A new report by TITUS highlights the important connection between security and digital transformation. TITUS CEO Jim Barkdoll says the survey makes it evident that "there are two approaches to …
After breach, Stack Overflow says some user data exposed
Stack Overflow has admitted that "a very small number” of users had their data compromised when the company suffered a cyberattack earlier this month. The firm behind the world’s largest question …
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Chinese cyberspies breached TeamViewer in 2016
According to German newspaper Der Spiegel, German software manufacturer TeamViewer suffered a breach at the hands of Chinese state-backed hackers, as a result of which the attackers have had access to …
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Q1 2019 Smashes Record For Most Reported Vulnerabilities in a Quarter
The first quarter of this year broke the record for reported security vulnerabilities, a new report by Risk Based Security shows. A total of 5,501 new flaws were disclosed during this period, most of …
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Ransomware and malware attacks decline, attackers adopting covert tactics
New figures released by Microsoft indicate that global ransomware attacks fell by 60% between March and December of last year, while malware attacks declined in general. Instead, threat actors are …
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Huawei’s use of Android restricted by Google
In response to US President Donald Trump's recent executive order enabling the US government to ban the use of Huawei telecommunications equipment by US firms, Google has made certain updates for its …
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Top Cybersecurity Challenges in the Healthcare Industry
New research by Infoblox sheds light on the state of cybersecurity in the healthcare sector. According to the report, a whopping 92% of healthcare organizations believe they can adequately respond to …
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Phishing targeting SaaS and webmail services increased to 36% of all phishing attacks
A new APWG report shows that a growing number of phishing attacks (36% in Q1 of 2019) target Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) and webmail solutions. Just over a quarter (27%) of phishing campaigns went …
More Orgs Use Booby Traps for Counterintelligence
Neustar recently released a new report showing that one out of five organizations use forensic investigations and other techniques in order to identify attackers. Other possible methods include the …
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The largest breaches over the past three years have caused massive and irreparable damage
A new report by Bitglass highlights how costly large data breaches tend to be for targeted firms. The research found that publicly traded companies that were hit by a massive breach in the last three …