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Security and Intelligence Professionals Are Concentrating on Far More Than Just Seasonal Threats

Vulnerability management has historically been treated as an engineering exercise that is disconnected from how security flaws relate to the business and the actual threat they pose.

Google is stepping its fight against unwanted and harmful applications on Android up and will soon alert users on apps and websites leading to apps that collect personal data without their consent.

UK NCSC Chief Warns of Supply Chain Risk from Anti-Virus (AV) Software Products

A memo from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) warns that China-based Da-Jiang Innovations (DJI), one of the world’s largest drone manufacturers, has been providing information on critical infrastructure and law enforcement to the Chinese government.

PayPal informed customers on Friday that personal information for 1.6 million individuals may have been obtained by hackers who breached the systems of its subsidiary TIO Networks.

A member of the US National Security Agency's elite hacking team has been charged with illegally removing top secret materials, in an embarrassing breach for the crucial electronic espionage body.

Senators Propose New Data Protection Bill Following Equifax and Uber Breaches

Two newly discovered .NET-based ransomware families are using open source repositories to encrypt users’ files, Zscaler security researchers say.

Law enforcement agencies in Europe this week announced the dismantling of a criminal network responsible for stealing payment card data and performing illegal transactions.Called “Neptune,” the operation involved the arrest of four key members of the network on November 30, 2017. All four are Bulgarian citizens.

Israeli industrial cybersecurity startup SCADAfence has secured $10 million in funding through a recently announced Series A round. 

Following the discovery of several potentially serious vulnerabilities in Intel’s Management Engine (ME), computer seller System76 announced its intention to disable the feature on its laptops with a future firmware update.

It’s that time of year again when we look back at the past year and try to anticipate what we can expect in the coming year. I spend most of my time analyzing vast quantities of threat data, looking for trends and creating intel that gives customers critical insights to better prepare for what cyber threats are on the horizon. With that context, here is my cybersecurity forecast for 2018.

Google’s Chrome web browser will soon prevent third-party software from injecting code into its processes.

The holiday season is in full swing and once again we can expect to see a surge in cyber attacks targeting retailers and consumers. Research from the National Retail Federation shows that spending during the winter holidays outstrips retail sales during all other holidays throughout the year – combined!