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IoT Security

Healthcare organizations are now implementing connected medical devices for better services to patients. But healthcare technology leaders are worried about IoT security with connected devices....

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New Google Patch for Android

Google released possibly its final Android security update for 2017. The latest patch addresses at least 42 different vulnerabilities which includes 11 flaws in the media framework (five are critical...

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IoT Security Skills in Energy Companies

Inmarsat survey of senior IT decision makers from 100 large energy companies worldwide shows that fifty four percent need additional security skills to deliver successful IoT projects. Fifty three...

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ICS Malware

FireEye researchers mentioned that the company’s Mandiant subsidiary is attacked by new industrial control systems(ICS) malware. The hackers shut down plant operations by targeting emergency shutdown...

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Keeper Security Patches Password Protection Flaw

Google Project Zero security researcher Tavis Ormandy sent a email to Keeper Security about a new vulnerability. Company replied to Ormandy and delivered a patch within 24 hours to the users. The...

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Security Budgets After WannaCry, NotPetya Attacks

AlienVault conducted survey of 233 IT professionals worldwide. The report shows that only 14 percent increased budgets for cyber security after the WannaCry and NotPetya cyber attacks. Only twenty...

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Devices and Data Breach

Pennsylvania-based Washington Health System (WHS) Greene mentioned that it suffered data breach due to missing external hard drive. The device was used for Bone Densitometry machine. Facility mentioned...

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Ransomware Attacks in 2017

As compared to 2016, the ransomware attacks hitting business users increased from 22.6 percent in 2016 to 26.2 percent in 2017. Kaspersky Lab conducted survey. “Welcome to ransomware in 2017 — the year...

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Cyber Attacks

Austin Manual Therapy mentioned that they suffered data breach due to unauthorized access to its system. As per the reports, limited parts of the system were accessed. There is no data which shows that...

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Almost One Third U.S. Businesses breached in 2017

Twenty-nine percent of U.S. businesses were affected by a data breach in the 2017. The analysis was done by HSB of 403 senior executives in the U.S., and conducted by Zogby Analytics. Company...

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