Security News

New Report on Chinese Intelligence Cyber-Operations
2018-07-20 11:38

The company ProtectWise just published a long report linking a bunch of Chinese cyber-operations over the past few years. The always interesting gruqq has some interesting commentary on the group...

Outdated DoD IT Jeopardizes National Security: Report
2018-07-11 15:54

Failure to Modernize Legacy DoD Systems is Putting U.S. National Security in Jeopardy, Report Claims read more

Department of Commerce Report on the Botnet Threat
2018-07-11 11:08

Last month, the US Department of Commerce released a report on the threat of botnets and what to do about it. I note that it explicitly said that the IoT makes the threat worse, and that the...

It's mid-year report time, let's see how secure corporate networks are
2018-07-10 13:09

Spoiler alert: not at all Companies are still leaving basic security flaws and points of entry wide open for hackers to exploit.…

ThreatList: Virtualization-related Bug Reports Jump 275 Percent in 2018
2018-07-09 15:46

The Zero Day Initiative said that the number of bugs reported in 2018 is on track to trump its previous busiest year, 2017.

Android App Are Sharing Screenshots, Video Recordings to Third Parties, Report Finds
2018-07-05 16:27

Some mobile apps can take and share screenshots and video of the phones’ app activity without users’ knowledge.

Toxic Content, Insider Threats Lurk in Business Collaboration Tools: Report
2018-06-26 18:16

A new report quantifies what every manager instinctively knows: private messaging within collaboration tools can hide worrying content sent between employees. This can include confidential and...

China-linked Hackers Targeting Air-Gapped Systems: Report
2018-06-25 14:32

The cyber espionage group known as "Tick" has been targeting a secure USB drive built by a South Korean defense company, likely in an attempt to compromise air-gaped systems, Palo Alto Networks...

Hidden Tunnels Used to Evade Strong Access Controls: Reports
2018-06-22 13:36

Use of Hidden Tunnels to Exfiltrate Data Far More Widespread in Financial Services Than Any Other Industry Sector read more