The Pentagon is warning that a data breach at a third-party travel management service provider exposed records for an estimated 30,000 civilian and military personnel. The breach alert follows a recent GAO report warning of serious cybersecurity shortcomings in U.S. weapon systems.
Cryptojacking - the hidden mining of virtual currencies - continues to be a focus for online attackers. As the detection of cryptocurrency mining malware continues to rise, Europol warns that cryptojacking will remain "a regular, low-risk revenue stream for cybercriminals."
Millions of internet-of-things devices made by the Chinese company Xiongmai and sold in stores such as Home Depot and Wal-Mart still have glaring security problems, a security consultancy warns. The findings come two years after the Mirai botnet targeted Xiongmai devices.
Emerging ransomware and 0-day exploits infect all kinds of systems with ease, while many attackers use no malware at all to accomplish their malicious goals.
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What is new in endpoint security? To find out, we drilled into the question of endpoint security with 32 experts to discuss these aspects of endpoint security:
Keys to shutting down attacks
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Did the Chinese government pull off one of the most secretive hardware hacks of all time? That's what information security experts are pondering after a Bloomberg report described an espionage operation that purportedly planted a tiny spying chip on widely distributed server motherboards.
The latest edition of the ISMG Security Report features an analysis of the latest developments in Facebook's massive data breach and expert analysis of the potential for nation-state interference in the U.S. midterm elections.
As new payment options continue to emerge via mobile phones and internet of things devices, the PCI Security Standards Council is broadening its security efforts, starting with a new standard for contactless payments coming early next year, says Troy Leach, PCI SSC's chief technology officer.
For too many organizations, software vulnerability management is just about "patch Tuesday." But Alejandro Lavie of Flexera says organizations need to adopt a new strategy focusing on visibility, prioritized response and mitigation.
It may seem silly to wonder how safe your backups are; backups are rarely
thought of as being at risk. It stems back to a time when backups were on
tape - a medium that would be tough for even skilled developers to hack. But
today's backups are stored (whether on-premises or in the cloud) on disk or,
more...
IoT devices are increasingly becoming a way to pay for goods and services, shifting the "internet of things" to the "internet of transactions." Gord Jamieson of Visa Canada discusses steps the card network is taking to ensure these payments are secure.
Security is a journey not a destination. What's been deployed today may be found
to have a vulnerability tomorrow. Operating systems like Windows Server 2003 and
2008, which were once trusted building blocks for critical applications, are now
potential liabilities as time goes on and maintenance comes to an end and...
It's time to proactively protect your company - and the place to start is your endpoints. Why? Because IDC research found that 70% of successful breaches begin at the endpoint. However, if you are taking a traditional approach to endpoint security, it may be causing you more problems than it solves.
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SMBs have historically struggled to adopt modern security products that work cohesively to support business operations with a comprehensive line of defense against sophisticated attacks.
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The internet of things promises to change how enterprises operate - as well as the cybersecurity risks they will face. Robert Falzon of Check Point Software Technologies outlines IoT risks and how to prepare to mitigate them.
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