Will Mozilla layoffs affect security of Firefox browser?
The Mozilla Corporation, responsible for the Firefox browser, has laid off 250 staff and moved 60 others to different teams. The reason given, unsurprisingly, is the impact of COVID-19. The company...
Security News from the week beginning 3rd October 2022
This is a short round-up of some of the security news that was published over the last week. We may continue this into the future and will iterate it as time...
SaltStack users warned – Patch by Friday or compromised by Monday
SaltStack has patched two critical vulnerabilities that were discovered by the Finnish security company, F-Secure. It warned the company of the vulnerabilities in mid-March. Each has been awarded a Common Vulnerability...
Intercede secures WordPress logins
Digital identity vendor Intercede has announced RapID Secure Login (RapID-SL). It is targeted at WordPress sites to improve the security of access. WordPress users regularly suffer brute force attacks against their...
Black Duck releases free Apache Struts checker
Open Source software security and management vendor Black Duck has released a free tool to check for Apache Struts vulnerabilities. The tool is aimed at the same vulnerability that enabled the...
Light at the End of the Tunnel: Benefits of GDPR
By now, we’ve all received at least one email from a business, social media network, or organization we’re registered with to inform us of changes to their privacy policy.
As you may...
Website encryption leaves customers at risk
Databarracks has warned that websites are risking customer data by not updating the encryption that they use on their website. As worrying as this is, users have a bigger concern and...
Want to join the NCSC for a cyber chat?
The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) wants to start a cyber chat with people before they go shopping online this weekend. Brits are likely to spend over £3.5 billion in the...
How one CISO solved his talent problem
It's hard getting hold of talented individuals in cyber security unless you have limitless funds. Even then, you don't always get what you pay for. To counter this, there is a...
Cyber criminals are winning the skills battle
Security vendor Symantec has warned that businesses are losing the skills race against cyber criminals. The warning comes in the latest Symantec High Alert report titled 'The Skills Crisis - Tackling...