One Identity acquires Balabit to bolster PAM solutions
One Identity announced the acquisition of Balabit, terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Balabit’s PAM solution provides protection from threats posed by high-risk, …
US hospital paid $55,000 ransom to hackers despite having backups
A US hospital has decided to pay a ransom of 4 bitcoin to regain access to some 1,400 files locked by attackers. Hancock Health, a regional hospital based in Greenfield, …
Vulnerability in ISC BIND leads to DoS, patch today!
The Internet Systems Consortium has released security updates for BIND, the most widely used Domain Name System (DNS) software on the Internet, and a patch for ISC DHCP, its …
Oracle addresses 237 vulnerabilities across multiple products
The January 2018 Oracle Critical Patch Update (CPU) fixes 237 new security vulnerabilities across hundreds of Oracle products, including the company’s widely used Oracle …
Insights from 700M thwarted cyberattacks show how the fight against cybercrime has intensified
2017 was a record-setting year in the fight against cybercrime. Based on analysis of real world cybercrime attacks, ThreatMetrix confirmed a 100 percent increase in volume of …
Global IT spending to reach $3.7 trillion in 2018
Worldwide IT spending is projected to total $3.7 trillion in 2018, an increase of 4.5 percent from 2017, according to the latest forecast by Gartner. “Global IT spending …
Stackhackr: Free malware simulation tool
Stackhackr lets you create and customize your own mock malware that simulates malicious behavior — without actually doing any harm on your machine. It’s a quick and safe way …
Abandoned by Microsoft, Equation Editor gets “security-adopted” by micropatch pros
Last week, Microsoft did away with Equation Editor, a tool that has been part of Microsoft Office for over 17 years. The reason behind the move? A remote code execution …
DoS attacks against hard disk drives using acoustic signals
A group of Princeton and Purdue researchers has shown that it’s possible to mount a denial-of-service (DoS) attack against hard disk drives via acoustic signals. Threat …
The rise of ransom hacks, and the potential impact on your business
The percentage of companies reporting financially motivated cyber attacks has doubled over the past two years, with 50% of companies experiencing a cyber attack motivated by …
Phishers target Netflix users, ask for info and photo of their ID
Should you send Netflix a selfie in which you hold your ID card to get your account reinstated? The answer is an emphatic no, but each one of us knows at least one person who …
As the cloud’s popularity grows, so does the risk to sensitive data
While the vast majority of global companies (95%) have adopted cloud services, there is a wide gap in the level of security precautions applied by companies in different …
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