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CISOs around the world whose organizations use SolarWinds’ Orion IT management platform are scrambling to patch the suite and look for signs of data theft after reports Sunday that updates for the platform had been infected with malware.
A Canadian maker of behaviour-based multi-factor authentication is updating its solution to make it more broadly available with enterprise systems.
After stinging complaints about security issues Zoom Video Communications will release over the next seven days a new version of its conferencing platform as part of a 90-day plan promising to boost privacy and security.
Automated application layer attacks by bots have long been used by criminals, particularly with the expansion of…
For years spam has been one of the biggest worries of CISOs. However, targeted attacks through spear-phishing and other techniques are increasingly the leading vector, according to security vendor Positive Technologies.
Google, Facebook, Microsoft, Netflix and Cloudflare are among the big-name companies that have joined an industry-led initiative to reduce the ability of threat actors to abuse the internet’s global routing system for cyber attacks.
In the world of computing, three months can be a short time. For those watching the progress of quantum computing, waiting for the next 12 weeks will test their patience.
BlackBerry, Proofpoint, McAfee, Palo Alto Networks and Spirion are among the companies making product announcements in San Francisco at the start of the annual RSA Conference.
In a report issued this week, the Canadian Association of Defence and Security Industries (CADSI) says the United States, the U.K. and Australia offer strategies the government here should pick up on to improve this country’s cyber defence.
How tempting a target are companies with industrial control systems to online threat actors? A lot, according to a fake manufacturing firm set up by security vendor Trend Micro to gather intelligence.
In its annual threat assessment Canadian security provider eSentire says attackers will increasingly share techniques
Logs apparently from one gang suggest a recent ransomware attack netted attackers passwords to a wide range of Internet services used by employees, not just corporate servers.
The start of the new year is a time when system administrators need to think about applications reaching end of life. Admins should know by now that support for Windows 7 ends Jan. 14, as well as some versions of Windows 10.
Infosec pros in North America and Europe are being warned of a new ransomware strain.
Businesses and educational institutions around the world that use the TrueDialog SMS bulk texting service are scrambling to assess the potential damage to their communications after news that security researchers discovered a huge database of unprotected messages from the Texas-based provider.