Security News

Networking vendors patch ​against new cryptographic attack
2018-08-15 18:40

Vulnerable IPSec IKE implementations used in Cisco, Huawei, ZyXel and Clavister networking devices can allow attackers to retrieve session keys and decrypt connections, researchers have found. The...

DEF CON 2018: Voting Hacks Prompt Push Back from Election Officials, Vendors
2018-08-13 13:56

The Vote Hacking Village invited attendees – including kids as young as six – to hack the voting infrastructure, including ballot machines, a voter database and more.

New Bluetooth Hack Affects Millions of Devices from Major Vendors
2018-07-24 08:33

Yet another bluetooth hacking technique has been uncovered. A highly critical cryptographic vulnerability has been found affecting some Bluetooth implementations that could allow an...

Feds Crack Down on Darknet Vendors of Illicit Goods
2018-06-28 17:03

DHS Agents Posed as Money Launderers, Helping Suspects Cash Out CryptocurrencyFederal authorities have arrested more than 35 suspects on charges that include selling illicit substances via darknet...

Underground vendors can reliably obtain code signing certificates from CAs
2018-06-26 18:20

More and more malware authors are switching to buying new, valid code signing certificates issued by Certificate Authorities instead of using stolen (compromised) ones, researchers have found....

Rockwell Patches Flaw Affecting Safety Controllers From Several Vendors
2018-06-25 09:04

In April, at SecurityWeek’s ICS Cyber Security Conference in Singapore, industrial cybersecurity firm Applied Risk disclosed the details of a serious denial-of-service (DoS) vulnerability...

Top 5: Things vendors do that drive CISOs crazy
2018-06-07 18:35

Most vendors probably don't intend to annoy CISOs, but it can happen anyway. Here are five behaviors to avoid.

5 things vendors do that drive CISOs crazy
2018-06-07 17:33

Most vendors probably don't set out to annoy CISOs, but it happens anyway. Here are some behaviors to avoid.

Why SMBs take on extra risk when working with cloud vendors
2018-05-13 14:55

Smaller businesses often don't have as much power to negotiate with cloud vendors, said Allianz's Jenny Soubra. This makes it even more important for SMBs to carefully consider vendor relationships.

34 vendors join ‘Accord’ to improve security by doing … security stuff
2018-04-18 06:57

No roadmap. No timeframe. No success metrics. Not much grip on reality, either ANALYSIS On Tuesday 34 technology companies revealed they’ve created and joined a “Cybersecurity Tech Accord” that...