Security News

Black Hat 2019: Addressing Supply-Chain Risk Starts with People, Microsoft Says
2019-08-08 20:13

LAS VEGAS – Supply-chain attacks have nabbed headlines lately thanks to high-profile incidents like the Wipro news last April, where attackers were able to compromise the staffing agency’s network...

Supply-Chain Attack against the Electron Development Platform
2019-08-08 16:11

Electron is a cross-platform development system for many popular communications apps, including Skype, Slack, and WhatsApp. Security vulnerabilities in the update system allows someone to silently...

Re-Thinking Supply Chain Security
2019-07-25 18:48

When it comes to supply chain risk, many organizations overlook how dependent they are on those critical relationships, says Matt Kraning of Expanse. As a result, they are minimizing serious...

Firmware Bugs Plague Server Supply Chain, 7 Vendors Impacted
2019-07-17 17:43

Lenovo, Acer and five additional server manufacturers are hit with supply-chain bugs buried in motherboard firmware.

Massive Malvertising Campaign Reaches 100M Ads, Manipulates Supply Chain
2019-07-17 15:21

A sophisticated and growing malvertising attacker is partnering with legitimate ad tech platforms to drop malware at scale.

How organizations can better protect themselves against supply chain security threats
2019-07-02 15:01

Running regular anti-malware scans and blocking malicious IP addresses are two strategies. But organizations need to do more to defend themselves against security risks from supply chain partners,...

Tracing the Supply Chain Attack on Android
2019-06-25 14:28

Earlier this month, Google disclosed that a supply chain attack by one of its vendors resulted in malicious software being pre-installed on millions of new budget Android devices. Google didn't...

How much risk small businesses really pose to supply chain cybersecurity?
2019-06-25 04:45

50% of large enterprises view third-party partners of any size as a cybersecurity risk, but only 14% have experienced a breach as the result of a small business partner, while 17% have been...

Securing the Software Supply Chain
2019-06-18 17:33

Ilkka Turunen of Sonatype on Addressing VulnerabilitiesWhat steps can be taken to eliminate vulnerabilities in the software supply chain? Ilkka Turunen of Sonatype offers practical insights.

How IoT and blockchain could eliminate counterfeit goods across the supply chain
2019-05-17 12:41

Businesses across industries lose money and reputation due to knock-off products and questionably sourced materials, but a solution may already exist, according to a Cisco and BCG report.