Security News

Refrigeration Systems Used by Supermarkets, Hospitals Left Exposed Online
2019-02-08 18:44

Thousands of instances of a temperature control system are exposed to remote attacks from the internet due to users’ failure to change default passwords and implement other security measures. read more

20 Indicted in Multimillion-Dollar Online Fraud Scheme
2019-02-08 03:13

Federal prosecutors have indicted 20 people in a multimillion-dollar international online fraud scheme. read more

4 tips to keep your business safe online, according to Google
2019-02-06 14:57

Most people still lack an understanding of best practices for passwords and other security measures, Google found.

The Tricky Balance in Declining or Accepting Online Payments
2019-01-31 15:16

False positives are one of the biggest problems for security controls. In malware detection they interrupt work and divert incident response away from real issues. But in ecommerce and financial...

HIV Data Exposed Online
2019-01-29 22:03

Singapore Authorities Allege Incident Involved an InsiderInformation about more than 14,000 HIV patients included in a Singapore health registry was exposed online in what appears to be an inside...

Police Shut Down xDedic – An Online Market for Cyber Criminals
2019-01-29 08:03

In an international operation involving law enforcement authorities from the U.S. and several European countries, feds have shut down an online underground marketplace and arrested three suspects...

What steps consumers need to take to protect themselves online
2019-01-29 06:00

Yesterday was Data Privacy Day, so McAfee warned consumers that cybercriminals are continuing to access personal information through weak passwords, phishing emails, connected things, malicious...

Norton LifeLock develops new app to help consumers begin to take control of their online privacy
2019-01-29 04:12

Symantec’s Norton LifeLock brand introduced Norton Privacy Manager, a new app that marks a first step in the cyber security company’s movement to help consumers begin to understand and take...

BGP secure routing experiment ends in online row
2019-01-28 12:41

An experiment to make the internet safer ended up breaking parts of it last week.

“Proceed with caution”: Microsoft browser says Mail Online is untrustworthy
2019-01-24 11:33

Hanging up on the fact-checkers probably isn't the best way for a news outlet to assure them that it's trustworthy.