Cybersecurity News
Australian banks targeted by DDoS extortionists
Hackers are sending emails to banks asking for large payments in Monero, and threatening DDoS attacks if their demands aren't met.25 February 2020
Report: Shadow IoT Emerging as New Enterprise Security Problem
Much of the traffic egressing enterprise networks are from poorly protected Internet-connected consumer devices, a Zscaler study finds.25 February 2020
RSAC 2020: Blockchain is ‘Garbage In’, Voting Needs Paper Ballots
The annual cryptographer's panel took on issues of privacy and how new crypto-technologies apply to it in today's digital world.
25 February 2020
Stalkerware infections grew by 60% in 2019, says Kaspersky
Kaspersky says 67,500 unique users had stalkerware apps installed on their phones in 2019.25 February 2020
Stalkerware infections grew by 40% in 2019, says Kaspersky
Kaspersky says 67,500 unique users had stalkerware apps installed on their phones in 2019.25 February 2020
Ensure Your Cloud Security Is as Modern as Your Business
Take a comprehensive approach to better protect your organization. Security hygiene is a must, but also look at your risk posture through a data protection lens.25 February 2020
Google Patches Chrome Browser Zero-Day Bug, Under Attack
Google patches zero-day bug tied to memory corruptions found inside the Chrome browser's open-source JavaScript and Web Assembly engine, called V8.
25 February 2020
Google Adds More Security Features Via Chronicle Division
Order out of chaos? The saga of Chronicle continues with new security features for the Google Cloud Platform.25 February 2020
RSAC 2020 Keynote: Changing the World’s False Perception of Cybersecurity
The reality of the cybersecurity industry is starkly different than what's perceived by the rest of the world.
25 February 2020
Cybersecurity Industry: It's Time to Stop the Victim Blame Game
There are far more ways to be helpful than adding to the noise of what a company probably did wrong.25 February 2020
Wendy Nather on How to Make Security 'Democratization' a Reality
Ahead of her keynote at the RSA Conference, Cisco's head of advisory CISOs outlines to Dark Reading a unique paradigm that asks security teams to stop fighting their users, and start sharing control with them.
25 February 2020
Sen. Schumer Pushes for TSA Employee Ban on TikTok App at Work
The Department of Homeland Security and two U.S. military branches already had discontinued use of the app based on concerns over Chinese data-security and censorship practices.
25 February 2020
McAfee Acquires Light Point for Browser Isolation Tech
Company plans to integrate Light Point Security's technology into the McAfee Secure Web Gateway and its Mvision UCE platform.25 February 2020
Firefox for Mac and Linux to get a new security sandbox system
Firefox's new RLBox sandbox system to ship to Linux users in Firefox 74 and Mac users in Firefox 75.25 February 2020
UK financial watchdog admits to leaking confidential consumer data
A Freedom of Information Act request published on the FCA website revealed more than it should.25 February 2020
McAfee acquires Light Point Security team to bring browser isolation tech to MVISION UCE
McAfee’s aim is to improve browser protections by isolating potentially malicious code in virtual environments.25 February 2020
Google patches Chrome zero-day under active attacks
This is the third Chrome zero-day discovered being exploited in the wild in the past year.25 February 2020
Mozilla enables DOH by default for all Firefox users in the US
The rollout begins today and will continue over the next few weeks to confirm no major issues are discovered as DoH is enabled for Firefox's US-based users.25 February 2020
Wanted: Hands-On Cybersecurity Experience
Organizations lament a lack of qualified job candidates as they continue to struggle to hire and retain security teams, the new ISACA State of Cybersecurity 2020 report shows.25 February 2020