Security: Page 53
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After years in hiding, SQL Slammer worm returns with a vengeance
The long forgotten Slammer SQL was among the top malwares detected between Nov. 28 and Dec. 4, 2016.
By Justine Brown • Feb. 6, 2017 -
Established security vendors may soon get a run for their money
Technology Business Research predicts emerging vendors will take a larger share of the security market in the next few years.
By Justine Brown • Feb. 3, 2017 -
HTTPS now the rule, rather than the exception
Sites implementing HTTPS doubled over the last year and browsers are holding non-secure sites more accountable.
By Justine Brown • Feb. 2, 2017 -
Deep Dive
Beyond Bitcoin: Blockchain's place in the enterprise
Blockchain technology is gaining momentum, but not everyone thinks it's headed for glory. Some analysts have said the technology is more hype than reality.
By Justine Brown • Feb. 2, 2017 -
GitLab's bad day: Company loses 6 hours of data after spam attack
The company said its enterprise customers — which run the GitLab platform on their own servers — were not affected.
By Justine Brown • Feb. 1, 2017 -
An average 95 passwords stolen per second in 2016, report says
A new study examines the current and future state of password security, predicting that the three billion passwords stolen in 2016 will balloon to 300 billion by 2020.
By Justine Brown • Feb. 1, 2017 -
Facebook wants to revamp traditional two-factor authentication
The social network wants to move account recovery to an encrypted token system and replace email as the center of online identity management.
By Justine Brown • Jan. 31, 2017 -
Companies forge cooperative to explore blockchain-based IoT security
Companies including Cisco and Bosch want to forge a new security standard for IoT devices using blockchain technology before IoT fully hits its stride.
By Justine Brown • Jan. 30, 2017 -
Austrian hotel pays up after ransomware locks guests out of rooms
Guests at the 4-star hotel could not enter their rooms for a period of time after hackers took down the electronic key system.
By Justine Brown • Jan. 30, 2017 -
To help curb ransomware's spread, Google will block JavaScript email attachments
Gmail already restricts several other file attachments, including .msc and .bat.
By Justine Brown , Naomi Eide • Jan. 27, 2017 -
Bill proposes new Senate committee to oversee all digital security issues
The bill would effectively change how the Senate handles legislation relevant to cybersecurity.
By Justine Brown • Jan. 27, 2017 -
Microsoft spends $1B on cybersecurity R&D per year
The company says there are now 600,000-700,000 attempted cyberattacks each week, up from 20,000 attempted per week just a few years ago.
By Justine Brown • Jan. 27, 2017 -
Deep Dive
Technobabble: The world's end, privacy and what the heck is ransomware?
In this edition of Technobabble, you'll find doomsday theorists, a Twitter-worthy memento and cybersecurity for beginners.
By Naomi Eide • Jan. 27, 2017 -
Slack protects its users through regular pen tests, security bots
If Slack wants to successfully scale into enterprises, the company is going to have to assure businesses it can successfully support and secure larger user bases.
By Justine Brown • Jan. 26, 2017 -
Dropbox bug brings deleted files back to life
The company assured customers the files, once thought to be deleted, did not reappear as result of a hack.
By Justine Brown • Jan. 26, 2017 -
SEC investigating Yahoo over timing of breach disclosures
The agency wants to know when exactly Yahoo knew about two massive data breaches disclosed last year.
By Justine Brown • Jan. 24, 2017 -
New federal websites now required to use HTTPS
The General Services Administration will automatically enforce HTTPS in new executive branch .gov domains.
By Justine Brown • Jan. 23, 2017 -
Could your heartbeat be your next password?
A new security technique would create an encryption key from patients' electrocardiograph readings to allow medical records access.
By Justine Brown • Jan. 23, 2017 -
White hat hacker gets $40K for finding Facebook vulnerability
It was the biggest payout to date under Facebook's bug bounty program.
By Justine Brown • Jan. 20, 2017 -
Deep Dive
Technobabble: The inauguration edition
Since the election, many have wondered what a Trump presidency will mean for the tech world. One thing we do know is that the tech world is willing to sit down and work with Trump.
By Naomi Eide • Jan. 20, 2017 -
IBM lands lucrative US Army cloud deal
The five-year contract to run the army's private cloud is worth approximately $62 million.
By Justine Brown • Jan. 19, 2017 -
Will DDoS attacks become the new way to protest?
A campaign for a planned DDoS attack on the White House website during the inauguration Friday may be more than just civil disobedience.
By Justine Brown • Jan. 19, 2017 -
'123456' still the most common password, despite hacks and warnings
People are still using easy-to-guess passwords like "password" or sequential numbers.
By Justine Brown • Jan. 18, 2017 -
Report: Insider threats drive enterprise fraud
According to a recent report from Kroll, 44% of respondents reported that insiders were the primary perpetrators of cyber incidents.
By Justine Brown • Jan. 18, 2017 -
Microsoft urges enterprise customers to dump Windows 7
The company wants businesses to migrate to Windows 10 now to better protect themselves from cyberthreats.
By Justine Brown • Jan. 18, 2017
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