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- July 31, 2018
31 Jul'18
Citrix's Peter Lefkowitz on impact of GDPR privacy requirements
New consumer privacy laws are changing the global privacy landscape. Citrix's Peter Lefkowitz explains how Citrix is approaching GDPR compliance and privacy issues in general.
- July 31, 2018
31 Jul'18
NetSpectre is a remote side-channel attack, but a slow one
A new PoC attack using Spectre variant 1 called NetSpectre marks the first time Spectre v1 has been exploited remotely, although questions remain on the practicality of the attack.
- July 27, 2018
27 Jul'18
How Dropbox dropped the ball with anonymized data
Dropbox came under fire for sharing anonymized data with academic researchers after questions emerged about how the data was protected and used.
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- July 27, 2018
27 Jul'18
LifeLock vulnerability exposed user email addresses to public
News roundup: A LifeLock vulnerability exposed the email addresses of millions of customers. Plus, Amazon's Rekognition misidentified 28 members of Congress as criminals, and more.
- July 27, 2018
27 Jul'18
Senator wants government to stop Adobe Flash use
Senator Ron Wyden wrote a letter to multiple government agencies advocating that the entire U.S. government stop Adobe Flash use on all systems due to security risks.
- July 26, 2018
26 Jul'18
Ponemon: Mega breaches, data breach costs on the rise
The Ponemon Institute's '2018 Cost of a Data Breach Study' details a rise in data breaches with a look at mega breaches and why U.S. companies experience the greatest loss.
- July 26, 2018
26 Jul'18
Risk & Repeat: DHS warns of power grid cyberattacks
In this week's Risk & Repeat podcast, SearchSecurity editors discuss a new warning from the Department of Homeland Security regarding Russian hackers targeting the U.S. power grid.
- July 26, 2018
26 Jul'18
DHS details electrical grid attacks by Russian agents
For the first time, DHS has offered more detailed and unclassified information about electrical grid attacks carried out by Russian hackers and the dangers to U.S. infrastructure.
- July 24, 2018
24 Jul'18
Physical security keys eliminate phishing at Google
Successful phishing attempts have been eliminated among Google employees following a requirement to use physical security keys in order to gain access to all Google accounts.
- July 20, 2018
20 Jul'18
Critical Cisco vulnerabilities patched in Policy Suite
News roundup: Critical Cisco vulnerabilities in Policy Suite products were patched this week. Plus, Venmo's API is set to public, exposing a trove of customer data, and more.
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- July 20, 2018
20 Jul'18
Microsoft launches Identity Bounty Program, offers up to $100,000
Microsoft introduced its new Identity Bounty Program that offers up to $100,000 in rewards for reported vulnerabilities in its identity services, such as Azure Active Directory.
- July 20, 2018
20 Jul'18
As AI identity management takes shape, are enterprises ready?
Experts at the Identiverse 2018 conference discussed how artificial intelligence and machine learning are poised to reshape the identity and access management market.
- July 19, 2018
19 Jul'18
NSS Labs ranks next-gen firewalls, with some surprises
Researchers used individual test reports and comparison data to determine the value of investments in next-generation firewall technology.
- July 19, 2018
19 Jul'18
Risk & Repeat: Closing the gender gap at cybersecurity conferences
In this week's Risk & Repeat podcast, SearchSecurity editors discuss the under-representation of women at cybersecurity conferences and how it affects the infosec industry.
- July 19, 2018
19 Jul'18
Vendor admits election systems included remote software
A vendor admitted to compromising its election system security by installing remote access software on systems over the span of six years, but claims to have stopped the practice.