database security
Protect data by finding forgotten databases
Application Security declared that organizations can no longer afford to guess or assume that they have their database inventory under control. Based on the premise that you …
Greatest risks to database security
The greatest challenge to database security may actually come from organizational issues, rather than nefarious or accidental acts, according to a survey presented by …
DreamHost hacker accessed pool of unencrypted passwords
DreamHost, one of the world’s most popular and well-known web hosting providers, has sent a warning out to its customers saying that one of their databases containing …
Zappos hacked, info of 24+ million customers may be compromised
Zappos, the shoe-and-apparel-selling division of Amazon, has been hit by cyber attackers and has had one of its servers compromised and information from it exfiltrated. The …
San Francisco City College systems infected for over a decade
Computers and servers of the City College of San Francisco have been discovered to be infected with a myriad of computer viruses and information-stealing malware, and some of …
Oracle Database Firewall extends support to MySQL
In an effort to assist organizations further prevent internal and external attacks from reaching their enterprise databases, Oracle released its Database Firewall which …
100m users exposed in hacks of popular Chinese sites
Chinese Internet users are getting a taste of what users in the Western world have already become accustomed to: changing their online passwords and fearing that their credit …
Active response to database threats
AppSecInc announced DbProtect Active Response. Designed to provide an added layer of security around valuable and sensitive data, it gives organizations the flexibility to …
Majority of small businesses unprepared for data disaster
Although small businesses recognize the impact data loss could have on their business, more than half (57 percent) do not have a disaster preparedness plan for business data. …
Large EU IT systems to be managed by single agency
The first step towards a pan-European agency that will manage the large IT systems common to all member states has been taken, reports Computerworld. The EU’s General …
Automated cloud server security
Dome9 Security announced its new multi-platform security management service that automates cloud server security for both enterprises and cloud hosting providers. Dome9 …
Cloud security platform for LAMP stack
Gazzang announced ezNcrypt 2.0, its data security platform, now expanded to provide transparent data encryption (TDE) for the entire LAMP stack, including any data, logs or …
Featured news
Resources
Don't miss
- Mastering the cybersecurity tightrope of protection, detection, and response
- PRevent: Open-source tool to detect malicious code in pull requests
- Darcula allows tech-illiterate crooks to create, deploy DIY phishing kits targeting any brand
- Hackers pose as employers to steal crypto, login credentials
- Unknown and unsecured: The risks of poor asset visibility