Security News

The single sign-on account hijacking threat and what can we do about it?
2018-08-22 14:54

Single sign-on (SSO) lets users avoid creating and managing accounts across different services, but what happens when that main, identity-providing account gets compromised? Can users remediate a...

Dark Tequila: A Distilled Threat for Mexican Targets
2018-08-21 20:25

Dark Tequila, which has been active since 2013, is highly modular and targets victims in Mexico.

SMBs at higher risk of sophisticated cyberattacks: Here are the top threats
2018-08-21 18:11

Attacks including malware and cryptominers are targeting SMBs, and cybersecurity budgets can't keep up.

GRC in Current Threat Landscape: Identifying New Metrics
2018-08-21 16:03

SAI Global's Andrew Bissett Shares Insights on Security MeasuresRegulatory compliance and technology innovation are making security more complex, so organizations need to look beyond technical...

Retail and finance top the list of vulnerable industries, increasingly targeted with credential threat campaigns
2018-08-21 16:00

The finance, professional, and information sectors had the highest volume and most variety of malicious activity in Q2 2018, says Rapid7, and the manufacturing sector is steadily getting more and...

Video: Bishop Fox on Device Threats and Layered Security
2018-08-21 13:58

Bishop Fox's Christie Terrill talks to us about IoT security and other trends at Black Hat 2018 this month.

Planning for the Shifting Threat Landscape
2018-08-17 20:48

RSA's CTO, Zulfikar Ramzan, Shares His View of the Challenges AheadThe best way to take a holistic approach to the current threat landscape is to define security issues as business problems and...

What Does 'Threat Analytics' Really Mean?
2018-08-17 19:48

Gerry Sillars of Skybox on How to Operationalize ItThreat analytics involves understanding where threats to key data assets exist and planning your mitigation strategy around that, says Skybox's...

OT Security and the Threat of Disruption
2018-08-16 22:03

Nozomi Network's Obbe Knoop on Why OT Security Needs a Different ApproachDisruption to operational technology can cause business downtime as well as serious public safety issues, so a nuanced...

Open MQTT Servers Raise Physical Threats in Smart Homes
2018-08-16 13:44

Misconfigured DIY smart-home hubs for home automation could allow attackers to track owners’ movements, see if smart doors and windows are opened or closed, and even open garage doors.