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Facebook Fumbles More Passwords as Security Missteps Continue

Sometimes the full impact of a data security incident isn't known when it is first disclosed. That's the case with Facebook, which on March...

Oracle Patches 3-Year-Old Java Deserialization Flaw in April Update

Oracle released its latest quarterly Critical Patch Update on April 17, fixing 297 vulnerabilities spread across its software portfolio.The vulnerabilities patched in the update...

Why HPI Has Taken the PC Security Lead

HP Inc. has the world's leading security feature for personal computers at the moment.That was my conclusion based on this week’s announcement from the...

Nation-State Attackers Exploiting DNS at Scale, Cisco Reports

Cisco Talos is warning of a new attacker group it has dubbed "Sea Turtle" that is exploiting DNS information at scale across large government...

Microsoft’s Cloud Email Breach Is a Cause for Concern

Microsoft has admitted that it suffered a data breach involving its web-based email services including Outlook.com, MSN.com and Hotmail.com that lasted for three months...

Key Lessons Learned at Fortinet’s Accelerate Event

Security vendor Fortinet held its annual Accelerate event April 8-11 in Orlando, Fla. My research has found that cybersecurity remains the No. 1 concern...

How HTML5 Ping Is Used in DDoS Attacks

A new type of distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack is abusing a common HTML5 attribute to overwhelm targeted victims.Security firm Imperva reported on April 11...

Cyber-Security Incident Response Plans Lacking, IBM Reports

Defending against potential cyber-attacks isn't just about prevention; it's also about having the resilience to respond and recover.Unfortunately, the majority of organizations aren't properly...

The Big Personal Hack That Almost Happened

The story really starts the day before somebody attempted to gain access to my social media accounts. I got pinged in an email from...

Google Boosts Cloud Security, Transparency and Identity

The way Google sees it, one of the primary ways to grow cloud adoption is by increasing trust and security in the cloud.At its...