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Infosec shouldn’t eat their own, we’re better than this
Security teams the world around are putting in hours every day to keep their company’s most prized assets secure. These are professionals that have spent considerable time …
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Cybercriminals focus on the shipping and cloud storage sectors
The Anti-Phishing Working Group’s latest report found upticks in phishing attacks against companies in the Logistics & Shipping as well Cloud Storage & File …
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Week in review: Vulnerable encryption, Mac backdoor, Flash Player 0day exploited in the wild
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news and articles: Vulnerability in code library allows attackers to work out private RSA keys …
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MacOS Proton backdoor delivered via Trojanized media player app
A Trojanized version of Elmedia Player software for Mac was available for download for who knows how long from the developer’s official site, ESET researchers have …
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EU MEPs want stronger privacy rules for Internet-enabled communication services
With 31 votes for, 24 against and one abstention, the European Parliament Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) has backed new privacy protections for …
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New infosec products of the week: October 20, 2017
Ransomware protection intercepts threats targeting enterprise data FileCloud announced FileCloud Breach Intercept, which offers ransomware protection. FileCloud offers …
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The complex digital life of the modern family: Online safety and privacy concerns
The National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA) conducted a study to better understand teens and parents’ attitudes, concerns and knowledge base about online safety and …
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Can it be true? Most consumers value security more than convenience
52 percent of UK consumers think fraud is an inevitable part of shopping online, according to Paysafe, a global payments provider. What are the top three challenges of …
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Ubuntu 17.10 brings enhanced security and productivity for developers
Canonical released Ubuntu 17.10 featuring a new GNOME desktop on Wayland, and new versions of KDE, MATE and Budgie. On the cloud, 17.10 brings Kubernetes 1.8 for hyper-elastic …
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Google wants bug hunters to probe popular Android apps for bugs
Google has started another bug bounty initiative: the Google Play Security Reward Program. While the name of the program might suggest that bug hunters will be after …
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Cisco plugs WPA2 holes, critical Cloud Services Platform flaw
Cisco has released updates to address vulnerabilities in a wide variety of its products. Among these are updates fixing the WPA2 vulnerabilities that can be exploited in the …
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Business suffers as over-zealous security tools block legitimate work
Most security teams utilise a ‘prohibition approach’ – i.e. restricting user access to websites and applications – a tactic which is hampering productivity and innovation …
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