Flaw in Google Home and Chromecast devices reveals user location

By Waqas Craig Young, an IT security expert from Tripwire has found This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Flaw in Google Home and Chromecast devices reveals user location...

Webcast Replay: Preventing Vulnerability Exposure with IBM Security Bulletins

Abstract As the basis for many of IBM's enterprise products, WebSphere Application Server and its runtime often serves as the first line of defense when it comes to IT security. Learn how to ensure that you stay protected against known exploits through effective use of IBM's Security Bulletins...

ClipboardWalletHijacker malware replaces address to steal cryptocurrency

By Waqas The IT security researchers at Qihoo 360 Total Security have discovered This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: ClipboardWalletHijacker malware replaces address to steal cryptocurrency...

Chinese hackers attack National Data Center using watering hole attack

By Waqas The IT security researchers at Kaspersky Lab have published a This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Chinese hackers attack National Data Center using watering hole attack...

Bootloader vulnerability in OnePlus 6 lets an attacker take control of the device

By Waqas An IT security researcher has discovered a critical vulnerability in OnePlus This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Bootloader vulnerability in OnePlus 6 lets an attacker take control of the device...

GDPR Is Here:  Assess the Security Configurations of Your IT Systems

In prior installments of this GDPR compliance blog series, we’ve discussed the importance of key security practices such as IT asset inventory and vulnerability management. Today, we’ll focus on another core component for GDPR: policy compliance. As we’ve stated before, to comply with the EU’s...

GDPR Is Here: Manage Vulnerabilities and Prioritize Threat Remediation

To provide the level of data protection required by the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation GDPR, your organization must continuously detect vulnerabilities, and prioritize their remediation. Why? An InfoSec team that’s chronically overwhelmed by its IT environment’s vulnerabilities and unabl...

Vote for Malwarebytes Labs: European Security Blogger Awards 2018

It's nearly time for Infosec Europe 2018, and that means it's also time to consider voting for your favourite security blogs, podcasts, video channels, and more for the upcoming European Security Blogger Awards. Thanks to your generous votes, we've been fortunate enough to pick up the award for...

Indian Cricket Board Exposes Personal Data of Thousands of Players

By Waqas The IT security researchers at Kromtech Security Center discovered a trove This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Indian Cricket Board Exposes Personal Data of Thousands of Players...

Vega Stealer malware steals passwords & card data from Chrome & Firefox

By Waqas The IT security researchers at Proofpoint have discovered a new This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Vega Stealer malware steals passwords & card data from Chrome & Firefox...

The Role of Sales & Channel in GDPR Compliance

As a part of our journey to General Data Protection Regulation GDPR compliance, we have looked across our business to ensure that all the different departments, employees and products are aligned with our compliance goals and have a solid understanding of the GDPR. Sales people and channel partne...

Zero Trust and the Identity

Digital transformation is occurring faster than most people realize, and is impacting every component of the IT organization. Some of the many catalysts include users and applications moving outside the traditional perimeter, users accessing applications that are anywhere, and utilizing many...

Leveraging the Power of AI to Stop Email Scammers

Staff members are on the frontline when it comes to cyberattacks against their employers. They’re increasingly seen by hackers as a weak link in the cybersecurity chain. That’s why most threats today come via email, aimed squarely at tricking the recipient into downloading malware, divulging...

The Role That IT Security Teams Need to Play in Connected Hospitals

The WannaCry outbreak that reportedly raked in US$1B in damage costs also forced doctors to cancel scheduled appointments, among other things, brought on warranted concern over pervasive ransomware attacks that could stem from oft-overlooked components of healthcare networks—exposed medical cyber...

Physician, protect thyself: An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure

In part one of our Physician, protect thyself series, we recognized significant security problems within the healthcare industry that need addressing. Health organizations moving from the paper to the 'puter—a shift meant to improve care and overall patient experience—inadvertently introduced...

Feds Take On Foreign Hackers, While 880K Orbitz Customers “Likely” Affected by Data Breach

In this edition of Qualys’ infosec news digest, we look at Orbitz’s data breach, AMD’s vulnerabilities controversy, and recent actions by the U.S. government against alleged Russian and Iranian cyber spies. Orbitz was kinda, sorta, maybe hacked Orbitz disclosed last week that personal information...

Teen Hacks Ledger Hardware Cryptocurrency Wallet

By Waqas A 15-year-old IT security researcher Saleem Rashid has identified a This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Teen Hacks Ledger Hardware Cryptocurrency Wallet...

Essays from 7 Experts on Moving to a Cloud-Based Endpoint Security Platform

Carbon Black recently published a series of essays about the experiences of experts in the field on information security as they moved their endpoint security program to the cloud; this is one of those essays. To read the full series check out 7 Experts on Moving to a Cloud-Based Endpoint Securit...

Our Journey to GDPR Compliance: Lessons learned on our way to May 25th

With the European Union’s EU General Data Protection Regulation GDPR date fast approaching, we have been working hard to make sure our already strong security culture and policies will align with the new regulation. As GDPR is a very broad law that includes people, process, and technology, workin...

Sonatype Nexus Repository Manager OSS/Pro 2.14.5 / 3.7.1 XSS

SEC Consult Vulnerability Lab Security Advisory ======================================================================= title: Multiple Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities product: Sonatype Nexus Repository Manager OSS/Pro vulnerable version: =2.14.5, =3.7.1 fixed version: 2.14.6, 3.8.0 CVE...