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Luminate, a U.S. and Israel-based company that specializes in securing access to corporate applications in hybrid cloud environments, emerged from stealth mode on Wednesday with $14 million in funding.

The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) said it has charged Jun Ying, former chief information officer (CIO) of a business unit of Equifax, with insider trading in connection with the massive data breach disclosed in late 2017 that put millions of customers at risk.

Microsoft informed users on Tuesday that it released additional patches for the CPU vulnerabilities known as Meltdown and Spectre, and removed antivirus compatibility checks in Windows 10.

Tel Aviv-based cyber-attack prevention firm Solebit Labs, currently establishing new global headquarters in Silicon Valley, has announced completion of an $11 million Series A funding round led by ClearSky Security.

AMD is investigating claims that its processors are affected by more than a dozen serious vulnerabilities, and the company that found the flaws is facing backlash over its disclosure method.

SAP this week released its March 2018 set of security patches to address High and Medium priority vulnerabilities in its products.

Security updates released by Adobe on Tuesday patch several vulnerabilities in the company’s Dreamweaver, Flash Player and Connect products.

Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday updates for March 2018 fix a total of 75 vulnerabilities, including more than a dozen critical flaws affecting the company’s Edge and Internet Explorer web browsers.

Security researchers said Tuesday they discovered flaws in chips made by Advanced Micro Devices that could allow hackers to take over computers and networks. Israeli-based security firm CTS Labs published its research showing "multiple critical security vulnerabilities and exploitable manufacturer backdoors" in AMD chips.

OceanLotus, a cyber-espionage group believed to be operating out of Vietnam, has been using a new backdoor in recently observed attacks, but also using previously established tactics, ESET reveals.

The unusual move by President Donald Trump blocking a proposed takeover of Qualcomm by Singapore-based chip rival Broadcom highlights growing concerns about the rise of Chinese competitors in the telecom sector and related national security issues.

People are creatures of habit. If we learn something one way, we’re prone to stick to it. Less in a “my way or the highway” sense and more so in a “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it” one.

Almost Every Type of Cyber Attack is Increasing in Both Volume and Sophistication

A researcher last year discovered some information disclosure vulnerabilities in Facebook that exposed users’ friend lists and partial payment card information. The social media giant patched one of the flaws within hours.

The IRS issued a warning last month about an updated version of the old wire transfer phishing scam, where fake emails are sent to accounting supposedly from a company executive, requesting a wire transfer to a provided account.  In the updated version cautioned by the IRS, the request is to payroll or human resources requesting a list of employees and their W-2 forms.  Many have been fooled by this and other phishing related scams, exposing their companies and now their...

Multiple critical vulnerabilities impacting SecurEnvoy SecurMail could result in an attacker being able to read encrypted emails and even delete or overwrite messages in an inbox.

The good news is that security operations centers (SOCs) are becoming more efficient. The not-so-good news is that there is still considerable scope for improvement.

Mozilla this week detailed its plans to completely distrust Symantec root certificates in Firefox 63, set to arrive in October 2018.

A team of researchers has demonstrated how air-gapped computers can stealthily communicate with each other using speakers or headphones over ultrasonic waves.

US President Donald Trump blocked Monday an unsolicited bid by Singapore-based Broadcom to take over smartphone chipmaker Qualcomm, citing national security concerns.