Security News

Despite cyberattacks, water security standards remain a pipe dream
2024-09-07 12:33

White House floats round two of regulations It sounds like the start of a bad joke: Digital trespassers from China, Russia, and Iran break into US water systems.…

The State of the Virtual CISO Report: MSP/MSSP Security Strategies for 2025
2024-09-06 09:37

The 2024 State of the vCISO Report continues Cynomi’s tradition of examining the growing popularity of virtual Chief Information Security Officer (vCISO) services. According to the independent...

Critical Security Flaw Found in LiteSpeed Cache Plugin for WordPress
2024-09-06 06:35

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered yet another critical security flaw in the LiteSpeed Cache plugin for WordPress that could allow unauthenticated users to take control of arbitrary...

Homeland security hopes to scuttle maritime cyber-threats with port infosec testbed
2024-09-05 23:51

Supply chains, 13M jobs and $649B a year at risk, so Uncle Sam is fighting back - with a request for info The US Department of Homeland Security is seeking help to assess the security of tech at...

Cisco's Smart Licensing Utility flaws suggest it's pretty dumb on security
2024-09-05 18:15

Two critical holes including hardcoded admin credential If you're running Cisco's supposedly Smart Licensing Utility, there are two flaws you ought to patch right now.…

Veeam Releases Security Updates to Fix 18 Flaws, Including 5 Critical Issues
2024-09-05 16:05

Veeam has shipped security updates to address a total of 18 security flaws impacting its software products, including five critical vulnerabilities that could result in remote code execution. The...

Security boom is over, with over a third of CISOs reporting flat or falling budgets
2024-09-05 14:34

Good news? Security is still getting a growing part of IT budget It looks like security budgets are coming up against belt-tightening policies, with chief security officers reporting budgets...

Security biz Verkada to pay $3m penalty under deal that also enforces infosec upgrade
2024-09-05 04:28

Allowed access to 150k cameras, some in sensitive spots, but has been done for spamming Physical security biz Verkada has agreed to cough up $2.95 million following an investigation by the US...

Criminal IP Earns PCI DSS v4.0 Certification for Top-Level Security
2024-09-04 14:02

AI Spera has achieved PCI DSS v4.0 certification for its threat intel search engine solution, Criminal IP. Learn more from the Criminal IP cyber threat intelligence search engine. [...]

Android Users Urged to Install Latest Security Updates to Fix Actively Exploited Flaw
2024-09-04 13:36

Google has released its monthly security updates for the Android operating system to address a known security flaw that it said has come under active exploitation in the wild. The high-severity...