Data breach at Dutch lab even bigger: potentially millions of victims
The data breach at Clinical Diagnostics appears to be even larger than initially thought. The Dutch Populatio...
Security
Cybersecurity has been a challenge from the beginning of IT and it will be until the end. It all started with endpoint and network security, but today we are also dealing with cloud security and training our employees to incorporate good security practices. All these new technologies that help us innovate also help cybercriminals and state-sponsored hackers get new tools that they can use to access our systems and, in the worst cases, gain access to our most valuable data and trade secrets. Moreover, with new legislation such as GDPR, you have to make sure everything is secure or you will not only lose your reputation, but you could also be fined by the government. In short, protecting IT environments is more important than ever.
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Microsoft warns about two apps with incorrect root certificates
Microsoft today published a security advisory in which it warns of two applications that have accidentally ins...
Mimecast adds threat information from mail to IBM QRadar
Mimecast, provider of e-mail and data security, makes its e-mail security information available for the threat...
Hacker places malware in popular JavaScript library
A hacker has managed to place code in a popular JavaScript library that steals bitcoin. This is a library that...
Linux cryptominer steals passwords and turns off antivirus software
Researchers from the Russian antivirus manufacturer Dr. Web have found a new form of malware that steals passw...
“Cybercriminals abuse encrypted data traffic more often.
Cyber threats are on the increase and are becoming increasingly sophisticated. That's what security company Fo...
Rowhammer attacks can bypass ECC memory protection
Researchers at the Vrije Universiteit in Amsterdam have described in a paper a new variation of the Rowhammer ...
Google requires additional verification of political advertisements from 2019 onwards
In the run-up to the European Parliament elections, Google will oblige advertisers to first submit an applicat...
Dropbox researchers accidentally found 3 zero days in Apple software
The Dropbox red team accidentally discovered a zero day in Apple software. While one of the company's teams wa...
U.S. ask allies not to buy network equipment from Huawei
The United States is asking allies in Europe to stop purchasing network equipment from Huawei, China. The hope...
Emotet malware includes unique infrastructure to prevent down-time
According to security company Trend Micro, Emotet's malware corridor deliberately designed the backbone infras...