Analysis of 500 million passwords shows what you should avoid
A dump of over 550 million username and password combinations is currently being sold on underground forums, and eager crooks are paying for the privilege to test them out …
US intelligence chiefs don’t trust Kaspersky Lab software
The big question in Thursday’s intelligence hearing on worldwide threats before the US Senate Intelligence Committee was whether the Russian government interfered with …
HP pushes out fix for keylogging audio driver in its laptops
Swiss security consultancy Modzero revealed on Thursday that a number of HP laptops contain an audio driver that logs users’ keystrokes and stores them in an unencrypted …
Industry reactions to Trump’s executive order on cybersecurity
On Thursday, President Donald Trump signed a long-awaited executive order on cybersecurity. Mainly, the order requires a number of cybersecurity reviews across the various …
New infosec products of the week: May 12, 2017
Versive Security Engine detects cyber campaigns automatically with AI The Versive Security Engine is an automated threat-hunting system built on Versive’s enterprise-scale …
Advantages of quantum processing shown in head-to-head race
A prototype quantum processor repeatedly beat a traditional, classical processor in a race to solve a puzzle, figuring out a secret combination up to 100 times faster by using …
Digital transformation initiatives: What are you doing to get ahead?
Digital transformation initiatives are more successful when they have buy-in from across the business, according to Splunk. Progress with digital business transformation …
Chinese hackers ordered to pay $9 million over insider trading
Three Chinese citizens, who have obtained millions from illicit stock trades based on insider information they stole from two US law firms by hacking, have been ordered to …
40 Asus RT routers open to attack through web interface vulnerabilities
If you own an Asus RT wireless router, and you haven’t updated its firmware for a while, now is the time to do it. Researchers from Nightwatch Cybersecurity have …
US to expand carry-on laptop ban to flights from Europe
The Department of Homeland Security is planning to ban US-bound air travelers from Europe and the UK from carrying laptops and other large electronic devices in their hand …
Keys to attracting and retaining cybersecurity talent
Federal agencies need to invest strategically and heavily in their benefits strategy if they’re going to successfully compete for cybersecurity talent, according to the …
Data security disruptions can have cascading negative impacts
Nine in 10 global cybersecurity and risk experts believe that cyber risk is systemic and that simultaneous attacks on multiple companies are likely in 2017, according to AIG. …
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