Yahoo has been under the microscope for its inadequate handling of customer data for years. The company is currently facing a lawsuit for damages resulting from the 2012 data breach, just as…
Month: February 2019
ABS to Strengthen Cybersecurity of US Ports
ABS Advanced Solutions, a part of the American Bureau of Shipping, has announced a new security solution to help ports in the US meet required levels of cybersecurity. Incorporating the…
Social Engineering Employed to Steal Data
Criminals who launched phishing campaigns during the final quarter of 2018 employed social engineering tactics in nearly one in three targeted attacks, according to Positive Technologies. A new report entitled Cybersecurity Threatscape Q4…
Flaws Discovered in Popular Password Managers
An analysis of multiple top password manager products has revealed vulnerabilities in the tools they use that could potentially put the security of user’s credentials at risk, according to Independent Security…
GCHQ: Chinese tech 'threats' must be understood
The UK’s cyber-security agency has warned that Britain must understand the potential “opportunities and threats” of using Chinese technology. In a rare speech, GCHQ director Jeremy Fleming emphasised the need…
There is an ongoing and significant risk to DNS infrastructure
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), the organization in charge of the internet’s Domain Name System (DNS) infrastructure, has issued a foreboding warning on Friday about the…