By Ed Moyle • E-Commerce Times • ECT News Network Aug 16, 2017 1:22 PM PT Ask any security practitioner about ransomware nowadays, and chances are good you’ll get an earful. Recent outbreaks like Petya and WannaCry have left organizations around the world reeling, and statistics show that ransomware is on the rise… Continue reading The War Room: Experiential Security Planning
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Consumers Gain More Power to Seek Data Breach Damages
By John K. Higgins • E-Commerce Times • ECT News Network Aug 21, 2017 1:43 PM PT There are no good outcomes of an electronic data system breach. At best, companies dealing with e-commerce technologies face the formidable task and the resulting cost of repairs. In addition having to fix information technology systems, companies… Continue reading Consumers Gain More Power to Seek Data Breach Damages
Marketing Security Solutions: Is There a Better Way?
By Joshua Goldfarb on August 23, 2017 In my previous piece, I discussed the difficulty vendors sometimes have in understanding what security buyers are really looking for. As I mentioned in that piece, this confusion is further compounded by the large volume of vendors and distinct markets that exist within the information security profession.… Continue reading Marketing Security Solutions: Is There a Better Way?
National Cyber Security Awareness Month-Tip Roundup
By: Arun Vishwanath BLACK HAT USA 2017 — Arun Vishwanath, associate professor at the University at Buffalo and faculty associate at Harvard University’s Berkman Klein Center, visits the Dark Reading News Desk to discuss the need for better cybersecurity awareness “diagnostics.” Vishwanath says training often tries to apply the same cure to every ailment… Continue reading National Cyber Security Awareness Month-Tip Roundup
Chinese Cyber-Espionage Group Uses Game of Thrones as Phishing Lure
August 26, 2017 By Catalin Cimpanu A cyber-espionage unit is using the recent Game of Thrones episode leaks to lure targets into opening malicious documents sent via email. For the past week, the group has sent emails to victims with the subject of “Wanna see the Game of Thrones in advance?” hoping to… Continue reading Chinese Cyber-Espionage Group Uses Game of Thrones as Phishing Lure
Watch Someone Buy a Laptop for $1 Thanks to a Severe POS Vulnerability
August 25, 2017 By Catalin Cimpanu A vulnerability in the SAP POS Xpress Server allows attackers to alter configuration files for SAP Point-of-Sale systems, alter prices, and collect payment card data and send it to one of their servers. SAP POS solutions are based on a client-server architecture that retailers can install… Continue reading Watch Someone Buy a Laptop for $1 Thanks to a Severe POS Vulnerability
Leak of >1,700 valid passwords could make the IoT mess much worse
List of unsecured devices lived in obscurity since June. Now, it’s going mainstream. Dan Goodin (US) – 26/8/2017 Security researchers have unearthed a sprawling list of login credentials that allows anyone on the Internet to take over home routers and more than 1,700 “Internet of things” devices and make them part of… Continue reading Leak of >1,700 valid passwords could make the IoT mess much worse
Cisco IOS Flaws Expose Rockwell Industrial Switches to Remote Attacks
By Eduard Kovacs on August 25, 2017 Rockwell Automation has informed customers that some of its Allen-Bradley Stratix and ArmorStratix industrial ethernet switches are exposed to remote attacks due to vulnerabilities in Cisco’s IOS software. The Allen-Bradley Stratix and ArmorStratix switches, which ICS-CERT says are used worldwide in the critical manufacturing, energy and… Continue reading Cisco IOS Flaws Expose Rockwell Industrial Switches to Remote Attacks
Hash of the Titan: How Google bakes security all the way into silicon
Locking down servers and cloud with this itty-bitty chip By John Leyden 25 Aug 2017 Google has unveiled more details about how security built into its custom silicon chips underpins the integrity of its servers and cloud-based services. A blog post details how Google’s custom Titan chip provides a hardware-verified boot and… Continue reading Hash of the Titan: How Google bakes security all the way into silicon
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