Security News

Red flag: Home Office inks £45m border tech extension with IBM
2019-09-04 11:31

After 15 years, Semaphore DB that flags up persons of interest goes into extra (Brexit) time The Home Office has inked a £45m 33-month contract extension with IBM for its creaking Semaphore border...

News Wrap: Dentist Offices Hit By Ransomware, Venmo Faces Privacy Firestorm
2019-08-30 14:07

From new ransomware attacks to privacy issues around Venmo and Ring, Threatpost editors break down the top news of this week.

DEF CON 2019: 35 Bugs in Office Printers Offer Hackers an Open Door
2019-08-08 10:00

A raft of bugs in six popular models can allow a hacker to wreak havoc on a corporate network.

Microsoft: Russia Probes Office Printers, VOIP Phones
2019-08-06 12:48

Points to the Need to Make IoT Devices More SecureMicrosoft warned on Monday that Russia-linked attackers are gaining access to corporate networks through poorly configured devices, such as office...

Week in review: Crafty Office 365 phishing, how DNS firewalls can burn security teams
2019-07-28 15:00

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news and articles: Phishers targeting Office 365 admins have a new trick up their sleeve Phishers targeting Office 365 admins have a new...

Phishers targeting Office 365 admins have a new trick up their sleeve
2019-07-24 05:15

Phishers targeting Office 365 admins have a new trick up their sleeve: they are checking the credentials entered into the spoofed login page in real-time and, if they are valid, the victims are...

40% of enterprises experienced Office 365 credential theft, report finds
2019-07-22 16:00

While 80% of organizations use more than the default security provided by Office 365, additional measures are needed to secure enterprise email.

Dutch cops collar fella accused of crafting and flogging Office macro nasties to cyber-crooks
2019-07-18 07:04

Accused bloke cuffed after plod swoop on home A 20-year-old man from the Netherlands accused of building and selling Office macro malware was arrested Wednesday.…

Vade Secure’s Auto-Remediate adds automated protection for Office 365 environments
2019-07-17 03:30

Vade Secure, the global leader in predictive email defense, announced the availability of Auto-Remediate for Vade Secure for Office 365. The new feature extends Vade Secure’s AI-based threat...

Cybercriminals leverage malicious Office docs, Mac malware, web app exploits
2019-06-26 05:15

There’s been a 62% increase in overall malware detections in Q1 2019 compared to the previous quarter. A new Watchguard report also found that cybercriminals are leveraging a wide array of varied...