Chris Eng: An infosec journey from offense to defense
“Come to my lab, I promise you’ll learn something cool,” a friend told Chris Eng. Within a couple of hours, he had walked him through writing an exploit for …
Seagate launches SkyHawk AI, the first HDD for AI-enabled surveillance
Seagate announced its SkyHawk AI hard disk drive, the first drive created specifically for artificial intelligence enabled video surveillance solutions. SkyHawk AI provides …
Week in review: Windows 10 anti-ransomware, secure remote browsing, infosec and media
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news and articles: NotPetya successor Bad Rabbit hits orgs in Russia, Ukraine Bad Rabbit ransomware, …
Researchers turn LG’s Hom-Bot vacuum cleaner into a real-time spying device
Check Point researchers have discovered a vulnerability in LG’s smart home infrastructure that could have allowed hackers to take over the legitimate user’s account and, …
New infosec products of the week: October 27, 2017
Cloudera speeds analytics deployment for cybersecurity hub Leveraging Cloudera Manager’s parcel deployment capabilities, CISOs can now access Cloudera’s …
Top threats impacting endpoint security decisions
Enterprise Strategy Group surveyed 300 IT and information security professionals from large midmarket and enterprise-class organizations in order to examine the top threats …
Most SMBs are not worried about their business being hacked
America’s small business owners may want to consider placing a greater emphasis on cyber awareness and best practices year-round. According to a new survey by Paychex, …
Third-party risk management: Moving toward centralized, automated systems
While concerns about third-party risk remain high – particularly regarding cyber security – 58% of organizations ranked their programs as maturing or advanced, according to …
Critical flaws in maritime comms system could endanger entire ships
IOActive security consultant Mario Ballano has discovered two critical cybersecurity vulnerabilities affecting Stratos Global’s AmosConnect communication shipboard platform. …
Infosec expert viewpoint: DDoS attacks
DDoS attacks have become more extensive and are testing the limits of existing DDoS mitigation tools and practices, as well as affecting online businesses globally. …
Offshore law firm Appleby confirms data breach
Appleby, a major offshore law firm based in Bermuda, has confirmed it has suffered a data security incident in 2016 that resulted in some of their data being compromised. …
CEO email exposure underscores the importance of password management
Nearly one in three major CEOs has been pwned using their company email address, according to a new F-Secure study. In other words, a service they access using their company …
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