An analysis of the GOP platform, which takes a tough stand against Chinese and Russian hackers and suggests 'hack back' as a suitable cyber defense, highlights this edition of the ISMG Security... Read more »
Bruce Schneier, CTO of Resilient Systems, is busy exploring how IoT - the name given to computerization of everything in our lives - is changing the security world. "We're building a world-sized... Read more »
'Total Fluke' Prevented Full $951 Million Theft From Bangladesh Bank"Inertia and clumsiness" at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York nearly led to one of the biggest cyber-heists in history - resulting... Read more »
Data Protection Watchdog Could Fine Microsoft $1.7 MillionFrance's data protection watchdog has slammed Microsoft Windows 10 for collecting excessive amounts of personal data and failing to use strong security controls. Under the... Read more »
Security Software Wasn't Receiving Updated Anti-Virus SignaturesMacKeeper failed to alert customers earlier this year that for at least four weeks, its anti-virus software wasn't receiving regular signature updates. Industry experts say any... Read more »
Many AV Products Also at Risk From Hooking Engine Hacks, Ensilo WarnsAt the Black Hat event in Las Vegas later this month, researchers plan to reveal vulnerabilities in hooking engines, a critical... Read more »
Here's What Not to Miss in Singapore
The 2016 RSA Conference Asia Pacific & Japan, to be held July 20-22 in Singapore, will offer a security road map, imparting lessons to practitioners to... Read more »
The 2016 RSA Conference Asia Pacific & Japan, to be held July 20-22 in Singapore, will offer a security road map, imparting lessons to practitioners to... Read more »
Whistleblowing Website Dumps Data on Ruling Party to Protest PurgeThe Turkish government, following the failed military coup against it, has blocked access to the whistleblowing website WikiLeaks after it published nearly 300,000... Read more »
Kaspersky: Bundled Downloads Fool Admins, Foil DetectionCybercriminals are sneaking banking Trojans onto systems via the legitimate remote-access tool Ammyy Admin, researchers at Kaspersky Lab warn. The attacks are a reminder to watch... Read more »
Unusual Incident Mixed Cyberespionage with SportsA rare case of corporate espionage involving two Major League Baseball teams has concluded with the defendant from the St. Louis Cardinals receiving what legal experts say... Read more »