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The growing popularity of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies is generating curiosity—and concern—among security specialists. Crypto mining software has been found on user machines, often installed...

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news and articles: Authentication today: Moving beyond passwords A new global study from IBM Security examining consumer perspectives...

A group of researchers is trying to develop an automatic early warning system that should help defenders take preventative action before specific cyber attacks start unfolding. How does their...


Local residents are opposing adding an elevator to a subway station because terrorists might use it to detonate a bomb. No, really. There's no actual threat analysis, only fear: "The idea that...

Over the next five years, the threat intelligence market is predicted to grow more than 18% a year and reach nearly $9 billion by 2022. This growth is largely fueled by a fact we’ve all come to...

Group-IB has analyzed the basic information security risks for the cryptoindustry and compiled a rating of key threats to an ICO (initial coin offering). On average, over 100 attacks are conducted...

Sqrrl, a Cambridge, Mass.-based big data analytics startup that is commercializing NSA technology to help organizations detect threats lurking in their infrastructure, has been acquired by Amazon....

Cybercriminals and nation state groups were quick to adopt the most effective exploits last year, a new AlienVault report reveals. read more

Anomali, a security technology firm that offers a SaaS-based threat intelligence platform, today announced that it has raised $40 million in series D funding. The additional funding brings the...