Security News

Destroyed: A method of destroying Whatsapp group chats forever, say infosec bods of vuln patch
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...

New infosec products of the week: December 13, 2019
2019-12-13 06:30

IBM Security adds AI features to its Cloud Identity solution IBM Cloud Identity now features AI-based adaptive access capabilities that help continually assess employee or consumer user risk...

SANS Announces 13th Holiday Hack Challenge and 2nd KringleCon infosec conference
2019-12-06 06:00

Sign up, tune in, expand your knowledge, and compete in hacking contests Promo On December 9, SANS will launch its second annual KringleCon virtual conference followed shortly thereafter by its...

How to fool infosec wonks into pinning a cyber attack on China, Russia, Iran, whomever
2019-12-05 15:44

Learning points, not an instruction manual Black Hat 2019 Faking digital evidence during a cyber attack – planting a false flag – is simple if you know how, as noted infosec veteran Jake Williams...

The overlooked part of an infosec strategy: Cyber insurance underwriting
2019-11-26 07:00

When a data breach or cyber attack hits the headlines one of the last things businesses are likely to consider is how cyber insurance could helped. Outside of a general awareness that cyber...

New infosec products of the week: November 22, 2019
2019-11-22 09:13

CyberSaint Governance Dashboard empowers CISOs to communicate compliance and risk posture in real-time CyberSaint Security announced significant updates to its Governance Dashboards that empower...

Do your infosec habits make you vulnerable to fraud?
2019-11-18 05:00

A third of Americans have been a victim of information fraud or identity theft. Despite notable data breaches in 2019, when asked if they update or change passwords/PINs after a company they do...

New infosec products of the week: November 15, 2019
2019-11-15 07:00

Sysdig Secure 3.0 provides enterprises with threat prevention at runtime Sysdig Secure 3.0 includes an incident response and audit tool for Kubernetes, giving enterprises the ability to...

Infosec boffins pour cold water on claims Home Office Brexit app can be easily hacked
2019-11-14 13:07

'Unnecessary scaremongering' but still some work to be done Reports that the Home Office's Brexit app contains "serious vulnerabilities" that could expose the phone numbers, addresses and passport...

150 infosec bods now know who they're up against thanks to BT Security cc/bcc snafu
2019-11-12 11:08

Mass-mail fail followed outfit's appearance at jobs fair BT Security managed to commit the most basic blunder of all after emailing around 150 infosec professionals who attended a jobs fair –...