Vulnerabilities

Issued by: Security Week

Free Scanner Finds 50,000 EternalBlue-Vulnerable Systems

More than 50,000 computers vulnerable to the NSA-linked EternalBlue exploit were found by a free vulnerability scanner in recent weeks. Dubbed Eternal Blues, the tool was designed to provide network administrators with visibility into the EternalBlue-vulnerable machines in their networks, but without actually exploiting the flaw. In the wake of WannaCry, NotPetya, and other global infectionsleveraging the NSA-linked exploit, knowing whether…

Application Security

Issued by: Security Week

Apple Builds Data Center in China, Promises No Backdoors

Apple on Wednesday announced the establishment of its first China-based data center in an effort to improve its services in the region and comply with recently implemented regulations, but the tech giant has promised not to build any backdoors into its systems. The new data center is located in China’s Guizhou province, which Apple selected…

Malware & Threats

Issued by: Dark Reading

How Active Intrusion Detection Can Seek and Block Attacks

Researchers at Black Hat USA will demonstrate how active intrusion detection strategies can help administrators detect hackers who are overly reliant on popular attack tools and techniques. Penetration testers as well as bad-guy hackers typically rely on several common attack tools to break into business networks. Enterprises defending their networks can flip the equation on…

Network Security

Issued by: Security Week

Stepping Up Cybersecurity This Summer

It’s summertime, and everyone’s on vacation. What could possibly go wrong? For the security team, the answer is “plenty.” Summer brings a set of new challenges to security organizations including employees taking more time off, often with their corporate laptops. Our own security personnel are taking vacation time, too, which makes staffing the security operations…

Network Security

Issued by: CSO

Kaspersky Lab denies leaked emails prove it has been working with Russia’s FSB

While the Trump administration is deciding whether to remove Kaspersky Lab from the General Services Administration’s list of vendors whose products government agencies are allowed to use, Bloomberg Businessweek declared Kaspersky Lab “has been working with Russian intelligence.” The news report alleges that the relationship between Kaspersky Lab and the Kremlin is closer than the cybersecurity firm…

Malware & Threats

Issued by: Help Net Security

Businesses overconfident about keeping attackers at bay

Despite the increasing number of data breaches and nearly 1.4 billion data records being lost or stolen in 2016, the vast majority of IT professionals still believe perimeter security is effective at keeping unauthorized users out of their networks. However, companies are under investing in technology that adequately protects their business, according to Gemalto.

Software Security

Issued by: CSO

Smart home device calls cops during domestic dispute

Amazon is kicking off its third annual Prime Day by slashing the cost of an Amazon Echo, cutting 50 percent off the price tag, and selling the Echo for only $89.99. Google is competing by cutting $64 from the price tag for a Google Home and Chromecast bundle, selling the two for $99.99. So, if you’ve been wanting to…