Alleged Fruitfly macOS spyware author indicted
The mystery of the Fruitfly macOS malware has apparently been solved: a 28-year-old man from Ohio has been charged on Wednesday of allegedly creating and installing the …
Researchers uncover major security vulnerabilities in ICS mobile applications
IOActive and Embedi researchers found 147 cybersecurity vulnerabilities in 34 mobile applications used in tandem with SCADA systems. Proof-of-concept Attack on Victim HMI …
WhatsApp, Signal group chats not as secure as users might believe
Researchers have discovered flaws in the way WhatsApp, Signal, and Threema messaging apps handle secure (encrypted) group communication, which could result in unauthorized …
Infosec expert viewpoint: Connected car security
A recent Irdeto Global Connected Car Survey found that of the consumers who plan on purchasing a vehicle in the future, 53% are likely to research the car’s ability to protect …
Security, management and compliance challenges are impacting cloud benefits
Management and compliance challenges are impacting the benefits businesses are receiving from using the cloud as their infrastructures become more complex, according to …
Security concerns remain a top challenge for digital transformation
In Frost & Sullivan’s recent survey seeking end-user perspectives on navigating digital transformation globally, 32 percent of IT professionals cited security …
Spectre updates will slow down Windows servers and PCs running older versions of the OS
While Intel continues to play down the slowing effect the patches for Meltdown and Spectre can have on machines using their CPUs, Microsoft has finally shared some – …
Microsoft plugs 56 vulns, including Office flaw exploited in attacks
As part of the January 2018 Patch Tuesday, Microsoft has released fixes for 56 CVE-listed vulnerabilities, including the Meltdown and Spectre flaws, and an Office bug actively …
eBook: Detect and deter data theft by departing employees
This promotion has ended. Too many organizations choose not to take the threat of data theft by departing employees seriously — until they discover that their data has been …
RIG EK covertly delivers cryptocurrency miners
Malware peddlers have been quick to react to the cryptocurrency boom and to take advantage of every possible way to make other people and organizations mine coins for them. …
More than half of US-based employees have never heard of GDPR
With the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) deadline approaching, new research from MediaPro shows more than half of US-based employees have never heard of the …
Apps most frequently blacklisted by enterprise security teams
Appthority released its Enterprise Mobile Security Pulse Report for Q4 2017, which details the apps most frequently blacklisted by enterprise mobility and security teams. Most …
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