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Microsoft has introduced two new advanced security and compliance offerings for Microsoft 365, including Identity & Threat Protection and Information Protection & Compliance packages. 

The website of Luas, the tram system in Dublin, Ireland, was hacked on Thursday by an individual claiming to have also gained access to information stored on the organization’s systems.

Security Organizations Should Remember to Seek a Second Opinion, Which Can Bring Bias to Light

A new version of the NRSMiner is actively spreading in the southern region of Asia. The majority of detections (54%) have been found in Vietnam, followed by Iran (16%) and Malaysia (12%). The new version either updates existing NRSMiner infections, or spreads to new systems using the EternalBlue exploit.

A group of hackers is claiming to be offering for sale a large number of confidential documents related to the September 11 terrorist attacks. 

At this time of year “what’s in, what’s out” lists proliferate and for many of us, they can be overwhelming. Just when you’ve adjusted to the latest food or fitness trend, something new comes along that you need to adapt to! From kale to sea greens, from high-intensity interval training (HIIT) to Ninja Warrior gyms. 

IoT and Network Threats are Not One-dimensional

A vulnerabilitiy recently patched by Google in Chrome for Android was an information disclosure bug that was originally reported in 2015, but not patched until the release of Chrome 70 in October 2018, security researchers say. 

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Alaska revenue officials shut down online applications for annual oil wealth checks after personal information of other users popped up on applicants' computer screens.

New Threat Detection Marketplace Connects AV Companies and Enterprises to Improve Protection Coverage Against New Threats

The unCaptcha automated system can once again bypass Google’s reCAPTCHA challenges, despite major updates to the security service.

It's Time for the Organizations Charged With Protecting Our Physical Infrastructure to Take Action and Fight Back

A law requiring internet companies in Vietnam to remove content communist authorities deem to be against the state came into effect Tuesday, in a move critics called "a totalitarian model of information control".

Those of us at a certain age (ahem) grew up in a simpler time. Email was largely unheard of. There was no social media, no Facebook, Twitter or Instagram. There was no e-commerce, no Amazon, Alibaba or Taobao. No online banking. No online dating. Credit card transactions were processed manually. Local businesses accepted personal checks. 

The European Union is offering a total of more than €850,000 – nearly $1 million – for vulnerabilities found in 14 widely used free and open source software projects.

For years criminal websites shrouded in secrecy have thrived beyond the reach of traditional search engines, but a group of French engineers has found a way to navigate this dark web -- a tool they don't want to fall into the wrong hands.

U.S. officials and at least one state said Friday that they have started investigations into a nationwide CenturyLink internet outage that has disrupted 911 service.Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai called the outage that began Thursday "completely unacceptable" because people who need help couldn't use the emergency number.