Can it be true? Most consumers value security more than convenience
52 percent of UK consumers think fraud is an inevitable part of shopping online, according to Paysafe, a global payments provider. What are the top three challenges of …
Ubuntu 17.10 brings enhanced security and productivity for developers
Canonical released Ubuntu 17.10 featuring a new GNOME desktop on Wayland, and new versions of KDE, MATE and Budgie. On the cloud, 17.10 brings Kubernetes 1.8 for hyper-elastic …
Google wants bug hunters to probe popular Android apps for bugs
Google has started another bug bounty initiative: the Google Play Security Reward Program. While the name of the program might suggest that bug hunters will be after …
Cisco plugs WPA2 holes, critical Cloud Services Platform flaw
Cisco has released updates to address vulnerabilities in a wide variety of its products. Among these are updates fixing the WPA2 vulnerabilities that can be exploited in the …
Business suffers as over-zealous security tools block legitimate work
Most security teams utilise a ‘prohibition approach’ – i.e. restricting user access to websites and applications – a tactic which is hampering productivity and innovation …
Millions download botnet-building malware from Google Play
Researchers have discovered a new batch of malicious apps on Google Play, some of which have been downloaded and installed on some 2.6 million devices. The apps’ …
Most organizations don’t have SSH security policies in place
Cybercriminals can abuse SSH keys to secure and automate administrator-to-machine and machine-to-machine access to critical business functions. According to Venafi’s research, …
Enterprise container security: There’s room for improvement
With companies such as Facebook, Netflix and Google heralding the use of containers for their agility, portability, and cost benefits – enterprises are following suit. …
Google offers Advanced Protection for high-risk users of its services
High-risk Google users – journalists, human rights and civil society activists, but also campaign staffers and people in abusive relationships – can now take …
Europol wants ISPs to aid law enforcement by dropping CGN technologies
Europol is urging ISPs to stop using Carrier Grade Network Address Translation technologies, because they make identifying and tracking criminals a lot harder. What is Carrier …
Digital skills gap: The biggest hindrance to addressing cybersecurity?
Although businesses recognize the importance of digital transformation, organizations worldwide are struggling to balance the elements needed to deliver on digital. Of 1,625 …
Oracle fixes 252 vulnerabilities in October 2017 Critical Patch Update
Oracle has released its Critical Patch Update (CPU) for October 2017, addressing 252 vulnerabilities across the wide multitude of its products. Compared to the July 2017 CPU, …
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