2017

Attackers are actively exploiting the recently patched unauthenticated privilege escalation vulnerability in WordPress’ REST API to deface websites. Sucuri, the company …

For companies that provide applications to their customers, keeping those applications secure is a must. Setting up an application security program is the next logical step, …

Sophos has agreed to acquire Invincea from its current shareholders for a cash consideration of $100 million with a $20 million earn-out. Sophos will retain the company’s …

The business model of phishing has evolved. The bad guys have found ways to multiply their profits at the expense of organizations they aren’t even attacking directly, …

IoT devices are ideal targets for attackers looking to build DDoS botnets because they have limited or non-existent security features. Some IoT devices utilize hard-coded …

Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) researchers have developed a technique that identifies a smartphone thief or intruder in under 14 seconds. “While most people …

AlienVault announced the availability of USM Anywhere, an all-in-one Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) security monitoring platform designed to centralize threat detection, …

When it comes to persistent cyber threats, a majority of companies have resigned themselves to the fact they will be or are already infiltrated by an unknown adversary. It is …

Your web browsing history contains enough information for third parties to be able to link it to your social media profile (Twitter, Facebook, Reddit), Stanford and Princeton …

American company Vizio has decided to settle charges that it installed software on its smart TVs that collected viewing data of some 11 million users without their knowledge …

Gartner forecasts that 8.4 billion connected things will be in use worldwide in 2017, up 31 percent from 2016, and will reach 20.4 billion by 2020. Total spending on endpoints …

About the author Professor Sean Smith is the Principal Investigator of the Dartmouth Trust Lab and Director of Dartmouth’s Institute for Security, Technology, and …