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The Red Alert 2.0 Android Trojan first detailed in September last year is currently available for rent on underground forums at $500 per month, Trustwave reports.

Cisco on Wednesday released patches for more than 30 security vulnerabilities in its products, including Critical flaws impacting NX-OS Software.

Google this week announced that it is adding a small amount of security metadata on top of APKs distributed by Google Play in order to verify their authenticity.

IDC’s recently released five-year (2018-2022) Worldwide and U.S. Comprehensive Security Services Forecast projects that the overall worldwide market will reach $69.6 billion in 2022 and will grow at a CAGR of 9 percent during the period. Of all four segments, managed security services is the largest and fastest growing – capturing 32.2 percent of the market by 2022 at a CAGR of 10.2 percent – outpacing IT consulting, systems integration, and education and training.

Microsoft this week announced the public preview of new Azure tools designed help its customers eliminate easily guessable passwords from their environments.

Israel-born startup Intsights Cyber Intelligence has raised $17 million in a Series C funding round led by Tola Capital. It brings the total capital raised by the firm to $41.3 million ($1.8 million seed funding in 2015; $7.5 million Series A in 2016; and $15 million Series B in 2017). 

Cybersecurity start-up NanoLock Security today announced a new lightweight security platform designed to add security into the small connected devices better known as the internet of things, rather than to overlay security around those devices.

The Quick Look mechanism on macOS, which allows users to check file contents without actually opening the files, may leak information on cached files, even if they reside on encrypted drives or if the files have been deleted.

Thousands of mobile applications running on iOS and Android have exposed over 113 gigabytes of data from 2,300 unsecured Firebase databases, enterprise mobile security firm Appthority says in a new report.

A Massachusetts man pleaded guilty to his role in an ATM “jackpotting” operation, the United States Department of Justice announced this week.

The author of a newly discovered malware downloader allows interested parties to set up a botshop and build a malware distribution network, Netscout Arbor reveals.

By Controlling Security Technology Portion Size, Organizations Can Better Address Strategic Requirements and Work More Efficiently

A newly discovered attack against Google Home and Chromecast devices can reveal a user’s precise physical location, a security researcher has discovered.

Researchers Discovered More Than 21,000 Container Orchestration and API Management Systems Exposed to the Public Internet

Hackers stole more than $30 million worth of cryptocurrencies from South Korea's top bitcoin exchange, sending the unit's price falling around the world on Wednesday.

VirusTotal, which recently became part of Alphabet’s new cybersecurity company Chronicle, announced on Tuesday the launch of a new service designed to help software developers and security vendors reduce the number of false positive detections.

A China-linked cyber espionage group has breached the systems of satellite operators, telecommunications companies and defense contractors in the United States and Southeast Asia, Symantec reported on Tuesday.

Endpoint security firm Cylance announced Tuesday afternoon that it has closed a $120 million funding round led by funds managed by Blackstone Tactical Opportunities and including other investors. 

Despite advances in cybersecurity technology, the number of days to detect a breach has increased from an average of 201 days in 2016 to an average of 206 days just a year later, according to the 2017 Ponemon Cost of Data Breach Study.