Security News

New infosec products of the week: February 14, 2020
2020-02-14 06:30

Farsight Security enhances its Security Information Exchange data-sharing platform. Farsight Security announced enhancements to its Security Information Exchange data-sharing platform to help security professionals measurably improve the prevention, detection and response of the latest cyberattacks.

What the government infosec landscape will look this year
2020-02-10 06:00

The first is that bad actors will target voter registration systems with the intent to generate voting havoc and trigger voter fraud alerts. Security researchers have proven many times over that voting machines are hackable, but most of them don't expect threat actors to expend the vast amount of time and resources needed to successfully hack the 2020 presidential election voting results directly.

New infosec products of the week: February 7, 2020
2020-02-07 06:30

DigiCert launches two new PKI tools to provide fast, flexible PKI deployment. These new offerings are built on the DigiCert ONE platform, which delivers end-to-end centralized user and device certificate management for a variety of deployment models and PKI use cases.

Remember those infosec fellas who were cuffed while testing the physical security of a courthouse? The burglary charges have been dropped
2020-01-31 20:39

Criminal charges have been dropped against two infosec professionals who were arrested during a sanctioned physical penetration test gone wrong. On Thursday, the Des Moines Register - no relation - reported that a judge in Dallas County, Iowa, formally dismissed the third-degree burglary and possession of burglary tools allegations against Coalfire employees Gary DeMercurio and Justin Wynn.

Attempts to define international infosec rules of the road bogged down by endless talkshops, warn diplomats
2020-01-31 11:08

International progress on state-level so-called cybersecurity "Norms" is hopelessly bogged down in an explosion of NGOs and internal United Nations rivalries between two overlapping groups, a French security conference heard this week. Not only are there two overlapping United Nations groups tasked with defining international cybersecurity norms, but even agreed declarations are ignored because nobody notices what the UN comes up with on cybersecurity, diplomats complained.

New infosec products of the week: January 31, 2020
2020-01-31 06:50

Both achievements set new benchmarks for SOAR platforms, significantly reducing mean time to detect and response for security incidents. Cisco launches IoT security architecture to deliver enhanced visibility across IoT and OT environments.

New infosec products of the week: January 17, 2020
2020-01-17 06:00

STEALTHbits StealthINTERCEPT 7.0 strengthens enterprise passwords and AD security. The latest enhancements delivered in StealthINTERCEPT 7.0 aim to provide organizations advanced capabilities to thwart attacks against AD and provide progressive password policy and complexity improvements that boost security without causing poor user and administrator experiences.

Whirlybird-driving infosec boss fined after ranty Blackpool Airport antics
2020-01-13 14:10

The managing director of a Manchester-based infosec firm has been fined for flying his helicopter into an air traffic control zone without permission - having first launched a rant at tower controllers. Joel Tobias, a helicopter owner and pilot who was described by the Manchester Evening News as a "Wealthy businessman", was fined £1,600 plus £870 in legal costs after his on-frequency rant at air traffic controller Andrea Tolley.

New infosec products of the week: January 10, 2020
2020-01-10 06:00

Arlo SmartCloud is a fully managed global platform built for security, scalability and reliability that can be deployed as part of subscription services for hardware companies, automotive companies, service providers, insurance companies, home builders, smart communities, smart cities, traditional security companies, and other related verticals. TP-Link HomeCare Pro: A smart home IoT security solution powered by Avira.

WhatsApp chaps rapped for crap app group chat zap: Infosec bods find a way to nuke messages, fix issued
2019-12-17 11:00

Good news for Check Point; less so for blabbermouths with regrets Security investigators say they have uncovered a vulnerability in WhatsApp that will gladden the heart of anyone who's ever...