Sean Michael Kerner

There are a lot of different things that a global hotel organization like Hyatt does to keep it operations running smoothly. One of them is maintaining the best cyber-security it can, and that’s an effort that now involves the use of a public bug bounty program, managed by HackerOne. Hyatt officially announced on Jan. 9 […]

FireEye updated its on-premises security capabilities with the launch of the FireEye Email Security – Server Edition 8.2 release on Jan. 9. FireEye Email Security – Server Edition 8.2 provides organizations with new capabilities to detect advanced email threats, including executive impersonation, which is often referred to as Business Email Compromise (BEC). FireEye has also […]

2018 was not a good year for web application vulnerabilities, with 17,142 reported issues, according to a report released on Jan. 9 by Imperva. The 2018 tally for web application vulnerabilities represents a 21 percent year-over-year increase from 2017. There are multiple types of web applications vulnerabilities, among the most common being Cross Site Scripting […]

In the escalating market for security vulnerabilities, a new milestone has been recorded early in the new year, with $2 million now being offered for a remote Apple iOS exploit. The $2 million award is being offered by vulnerability acquisition firm Zerodium, which first achieved global notoriety for offering $1 million for an iOS 9 […]

IBM announced on Jan. 8 that it was awarded 9,100 patents in 2018, once again topping the list for the most U.S. patents granted in a given year. A core component of IBM’s patent haul in 2018 was in cyber-security innovation, with more than 1,400 granted patents. Among the security patents granted to IBM in […]

Online credit card fraud is a major concern for enterprises, consumers and vendors alike. One of the biggest brands in the payment card space is Mastercard, which has been quietly working on implementing technology it has branded Mastercard Identity Check, in an effort to reduce fraud while making it easier for merchants to accept online […]

While serverless technology is becoming increasingly widely used, there has been a lack of understanding when it comes to serverless security implications. That’s a challenge that Protego Labs is looking to help solve with the release of a freely available open-source tool that helps organizations learn about serverless security. Serverless, also referred to as functions-as-a-service, […]

Neustar is improving its security capabilities with the addition of technology gained via the acquisition of caller authentication and fraud prevention vendor Trustid. Fraud can take many different forms, including caller fraud where unauthorized individuals attempt transactions or information retrieval. The promise of the Trustid platform is that it provides tools and technologies to help […]

Marriott International disclosed revised information on Jan. 4 about the massive data breach involving its Starwood Hotels division. The update includes both good and bad news about the impact from the data breach. First the good news: Originally Marriott reported on Nov. 30, 2018, that information from approximately 500 million individuals who have made reservations […]

Mozilla, an organization that is best known for its Firefox web browser, is starting 2019 by renewing focus on its Thunderbird email client. It’s a move that comes after a meandering 20-year path for the open-source organization’s email efforts. Email is not a new thing for Mozilla, and to understand how long the organization has […]

A pair of hackers have taken aim at vulnerable Google Chromecast media streaming devices, sending unauthorized content and messages to unsuspecting users. The attack, dubbed “CastHack,” identifies Google Chromecast devices that have been exposed to the public internet. The two attackers, who operate under the aliases of “HackerGiraffe” and “j3ws3r,” then abuse capabilities in Chromecast […]

The term “cloud-native” is increasingly being used by organizations and vendors alike as a new paradigm shift for how applications can run and be deployed in the cloud. For Bob Quillin, vice president for Oracle Cloud Developer Relations, cloud-native isn’t just about technology; it’s also about people and process. Quillin sold his company StackEngine to […]