The 22-year-old British security researcher who gained fame for discovering the “kill switch” that stopped the outbreak of the WannaCry ransomware—has been reportedly arrested in the United States after attending the Def Con hacking conference in Las…
Insider Threats: Just 18% Have Incident Response Plans
SANS study warns organisations aren’t detecting incidents effectively
Symantec Sells Certificates Business for $950m
DigiCert will face a tough task reviving the under-fire business
WannaCry Inspires Banking Trojan to Add Self-Spreading Ability
Although the wave of WannaCry and Petya ransomware has now been slowed down, money-motivated hackers and cyber criminals have taken lessons from the global outbreaks to make their malware more powerful.
Security researchers have now discovered at le…
Shades of Sony: Scope of HBO Hack Widens
The hackers have apparently gained access to much more than a few pieces of content, including corporate email.
UK Data Protection Bill, Incorporating GDPR, Expected in September
A bill enshrining the EU’s GDPR regulation into UK law could be introduced in Parliament in just a few weeks.
Pharma Giant Merck Sees Petya Profit Hit for Rest of 2017
Merck said it still doesn’t know the full magnitude of the impact of the attack.
FireEye Confirms Details of Two Customers were Exposed
FireEye has confirmed that business documents related to two separate customers in Israel have been ‘exposed’.
Carbanak Drops New Backdoor to Step Up Info Theft
“Bateleur” features robust anti-detection capabilities
Dangerous Mobile Banking Trojan Gets ‘Keylogger’ to Steal Everything
Cyber criminals are becoming more adept, innovative, and stealthy with each passing day. They have now shifted from traditional to more clandestine techniques that come with limitless attack vectors and are harder to detect.
Security researche…