Security News

Week in review: The lessons of Conficker, holiday season cybercrime, IoT vulnerability discovery
2018-11-25 19:30

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news and articles: Don’t accept risk with a pocket veto No security professional wants to accept risk. If we had our way, the...

Mobile and IoT attacks – SophosLabs 2019 Threat Report
2018-11-23 12:11

As internet users migrate from desktop and laptop computers to mobile and Internet of Things (IoT) platforms, cybercriminals are too.

As Black Friday Looms, IoT Gadgets Take the Risk Spotlight
2018-11-22 11:00

Ahead of the holiday shopping bonanza, the security community is talking to consumers about IoT security.

How IoT medical devices save your life and threaten your privacy
2018-11-21 18:13

Consumers increasingly depend upon IoT devices to help them do everything from improving sleep to monitoring blood sugar levels. In the process, they may be giving up more privacy than expected.

Awake Security uncovers malicious intent across on-premise, IoT and cloud infrastructure
2018-11-21 03:00

Awake Security unveiled the Fall release of its Awake Security Platform, a network traffic analysis (NTA) solution designed to help organizations combat cyber threats and improve visibility....

Only 14% have complete organizational awareness of IoT threats
2018-11-20 06:15

86 percent of IT and security decision makers across the globe believe their organization needs to improve its awareness of IoT threats, according to Trend Micro. This significant lack of...

Mozilla’s IoT gift guide ranks gadgets from secure to shoddy
2018-11-19 13:29

Mozilla slapped a “Meets Minimum Security Standards" badge on the IoT gadgets on its list that passed at least some muster.

Helping researchers with IoT firmware vulnerability discovery
2018-11-19 07:20

John Toterhi, a security researcher with IoT security company Finite State, believes that many of the security problems plaguing IoT devices are solvable problems through transparency....

AI, supply chain, and IoT risks will dominate the 2019 cyberthreat landscape
2018-11-16 16:03

Privileged attacks will continue and Android will close open access, according to BeyondTrust's cybersecurity predictions for the new year.

IoT related security missteps cost enterprises millions
2018-11-15 07:15

Enterprises have begun sustaining significant monetary losses stemming from the lack of good practices as they move forward with incorporating the IoT into their business models, according to a...