Month: October 2017

Malware & Threats

Issued by: Security Intelligence

The CISO’s Guide to Minimizing Health Care Security Risks

In an ever-changing, dynamic threat landscape, a chief information security officer (CISO) in the health care sector must have knowledge in multiple areas and understand that data breaches have severe repercussions that affect employees, patients and the organization at large. To respond effectively to health care security risks, a CISO must possess well-rounded experience in…

Malware & Threats

Issued by: Security Week

Fast Food Chain Sonic Confirms Card Breach

Sonic Drive-In, a fast food restaurant chain with more than 3,500 locations across the United States, confirmed on Wednesday that cybercriminals may have stolen customers’ credit and debit card information using a piece of malware. The company has provided only little information about the incident, but says it’s working with law enforcement and third-party forensics…

Application Security

Issued by: Help Net Security

The privacy implications of email tracking

Emails are a widely used means for third parties to tie your email address to your activities across the web, Princeton University researchers have discovered. The extent of email tracking Email tracking was originally aimed at allowing senders to know whether the recipient has read the sent email. Unfortunately, many third parties also receive this…

Network Security

Issued by: Help Net Security

Equifax, former CEO reveal more details about the devastating breach

Mandiant has concluded the forensic part of its Equifax breach investigation, and the results are as follows: 2.5 million additional US consumers were potentially impacted, bringing the total to 145.5 million The initial estimate of some 100,000 Canadian citizens being impacted was incorrect: in the end, the information of some 8,000 Canadian consumers was compromised,…

Vulnerabilities

Issued by: Security Week

Websites Hacked via Zero-Day Flaws in WordPress Plugins

Zero-day flaws affecting several WordPress plugins have been exploited by malicious actors to plant backdoors and take control of vulnerable websites. The attacks have been spotted by Wordfence, a company that specializes in protecting WordPress websites. The firm’s investigation revealed that attackers had been exploiting previously unknown vulnerabilities in three WordPress plugins.

Malware & Threats

Issued by: Help Net Security

The global impact of huge cyber security events

The past 12 months have seen a number of unprecedented cyber-attacks in terms of their global scale, impact and rate of spread. Already causing widespread public concern, these attacks only represent a small sample of the wide array of cyber threats we now face. Europol’s Executive Director Rob Wainwright: “The global impact of huge cyber…

Network Security

Issued by: Trend Micro Blog

National Cyber Security Awareness Month for Organizations

The month of October 2017 is again the National Cyber Security Awareness Month (NCSAM) for individuals and organizations. This year’s theme is shared responsibility which is something we’ve been talking a lot about when it comes to public cloud support for many years. This year Trend Micro will be supporting NCSAM with a new blog…