Microsoft Vulnerabilities Accelerate in 2017
A full 587 vulnerabilities were reported across Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8.1/RT 8.1 and Windows 10 operating systems in 2017.
Month: February 2018
Coinhive Crypto-Miner Now Affecting a Quarter of the World’s Organizations
Three different variants of crypto-mining code are included in January’s top 10 most-prevalent malware rankings.
Coinhive Crypto-Miner Now Affecting a Quarter of the World’s Organizations
Three different variants of crypto-mining code are included in January’s top 10 most-prevalent malware rankings.
IT Pros: IoT Devices Most Vulnerable to Wi-Fi Attacks
92% of IT pros concerned about risks of using public Wi-Fi on company-owned devices
Half a Century of Flaws to Fix This Patch Tuesday
RCE and privilege elevation vulnerabilities abound
Financial Services Sector Breaches Triple in Five Years
Accenture report claims cybercrime costs are higher than any other sector
Telegram Zero-Day Exploited by Crypto-Miners
Kaspersky Lab claims Russian hackers also used it to install backdoor
Employee Training Tops List of Financial CISO Priorities
Infrastructure upgrades and network defense were prioritized by just 25% of CISOs.
Equifax Brings on Home Depot CISO in Wake of Massive Breach
Farshchi is perhaps best known for being the person who took up the reins as CISO at The Home Depot after its breach.
CISOs Fear Web Threats the Most
Meanwhile, 67% of respondents claimed they don’t have sufficient staff to handle the daily barrage of cyber-alerts they receive.