Security News

Evolving threats to Mac environments
2018-11-05 19:02

Mac users exercise less caution, says Secdo security evangelist Mitchell Bezzina, which means there is a higher risk of exploits and malware infection.

Election security: US voting system faces multiple cyber threats during 2018 midterms
2018-11-05 16:50

From social media manipulation to voting machine hacks, CNET senior producer Dan Patterson explains the cyber threats that could compromise the 2018 U.S. midterm elections.

USB threat vector trends and implications for industrial operators
2018-11-02 13:31

In an attempt to make industrial control systems less accessible to attackers, industrial players are limiting network access and increasingly using USB media devices to transfer patches, updates...

HITRUST releases Threat Catalogue to improve risk management
2018-11-02 03:00

HITRUST is releasing its Threat Catalogue to provide organizations with visibility into the threats and risks targeting their information, assets and operations. In addition to helping...

Carbon Black Incident Response Threat Report: US elections are endangered by cyberattacks
2018-11-01 19:01

A recent report by cybersecurity organization Carbon Black paints a grim picture of potential cyberattacks involving the upcoming US Elections. Learn more about the details.

Law Enforcement Faces Dilemma in Assessing Online Threats
2018-11-01 14:25

Their anger is all over social media for the whole world to see, with rants about minorities, relationships gone bad or paranoid delusions about perceived slights. read more

Bricata delivers improved threat hunting with enhanced network metadata
2018-10-31 15:39

Bricata’s latest update provides security teams with flexibility to control the breadth and depth of the network metadata they want to capture – and to customize the ways they want to view it....

Businesses unprepared for Windows 10 migration, fear vulnerability to cyber threats
2018-10-31 09:00

A new WinMagic study has found that organisations are largely unprepared for when support of older versions of Microsoft’s Windows OS will be withdrawn in January 2020. When questioned about their...

How the FBI weighs cybersecurity risks against other criminal threats
2018-10-29 19:24

Leo Taddeo, chief information security officer at Cyxtera Technologies, discusses the continuous challenge of balancing incoming cyber threats with CNET's Dan Patterson.

Verint and Thales join forces to deliver cyber threat intelligence approach
2018-10-29 15:15

Verint Systems and Thales formed a partnership to create a Cyber Security Threat Intelligence approach for governments, enterprises, and critical infrastructures in Europe. The partnership...