-05-29 05:41

Three vulnerabilities discovered by a researcher in IBM’s QRadar product can be chained for an exploit that allows a remote and unauthenticated attacker to bypass authentication and execute...

IBM employees banned from using portable storage devices
2018-05-14 15:27

In an attempt to minimize sensitive data loss, IBM will try out a worldwide, company-wide ban on the use of removable portable storage devices such as USB sticks, SD cards, and flash drives. The...

IBM bans USB drives – but will it work?
2018-05-11 12:59

Can you blindly ban all USB drives, or will it lead to "shadow IT" where staff use them anyway? Sophos CISO Ross McKerchar has his say...

IBM bans all removable storage, for all staff, everywhere
2018-05-10 05:01

Risk of ‘financial and reputational damage’ is too high, says CISO IBM has banned its staff from using removable storage devices.…

IBM: 77% of businesses do not have a cyber incident response plan
2018-05-08 14:25

The disconnect between the reality of security preparedness and their perception of the risk associated is growing, says IBM Resilient's Ted Julian.

IBM introduces 'Adversarial AI toolbox' to keep your AI from getting attacked
2018-04-18 20:42

IBM machine learning researcher Maria-Irina Nicolae spoke with TechRepublic about how the company's new Adversarial Robustness Toolbox can protect AI from tampering.

How IBM Security is helping cybersecurity pros collaborate like the bad guys
2018-04-18 19:25

Attackers have long shared their exploits, code, and methods, while defenders remained siloed. IBM Security created the X-Force Exchange platform as a way to share threat intelligence.