Security News

Surprise surprise! Hostile states are hacking coronavirus vaccine research, warn UK and USA intelligence
2020-05-05 19:01

Foreign state hackers are trying to brute-force their way into pharmaceutical and medical research agencies hunting for a COVID-19 vaccine, British and American infosec agencies are warning. The National Cyber Security Centre and America's Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency cautioned of a "Password spraying" campaign targeting healthcare and medical research organisations.

RSA Conference 2020 USA: What you can expect at this year’s event
2020-01-06 05:00

It's that time of year: RSA Conference 2020 USA is coming up in February. RSA Conference is in its 29th year, having grown and evolved to serve the changing needs of the members of the whole cybersecurity community.

Week in review: SWAPGS attack, DNS security, vulnerable Siemens PLCs, Black Hat USA 2019
2019-08-11 16:00

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, interviews and articles: Embracing the cloud and meeting its security demands You might expect that the largest companies are the...

Photo gallery: Black Hat USA 2019, part two
2019-08-08 13:35

Black Hat USA 2019 is underway in Las Vegas. Here are a few photos from the Business Hall and the Arsenal. Featured companies: Bugcrowd, Sumo Logic, Devo Technology, Akamai, Rapid7, Qualys,...

Photo gallery: Black Hat USA 2019
2019-08-07 22:58

Black Hat USA 2019 is underway in Las Vegas. Here are a few photos from the Business Hall and the Arsenal. Featured companies: Qualys, Anomali, Vectra, Irdeto, ReliaQuest, F5 Networks. The post...

Black Hat USA 2019 Preview
2019-07-31 13:00

Threatpost editors discuss the top trends, keynotes and sessions that they look forward to at Black Hat USA and DEF CON 2019.

Security trends to follow at Black Hat USA 2019
2019-07-30 05:00

Black Hat USA 2019 is just around the corner! Selecting which sessions to attend from among the conference’s jam-packed catalog of training sessions, panels and briefings can be a daunting task...

Black Hat USA axes anti-abortion congressman as keynote speaker after outcry – and more news from infosec land
2019-06-15 07:25

Your quick guide to hacks, patches and scandal Roundup Here's a quick roundup of recent infosec news beyond what we've already reported.…

Who needs foreign servers? Researchers say the USA is doing a fine job of harboring its own crimeware flingers
2019-04-04 07:01

Domestic hosts and servers are being used for major attacks, finds Bromium A collection of servers found in the US are responsible for some of the nation's biggest malware and phishing attacks.…

RSA Conference 2019 USA: What you can expect at this year’s event
2019-02-04 06:00

It’s that time of year: RSA Conference 2019 USA is a little over a month away. To prepare, we asked Britta Glade, Director of Content and Curation for RSA Conference, to tell us more about this...