November 2016
While consumers remain complacent, hackers refine their skills
A new Norton Cyber Security Insights Report found that consumers who were victims of cybercrime within the past year often continued their unsafe behavior. For example, while …
Cyber risk in advanced manufacturing: How to be secure and resilient
Nearly half of surveyed manufacturing executives lack confidence their assets are protected from external threats, according to a new study from Deloitte and the Manufacturers …
Dangerous Android threat points to Italian spyware maker
A piece of Android spyware recently analyzed by researchers with the RedNaga Security team seemed to be yet another Hacking Team spying tool but, according to more recent …
Insufficient security measures still hinder cloud adoption
Security and privacy of data and systems in the cloud remains a top worry for 70% of IT professionals worldwide, up from 63% in 2015, according to a new Cloud Security Survey …
With Firefox 50, Mozilla plugs many security holes
Firefox 50 is out, and it includes security fixes for 3 critical, 12 high, 10 moderate, and 2 low severity issues, as well as many usability improvements. Two of the critical …
Analyzing the latest wave of mega attacks
A new report, using data gathered from the Akamai Intelligent Platform, provides analysis of the current cloud security and threat landscape, including insight into two …
Fake executive social media accounts threaten enterprises
New research has uncovered numerous duplicative Twitter and LinkedIn accounts among Fortune 500 leaders, raising concerns about potential security vulnerabilities. Analysts at …
Mobile pros are addicted to Wi-Fi, connectivity impacts their choices
iPass surveyed more than 1,700 mobile professionals worldwide about their connectivity habits and preferences, highlighting the ever-increasing influence of Wi-Fi on our daily …
Cloud adoption hits all-time high, Microsoft and Google dominate
With continued growth in use of Office 365 and G Suite, overall cloud adoption has hit an all-time high, according to Bitglass. Fifty-nine percent of organizations worldwide …
Critical Linux bug opens systems to compromise
Researchers from the Polytechnic University of Valencia have discovered a critical flaw that can allow attackers – both local and remote – to obtain root shell on …
Former MI5 director general Dame Stella Rimington to keynote RSA Conference 2017
Dame Stella Rimington will be part of the keynote speaker lineup for RSA Conference 2017 in San Francisco, CA. Dame Stella was formerly Director General of the Security …
Facebook, Google ban fake news sources from their ad networks
Despite Mark Zuckerberg’s dismissive attitude regarding the claim that Facebook had an inappropriate impact on the US elections, the company has moved to bar sources of …
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