HBO hacked, attackers leak GoT script and some episodes
HBO has become hackers’ latest entertainment industry target: attackers have breached the company’s servers, and they claim to have syphoned from them 1.5 …
Large corporations increasingly considering blockchain deployment
57% of large corporations are either actively considering, or are in the process of, deploying blockchain technology, according to Juniper Research. Almost 400 company …
Digital transformation and IoT to drive investment in IT operations management
The growth of digital business and the Internet of Things (IoT) is expected to drive large investment in IT operations management (ITOM) through 2020, according to Gartner. A …
Nation-states are biggest cyber threat for drug and medical device makers
Government-sponsored hackers were seen as the biggest threat to cyber security among executives in charge of technology, information, and security at drug and medical device …
Phishers steal Chrome extension from developer
An attacker has compromised the Chrome Web Store account of German developer team a9t9 software, and has equipped their Copyfish Chrome extension with ad/spam injection …
Seagate to pay millions for forking over employee info to scammers
A moment of inattention by one of its employees, and Seagate stands to lose tens of millions of dollars. No, the company was not the victim of a BEC scam – instead, it …
Researchers remotely hack Tesla Model X
Security researchers from Tencent’s Keen Security Lab have done it again: they’ve found vulnerabilities in one of Tesla’s cars and demonstrated that they can …
Independent labs will test the security of medical devices
The Medical Device Innovation, Safety and Security Consortium (MDISS) launched the first of more than a dozen planned specialized labs for security testing medical devices. …
Container security: The seven biggest mistakes companies are making
As enterprises increase adoption of containers, they also risk increasing the number of mistakes they make with the technology. Given that many companies are still wrapping …
Week in review: Black Hat, the future of AppSec, the value of cyber insurrance
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news and articles: Review: Pwnie Express Pulse Pwnie Express Pulse is a SaaS offering that uses custom …
Microsoft opens fuzz testing service to the wider public
Microsoft Security Risk Detection, a cloud-based fuzz testing service previously known under the name Project Springfield, is now open to all and sundry. Fuzz testing (i.e. …
McAfee aims to strengthen human-machine defense teams
“Today’s security teams are facing 244 new cyber threats every minute, amid a serious talent shortage. Siloed security, without automation, managed by overwhelmed teams is not …
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