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- October 22, 2019
22 Oct'19
Bugcrowd launches Attack Surface Management platform
The new platform provides an extra layer of testing by sending its findings to Bugcrowd's crowdsourced security testing tools.
- October 21, 2019
21 Oct'19
Sophos acquisition bid presents potential growth, peril
Private equity firm Thoma Bravo made an offer to acquire Sophos for approximately $3.9 billion. Analysts discuss what the deal might mean for the endpoint security vendor.
- October 21, 2019
21 Oct'19
Malware detection methods struggle to keep up with evolving threats
Experts discuss the increasingly complex methods of malware detection needed when dealing with everything from low-level attackers to advanced persistent threat groups.
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- October 16, 2019
16 Oct'19
Exposed Docker hosts open the door for cryptojacking
Security researchers discovered a new Docker worm that has been targeting exposed hosts in order to spread cryptojacking malware to other containers.
- October 14, 2019
14 Oct'19
Imperva breach update puts blame on exposed AWS API keys
Imperva CTO Kunal Anand posted updated information regarding the recent breach affecting Cloud WAF customers and admitted poor security controls led to the compromise.
- October 11, 2019
11 Oct'19
Cybersecurity threats on the rise, prey on human nature
Cybersecurity attacks continue to rise, taking advantage of network vulnerabilities -- and human ones. First National Technology Solutions' CISO offers advice.
- October 11, 2019
11 Oct'19
Palo Alto Networks launches new version of Demisto SOAR platform
New features to the Demisto platform include a customizable user interface, threat intelligence, database scaling and a mobile app providing chat support and updates for users.
- October 09, 2019
09 Oct'19
Twitter 2FA data 'inadvertently' used for advertising
Twitter used two-factor authentication information, including email addresses and phone numbers, to target ads for an unknown number of people over an unknown period of time.
- October 08, 2019
08 Oct'19
NSA warns VPN vulnerabilities exploited by nation-state hackers
Nation-state hackers are exploiting previously disclosed vulnerabilities in VPNs from Pulse Secure, Palo Alto Networks and Fortinet, according to a security advisory from the NSA.
- October 08, 2019
08 Oct'19
Experts expect hospital ransomware attacks to continue
One week after being hit by a ransomware attack, hospitals in Alabama are turning away patients while working on recovery, and experts warn of similar attacks in the future.
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- October 04, 2019
04 Oct'19
Risk & Repeat: Trump takes aim at DNC hack and CrowdStrike
This week's Risk & Repeat podcast looks at President Trump's recent comments about CrowdStrike and the DNC 'server' and the misinformation around Russian election interference.
- October 03, 2019
03 Oct'19
Zendesk breach in 2016 affected 10,000 customers
Zendesk disclosed a previously undetected security incident from 2016 in which data for 10,000 customer accounts was accessed, but the disclosure is missing some key details.
- October 03, 2019
03 Oct'19
Ping Identity launches identity and access management tool
PingCentral aims to streamline the identity and access management processes and bridge the gap between IAM teams and application teams to improve productivity.
- October 02, 2019
02 Oct'19
Hospital ransomware attacks lead to patients being turned away
Ransomware attacks hit seven hospitals in Australia and three in Alabama, with the Alabaman hospitals being forced to turn away patients because of the attacks.
- October 01, 2019
01 Oct'19
Bulletproof host raided in former NATO bunker
German authorities arrested seven in raid of bulletproof hosting company CyberBunker -- which was housed in a former NATO bunker -- for allegedly hosting dark web marketplaces.