Security News

UK cyber cops: Infosec pros could help us divert teens from 'dark side'
2018-08-13 08:11

Police seek mentor-like techies to help talented kids UK police are looking to cybersecurity firms to help implement a strategy of steering youngsters away from a life in online crime.…

InfoSec Institute launches  Security Awareness Practitioner Certification
2018-08-10 20:20

InfoSec Institute launched its Certified Security Awareness Practitioner (CSAP) boot camp. The course is to certify professionals with the expert knowledge, skills and confidence to build and...

Congresscritters want answers on Tillerson's rm -rf /opt/gov/infosec
2018-08-10 13:18

Reps probe Rex's wrecking ball job on crucial Cyber Issues office US House Democrats are asking Republicans to subpoena the State Department over its decision to shut down a key government...

It's 2018 and I can still hack into sat-comms gear, sighs infosec dude
2018-08-10 09:48

Planes, ships, military equipment at risk says IOActive's Santamarta Black Hat Four years ago, IOActive security researcher Ruben Santamarta came to Black Hat USA to warn about insecurities in...

You can't always trust those mobile payment gadgets as far as you can throw them – bugs found by infosec duo
2018-08-10 01:35

Tech needs to mature a little more, perhaps Black Hat Those gadgets and apps used by small shops and traders to turn their smartphones and tablets into handheld sales terminals? Quite possibly...

Funnily enough, no, infosec bods aren't mad keen on W. Virginia's vote-by-phone-app plan
2018-08-07 22:15

Mobile ballots dubbed 'horrific', blockchain reliance questioned The US state of West Virginia plans to allow some of its citizens to vote in this year's midterm elections via a smartphone app –...

New infosec products of the week​: July 27, 2018
2018-07-27 14:03

SentinelOne announces general availability of Central Park console SentinelOne announced the general release of Central Park, a console update enhancing its protection capabilities and simplifying...

Airbus UK infosec gros fromage: Yep, we work with arch-rivals Boeing
2018-07-19 08:49

Says firm's airliners designed with security foremost in mind Airbus's UK infosec chief, Ian Goslin, has said that cyber-attack attribution is a matter for "nation states" – and has questioned...

Do you have what it takes to become a Chief Scientist in the infosec industry?
2018-07-18 12:15

Igor Baikalov, Chief Scientist at security analytics firm Securonix, is a trained scientist: he spent over 16 year working on various aspects of Structural Biology, developing new methods for...

Many infosec professionals reuse passwords across multiple accounts
2018-07-17 17:09

Lastline announced the results of a survey conducted at Infosecurity Europe 2018, which suggests that 45 percent of infosec professionals reuse passwords across multiple user accounts – a basic...