August 17, 2017 Gartner Report: Information Security Product Spending to Grow Seven Percent in 2017 2 min read - Gartner predicted that information security spending will reach $86.4 billion in 2017. Other trends included security service bundles and IT outsourcing.
August 17, 2017 RDP Risk Leaves Enterprises Exposed to Attackers 2 min read - Millions of ports are being left open online, and many of these are being exposed to potential attackers through the remote desktop protocol (RDP).
August 16, 2017 Women in Cybersecurity: IBM Invites Atlanta-Area Students to Exclusive Seminar < 1 min read - IBM is hosting an invite-only seminar for women in cybersecurity. Students are encouraged to apply for a chance to discuss career paths in tech.
August 15, 2017 Ex-MI5 Leader Advocates for Strong Encryption to Stave Off Cybersecurity Attacks 2 min read - Former MI5 chief Jonathan Evans told BBC Radio 4 that cybersecurity must be factored in along with counterterrorism in protecting British citizens.
August 15, 2017 PostgreSQL Database Management System Patches Password Flaws 2 min read - PostgreSQL developers announced a round of patches to address more than 50 bugs and three vulnerabilities in the popular database management system.
August 14, 2017 Git Vulnerabilities Found in Version Control Systems 2 min read - Three popular version control systems were found to contain vulnerabilities that could enable threat actors to steal source code.
August 14, 2017 Password Strength Concerns Mean Corporate Security Policies Might Need Resetting 2 min read - The man who first wrote about password strength has modified his stance and written new guidelines that IT managers should follow.
August 14, 2017 Poor Password Policy? New Study Probes Prevalent Protection Problems 3 min read - A new study found that most web services have poor password policy. What's the prescription for these protection problems?
August 14, 2017 Researchers Show Danger of DNA Data Paired With Malware-Infected Strand 2 min read - Researchers found an often overlooked vulnerability in DNA data. While uncommon, malicious code injection into synthetic DNA could be a credible threat.
August 10, 2017 Hacking Risk for Computer Vision Systems in Autonomous Cars 2 min read - Security researchers have demonstrated how it is possible to use stickers to get computer vision systems in autonomous vehicles to wrongly identify signs.