How fast can security pros detect a breach?
Tripwire announced the results of a survey of 215 attendees at the Black Hat USA 2014 security conference in Las Vegas. Industry research shows most breaches go undiscovered …
BYOD: 10 ways to fight back
The adoption of BYOD policies in SMBs means that IT has to protect devices that they didn’t even specify, procure or configure. In addition, most companies are now …
IBM acquires Lighthouse Security Group
IBM has acquired the business operations of Lighthouse Security Group, a cloud security services provider. Based in Lincoln, Rhode Island, Lighthouse Security Group offers the …
Blackphone rooted at DEF CON?
Blackphone, the recently released security-oriented smartphone, has apparently been rooted. The feat was executed at the DEF CON hacker conference, where Jon Sawyer …
US switch to chip-and-PIN cards not a panacea for fraud
The massive breach that Target suffered late last year was the proverbial straw that broke the camel’s back and made the company decide to move to chip-and-PIN card …
Smart Nest thermostat easily turned into spying device
At this year’s edition of the Black Hat security conference, a group of researchers has shown how extremely easy is to hack into the smart thermostats manufactured by …
Only 1 in 100 cloud providers meet proposed EU Data Protection requirements
The EU General Data Protection Regulation is expected to be passed this year and take effect in 2015 but new research from Skyhigh Networks, suggests that only 1 in 100 cloud …
“Facebook color changer” app leads to malware, account hijacking
The change-your-Facebook-color scam is once again targeting inexperienced users of the social network, and they are once again falling for it. According to researchers from …
Critical 0-days found in CPE WAN Management Protocol
Check Point has released its findings of security concerns in CPE WAN Management Protocol (CWMP/TR-069) deployments, used by major ISPs globally to control business and …
Week in review: 1.2B Web credentials stolen, Google Search prioritizes HTTPS websites, and how to foil SynoLocker
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles and interviews: How secure are today’s critical networks? In this interview, Dr. …
Serious flaws in cell phone carrier control software found
At the Black Hat conference this week, two Accuvant researchers have disclosed serious security flaws in the carrier control software used in over 2 billion cellular devices …
End-to-end encryption hardware for unsecure networks
x.o.ware has debuted the ExoNetTM VPEx Gateway and its companion product, the ExoKey Secure Communications Extension, this week at Black Hat USA 2014. These two new products, …
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