Security

Authorities dismantle criminal gang that used malware to steal cash from ATMs

The gang installed the malware program through the CD-ROM unit present in ATMs made by NCR

How long will consumers put up with the IoT’s failures?

At CES, experts warn that interoperability, networking, and cybersecurity issues could threaten the potential of the Internet of Things.

Will the European Union’s new General Data Protection Regulation impact your business?  

The European Commission has approved the most stringent data privacy regulation anywhere. Here's what you need to know about how it might touch you

Drupal sites at risk due to insecure update mechanism

The updates are done over unencrypted connections, so are potentially vulnerable to hijacking

Continued support for MD5 endangers widely used cryptographic protocols

Researchers showed authentication and impersonation attacks against protocols that still support MD5 in some of their components

Does a data breach really affect your firm’s reputation?

Overcoming stubborn execs for security sake

Uber to pay $20,000 in settlement on privacy issues with New York attorney general

Uber will also secure and restrict employee access to customer geo-location data

Malvertising campaign used a free certificate from Let’s Encrypt

The organization says revoking certificates isn't the answer to abuse

The ins and outs of deception for cyber security

Today’s deception technologies abandon reliance on known attack patterns and monitoring and use advanced luring techniques and engagement servers