Qualys delivers scalable, cloud-based patching
Qualys announced at RSA Conference an OEM partnership with HEAT Software to deliver a cloud-based patch management offering to its global customers. The partnership allows …
Which passwords to avoid for Internet-facing systems?
For the last year or so, Rapid7 has been collecting login credentials via “Heisenberg,” a network of low-interaction honeypots that the company has set up to analyze login …
Hack the Pentagon: Hackers asked to help secure public-facing systems
The US Department of Defense (DoD) has invited hackers participate in “Hack the Pentagon”, a program aimed at finding vulnerabilities in some of the …
Weak default credentials, command injection bug found in building operation software
A vulnerability in servers programmed with Schneider Electric’s StruxureWare Building Operation software can be exploited by a low-skilled, remote attacker to gain access to …
Crypto pioneers Diffie and Hellman win Nobel Prize of Computing
ACM, the Association for Computing Machinery has announced at RSA Conference that it has awarded crypto pioneers Whitfield Diffie and Martin E. Hellman the 2015 ACM A.M. …
Open source risk management tool for Android application packages
Are there any security vulnerabilities in the open source you use? At RSA Conference, WhiteSource announced the release of the industry’s first Android Application Package …
Only one in five orgs set up to securely manage user identities
As organizations seek to capitalize on digital opportunities through rapidly developing and hosting new services online, they frequently under-invest in adequate cybersecurity …
Repeat DDoS and web application attacks become the norm
Akamai Technologies has shared the latest DDoS and web application attacks numbers in its Q4 2015 State of the Internet report. DDoS attack activity at a glance During Q4, …
UK, US users hit with credit card-themed spam spreading ransomware
Symantec researchers have spotted an unusual ransomware delivery campaign hitting mostly UK and US users: fake emails apparently coming from Visa are urging recipients to …
Ten technologies to unlock the full potential of the Internet of Things
Gartner has highlighted the top 10 Internet of Things (IoT) technologies that should be on every organization’s radar through the next two years. “The IoT demands …
ThreatQuotient wins Security Start Up of the Year award
ThreatQuotient announced its Threat Intelligence Platform (TIP), ThreatQ, was recognized as a Silver winner for Innovation in Enterprise Security at the 2016 Info Security …
Photo gallery: RSA Conference 2016 Innovation Sandbox
The RSA Conference 2016 is underway at the Moscone Center in San Francisco. Here are a few photos from the Innovation Sandbox, where the 10 finalists – Bastille …
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