Kevin Townsend

A new report highlights the high number of users still operating outdated Windows operating systems and unsupported browsers. This represents a huge threat to...

A new survey published by Accenture shows that the twin security conundrums of increasing security breaches despite increased security spending, and high security confidence...

Symantec Unveils Symantec Endpoint Protection 14 With Multi-Layered Protection

PCI DSS version 3.1 will be retired on October 31, 2016, with version 3.2 being the only valid version beginning the 1st of November....

Potentially Unwanted Programs Put Enterprise Data at Risk. How do You Tell Good Apps from Bad Apps?

Researchers have discovered a code-injection vulnerability in the Windows operating system that cannot, because of the nature of the operating system, be patched. It...

European data protection regulators have written to both WhatsApp and Yahoo. With Yahoo concerns center around the breach and theft of 500 million user...

Industrial cybersecurity firm Nozomi Networks has raised $7.5 million in a Series A funding round, the company announced this week at SecurityWeek's 2016 ICS Cyber...

Blockchain is variously described as the future of computing or a hype bubble that has already burst, depending on which author you read.

Using weaponized Word documents as attachments to phishing emails is not a new attack method, but researchers have discovered an interesting variation: an RTF...

New Security Templates from Illumio Help Close Security Gaps Inside Data Centers and Clouds

Law enforcement agencies from 13 additional countries have signed up to the NoMoreRansom project since it started in July 2016. The project, launched as...

The U.S. Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA) has awarded its $11.4 million Cyber-attack Automated Unconventional Sensor Environment (CAUSE) program to BAE Systems. 

Concern over the security of home routers is nothing new, but has soared with the increasing fear that the Internet of Things (IoT) can...

Today is the first day of Microsoft's new patch process for Windows 7 and 8.1. It is moving all supported non Windows 10 PCs...

A second hacking group has been targeting SWIFT banks, according to a new report from Symantec.

A German nuclear power plant suffered a disruptive cyber attack within the last few years, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director Yukiya Amano told...

In a statement published Wednesday, October 5, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) provided an update on investigations into the August Fancy Bear hack and data...

The Department of Justice announced on Wednesday that a government contractor resident in Maryland with a top secret national security clearance was arrested in...