Mozilla blocks popular Firefox add-on due to security issues
Mozilla has put the YouTube Unblocker add-on on its “blocklist”, as it has been discovered that it was changing users’ security settings and covertly …
Cybersecurity still seen as a tech issue, not a business imperative
Cybersecurity is now front and center on organizations’ boardroom agendas, but most chief information security officers (CISOs) have yet to earn a seat at the table. According …
NetRandom generates, delivers true random numbers for crypto operations
At RSA Conference, Whitewood Encryption Systems has launched netRandom, a suite of products that transforms the way high-quality true random numbers are accessed across the …
Most infosec pros consider government-mandated encryption backdoors a bad idea
Apple and the FBI have been engaged in a legal battle over the federal government’s right to require built-in smartphone encryption software that could aid law enforcement …
Cyber operations platform to automate the hunt for cyber adversaries
At RSA Conference Endgame announced the launch of a comprehensive cyber operations platform for organizations to detect, block, and evict advanced threats at the earliest …
Photo gallery: RSA Conference 2016 Expo – Moscone South
The RSA Conference 2016 is underway at the Moscone Center in San Francisco. Here are a few photos from the Expo floor of Moscone South. Featured companies: Anomali, Optiv, …
Trend Micro Cloud App Security integrates with Box, Dropbox and Google Drive
Trend Micro announced the expansion of its Cloud App Security at the RSA Conference. Cloud App Security enhances cloud file sharing and collaboration services and Microsoft …
Secure passwords for privileged accounts with Bomgar Vault
At RSA Conference 2016 Bomgar announced the new Bomgar Vault, which helps companies secure, manage, and administer shared credentials for privileged users and IT vendors. …
Researcher demonstrates hijacking of police drone
A security researcher has demonstrated to the RSA Conference crowd how he – or anyone, for that matter – can take over control of a drone used by the Dutch police …
Digital Identity Graph helps detect fraud, cyberattacks
ThreatMetrix announced at RSA Conference the newest innovation in the fight against global cybercrime – the Digital Identity Graph, a framework for anonymized global digital …
Leader of group that stole $55M by hacking payment processors pleads guilty
Ercan Findikoglu, a Turkish citizen also known by the online nicknames “Segate,” “Predator,” and “Oreon,” pleaded guilty to computer intrusion conspiracy, access device fraud …
Cisco removes weak default static credentials from its switches
Cisco has released on Wednesday a bucketload of software updates for a wide variety of its products, fixing vulnerabilities of different types and severity. But one is deemed …
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