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- October 01, 2019
01 Oct'19
Sophos launches Managed Threat Response service
The new offering is built on Sophos' endpoint security platform Intercept X Advanced, with capabilities supported by the company's recent acquisition of Rook Security and DarkBytes.
- September 27, 2019
27 Sep'19
New York files lawsuit over Dunkin' breach response
The New York attorney general filed a lawsuit against Dunkin' Brands regarding attacks dating back to 2015 and alleges the company failed to respond or notify victims properly.
- September 26, 2019
26 Sep'19
After Bugcrowd pilot, Air Force bug bounty program eyes expansion
The U.S. Air Force is eyeing an expansion of its bug bounty efforts after partnering with Bugcrowd on a three-month pilot program for its cloud platform.
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- September 25, 2019
25 Sep'19
Trump pushes debunked DNC hack conspiracy in call with Ukraine
In a call with the Ukrainian president that is now the focus of an impeachment inquiry, President Trump discussed CrowdStrike and asked for help with finding a 'server.'
- September 24, 2019
24 Sep'19
Cloudflare battles malicious bots with 'fight mode'
Cloudflare takes its first steps in keeping malicious bots from attacking customers by using complex challenges to waste a bot's CPU resources in an attempt to disincentivize more bots.
- September 20, 2019
20 Sep'19
Sinkholed Magecart domains resurrected for advertising schemes
Security vendor RiskIQ discovered several old Magecart domains that had been sinkholed were re-registered under new owners and are now engaged in fraudulent advertising activity.
- September 18, 2019
18 Sep'19
Global cryptomining attacks use NSA exploits to earn Monero
Security researchers tracked a very active threat group launching cryptomining attacks around the world against organizations in banking, IT services, healthcare and more.
- September 17, 2019
17 Sep'19
Researcher finds digital certificate fraud used to spread malware
A new certificate fraud scheme involves a threat actor impersonating company execs to purchase certs which are then resold to those looking to spread malware.
- September 16, 2019
16 Sep'19
DerbyCon attendees and co-founder reflect on the end
DerbyCon attendees and co-founder Dave Kennedy reflect on the legacy and future of the conference following its final event, which took place in Louisville, Ky.
- September 12, 2019
12 Sep'19
DerbyCon panel discusses IT mistakes that need to stop
Common security risks can be mitigated or prevented, according to a panel at DerbyCon. But users need to feel empowered to speak up, and education needs to be better.
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- September 11, 2019
11 Sep'19
FBI says $26B lost to business email compromise over last 3 years
On the same day that 281 suspects were arrested in business email compromise stings, the FBI said worldwide losses from BEC attacks reached $26 billion over the last three years.
- September 10, 2019
10 Sep'19
DerbyCon session tackles cyber attribution, false flag attacks
One expert showed the crowd at DerbyCon that proper attribution of a cyberattack requires multiple indicators in order to avoid being fooled by a false flag attempt.
- September 10, 2019
10 Sep'19
Gigamon launches platform to improve application visibility
Application Metadata Intelligence identifies network performance, application performance, operational technology communications and security and threat detection.
- September 06, 2019
06 Sep'19
Trustwave security platform provides visibility, control
Trustwave Fusion is a cloud-based cybersecurity platform designed with the goal of giving users better insight into how security resources are provided and monitored.
- September 05, 2019
05 Sep'19
Insecure Android provisioning could lead to phishing attacks
Researchers say many -- if not most -- Android smartphones are at risk of SMS-based phishing attacks that trick users into installing malicious OTA provisioning settings.