Security News

5 common browser security threats, and how to handle them
2018-04-06 13:20

Web browsers are designed to store information for your convenience, but that information can also fall into the wrong hands. Here are some simple tips for preventing that situation.

WAF Security Startup Threat X Raises $8.2 Million
2018-04-04 13:59

Cybersecurity startup Threat X, which offers cloud-based web application firewall (WAF) solutions, today announced that it has closed an $8.2 million Series A funding round.  The Denver,...

How companies continue to expose sensitive data to threats
2018-04-04 12:00

A new study from the Varonis Data Lab found that on average, 21% of a company’s folders were accessible to every employee, and 41% of companies had at least 1,000 sensitive files open to all...

The Road to Actionable Threat Intelligence
2018-04-04 02:14

Processing and parsing intelligence from all sources - external and internal, structured and abstract - across three important categories is essential to a proactive, predictive threat...

Are legacy technologies a threat to EU’s telecom infrastructure?
2018-04-03 12:00

Telecommunications is a key infrastructure based on how our society works. It constitutes the main instrument that allows our democracy and our EU core values such as freedom, equality, rule of...

U.S. DoD Hopes To Stamp Out Threats With Bug Bounty Program
2018-04-02 20:57

The U.S. Department of Defense is the latest government entity to double down on vulnerabilities, on Monday announcing a new bug bounty program.

Creaking protocols are threat to EU's telecom infrastructure security
2018-04-01 00:00

Y'all better bake in safeguards before 5G rollout, says ENISA Legacy technologies pose a threat to the European Union's telecommunications infrastructure, a study by cybersecurity agency ENISA warns.…

VMware Acquires Threat Detection and Response Firm E8 Security
2018-03-30 12:48

VMware announced this week that it has acquired threat detection and response company E8 Security, whose technology will be used to improve the Workspace ONE digital workspace platform. This is...

Digital innovation held back as IT teams firefight security threats
2018-03-27 12:00

43% of IT executives at European financial institutions reveal that fears of a cyber-attack keep them awake at night – two months before the GDPR comes into force, according to figures published...

Like any threat, malware evolves: Discover new trends
2018-03-27 11:45

Cofense released the 2018 Cofense Malware Review, detailing the trends that defined malware attacks in 2017 and the emerging trends for network defenders to prioritize in 2018. While a couple of...