Security News

ThreatList: 6-Year-Old Dorkbot Banking Malware Resurfaces as Big Threat
2018-07-12 15:49

Old banking malware called Dorkbot has reemerged in 2018 to become a serious threat.

Threats financial organizations will face in 2019
2018-07-12 12:50

What type of threats will financial services and banking organizations face in 2019? According to IntSights Cyber Intelligence, they should be prepared for breaches effected through compromise of...

Do advances in voice technology pose a threat to enterprise security?
2018-07-12 11:30

A new study from Aeriandi has highlighted UK organisations’ contradictory attitudes towards the voice channel, increasing the chances of their customers’, employees’ and partners’ data being...

AT&T to Acquire Threat Management Firm AlienVault
2018-07-11 16:15

AT&T on Tuesday said it would acquire San Mateo, Calif.-based threat management and intelligence firm AlienVault for an undisclosed sum. 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...

BlackTech threat group steals D-Link certificates to spread backdoor malware
2018-07-10 14:24

The same certificate was used to sign legitimate D-Link software.

Is Windows ShimCache a threat hunting goldmine?
2018-07-10 11:45

Enterprise-wide threat hunting sounds like a daunting task and for inexperienced forensic analysts it certainly can be. However, there are various techniques that can be used to provide the most...

Newsmaker Interview: VDOO CEO Talks Top IoT Threats
2018-07-06 11:00

VDOO's CEO talks to Threatpost about security issues discovered in Axis IP cameras and issues overall in the IoT security market.

Don't fear 1337 exploits. Sloppy mobile, phishing defenses a much bigger corp IT security threat
2018-07-05 21:24

DARPA-funded white hat emits timeless advice AppSec EU IT admins should focus on the fundamentals of network security, rather than worry about sophisticated state-sponsored zero-day attacks,...

Don't sweat 1337 hackers, sloppy developers are a much bigger security threat
2018-07-05 21:24

DARPA-funded white hat advises coders to stick to their knitting AppSec EU App developers should focus on the basics rather than worrying about state-sponsored zero-day attacks, mobile security...