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...

Hacker compromised user data & illegally used car sharing service 33 times

By Waqas A 37-year old IT security researcher and self-confessed computer hacker This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Hacker compromised user data & illegally used car sharing service 33 times...

Continuous Security & Compliance Demo Series

This series shows you how to effectively navigate security risks, new regulations and new technologies in support of a secure and compliant digital transformation. Qualys product managers walk you through the new features of Qualys Cloud Platform and Apps and show you how to get maximum leverage...

Joomla JB Tour Booking 2.2.2 SQL Injection Vulnerability

Joomla JB Tour Booking extension 2.2.2 suffers from a remote SQL injection vulnerability. Title: Joomla JB Tour Booking 2.2.2 SQL Injection Credit: Bilal KARDADOU Vendor: https://joombooking.com URL: https://extensions.joomla.org/extensions/extension/vertical-markets/booking-a-reservations/jb-tou...

A week in security (December 11 – December 17)

Last week we explained what fast flux is and how it's being abused, we showed you all kinds of Bitcoin-related scams, presented a video recording of a tech support scammer trying to sell free software, and pointed out some free software to keep an eye on your Internet traffic. We also informed yo...

IT Security Team Staffing Shortages: Managing Risks and Attracting Talent

A company's C-suite has multiple priorities during this time of year: Getting next year's budget squared away while also ensuring the business is on a path toward its upcoming goals are two items high on this list. Another key element that executives must consider heading into 2018 is staffing...

Randy Bias joins Wallarm board of advisers

Menlo Park, California — December 5, 2017 — Wallarm today announced that Randy Bias, Vice President of Technology and Strategy, Cloud Software at Juniper and founder of Cloudscaling acquired by EMC, has joined Wallarm’s board of advisers. “Randy is an agile cloud pioneer and a thought leader in...

Amazon Echo and Google Home Devices Vulnerable to BlueBorne Attack

By Waqas In September 2017, the IT security researchers at Armis found eight This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Amazon Echo and Google Home Devices Vulnerable to BlueBorne Attack...

Veterans Are a Valuable Cybersecurity Workforce

Editor's Note: This article originally appeared on ITSPmagazine. As a former United States Marine I believe veterans can be instrumental in helping to close the growing cybersecurity skills and people gap. My own story reveals how a military background can provide the perfect foundation for a...

IoT is Insecure, Get Over It! Say Researchers

BOSTON—Noted security experts Charlie Miller and Chris Valasek said the Internet of Things can’t be secure, but it can be tamed. Drawing from their car hacking experience, the two spent the morning contemplating the larger universe of IoT security and conceded that there will always be thousands ...