Microsoft doubles bug bounty
Correction: We said that this was a 3 month programme but Microsoft has informed us that it ends on 1st May making it just 2 months
Microsoft has announced a 3 2...
Savvius focuses on network forensics
Savvius has announced that Savvius Vigil 2.0, its network monitoring security appliance, is now shipping. This new version of their appliance is able to store over 50 Terabytes of packet-level data...
IBM claims insider threat still the top security risk
IBM has published its latest X-Force Threat Intelligence Quarterly (registration required). The tagline to the report is Malicious or inadvertent, an insider threat to your enterprise “crown jewels” can cause significant damage....
Mobile apps leaking credit card data
Security vendor Wandera has released a blog detailing what it has termed the CardCrypt security flaw.
As part of the blog it has called out 16 companies who it claims have failed...
Android security flood
Google has just issued the largest set of Android security updates in its history. Over two separate updates during the period of a week it has dealt with 108 security patches. 20 of...
Petya Ransomware defeated but don’t cheer yet
Petya is a relatively new member of the ransomware epidemic. Security companies started to report it less than a month ago and it created some serious concerns. This is because unlike...
SecureWorks sees 2017 held to ransom
Managed Security Provider (MSP) SecureWorks has said it expects ransomware threats to keep growing in 2017. This should come as no surprise despite some ransomware owners giving up in 2016. The...
Mobile apps compromising major brands
Mobile apps have become the key focus for major brands to engage with a more technology driven customer base. While official apps can benefit both customer and brand, up to 90% of...
Kaspersky denies US cybersecurity allegations
Anti-virus and cybersecurity vendor Kaspersky has hit back at the US government ban on its products. Earlier this week, the Department of Homeland Security told US Government departments to uninstall and...
Is Equifax starting to get a grip?
Over the last four days there are signs that the Equifax debacle has begun to bottom out. Before things started to get better, they had to get worse. A security company...