Category Archives: week in review

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news and articles: VPNFilter malware targets new devices, can deliver exploits to endpoints Cisco Talos researchers have news about the VPNFilter malware, and it doesn’t look good. … Continue reading Week in review: Zip Slip, GDPR and the US, why creativity is key to security→

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news and articles: CIOs are forced to compromise between faster innovation and perfectly working software An independent global survey of 800 CIOs revealed that 73% of organizations… Continue reading Week in review: How GDPR affects WHOIS, and what CISOs can learn from Tyrion→

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news and articles: The percentage of open source code in proprietary apps is rising The number of open source components in the codebase of proprietary applications keeps rising and… Continue reading Week in review: VPNFilter, hacking BMW cars, verifying data processing for privacy and GDPR→

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news and articles: iOS users are 18x more likely to be phished than to download malware Phishing is the number one mobile threat affecting organizations. The Wandera’s Phishing Repo… Continue reading Week in review: ATM attacks, security automation, hacking for fun and profit→

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news and articles: RSA Conference 2018 coverage Check out what you missed at the infosec event of the year. Real-time detection of consumer IoT devices participating in DDoS attacks… Continue reading Week in review: New Cybersecurity Framework, Android patching issues, RSA Conference 2018→

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news and articles: One in 10 C-level execs say GDPR will cost them over $1 million Companies are taking the new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) much more seriously than HI… Continue reading Week in review: Emergency alert systems easily hacked, the cost of GDPR compliance→

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news and articles: Establishing covert communication channels by abusing GSM AT commands Security research often starts as a hobby project, and Alfonso Muñoz’s and Jorge Cuadrado’s … Continue reading Week in review: Critical flaw in Cisco switches, Saks breach, closing the security update gap→

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news and articles: The current state of USB data protection The vast majority of employees rely on USB devices. In fact, nine out of 10 employees rely on USB devices today and 69 pe… Continue reading Week in review: Hacking intelligent buildings, trust in critical systems under attack→

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news and articles: Top cybersecurity evasion and exfiltration techniques used by attackers SS8 released its 2018 Threat Rewind Report, which reveals the top cybersecurity evasion an… Continue reading Week in review: PKI and IoT, Facebook’s trust crisis, understanding email fraud→

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news and articles: Malicious activity surges coincide with geopolitical events 2017 was a year of multiple geopolitical events that corresponded with major malware spikes in enterpr… Continue reading Week in review: Big data and insurance, wireless standards hackers will target after Wi-Fi→