Oracle releases extremely large security update
Oracle released an extremely large security update today in a Critical Patch Update for many of its products and services. The company issued a total of 433 patches.
With the announced Critical Patch Update, Oracle releases a collection of patches for multiple security vulnerabilities. In this u...
Lucifer malware makes use of old vulnerabilities for attacks
A new cybercriminal operation has found moderate success according to a statement released by Palo Alto Networks. The aim of the attack is to create a botnet for DoS attacks; however, it may cover other attacks as well.
The malware is being called Satan DDoS by developers, the virus has been n...
Microsoft expands Office 365 security with Safe Documents
Users of the Office 365 E5 license will have immediate access to a new security feature called Microsoft Safe Documents. The tech giant announced this on its website.
Earlier this year, Safe Documents already appeared in a closed preview by Microsoft, which made it clear that the feature was an ...
It’s not security. It’s education
Imagine the scenario: you’re on the frontline of a call-centre, helping run a customer service helpline.
You receive a call from a woman – she’s flustered, and you can hear a baby crying in the background.
She’s polite and apologises continually for the noise of the baby, who sounds s...
Zoom rolls out improved encryption to all users anyway
Zoom will offer stronger encryption to non-paying users after all. Initially, the intention was to make end-to-end encryption available only for paying users.
Due to the worldwide shift in remote working caused by the coronavirus, the Zoom video communication app became one of the services that ...
BlueJeans improves encryption in its video conferencing app
The BlueJeans video conferencing platform will tackle security in the upcoming update. Stronger encryption and the addition of a waiting area should provide users with a more secure experience.
In a time when almost everyone has to work from home due to the coronacrisis, many businesses are swit...
Survey: ‘Improved cooperation between security and engineering’
A new study by Cobalt.io shows that there is increasingly strong cooperation between security and engineering. This progress accelerates the transition from DevOps to DevSecOps.
The survey The State of Pentesting: 2020 looks at the state of affairs of application security and contains insights f...
Chef focuses on security with new products Compliance and Desktop
Chef introduced two new products, Chef Compliance and Chef Desktop. These products provide an easy way to enforce cybersecurity policies in business systems.
Chef Compliance offers the possibility to define a set of security rules that a system must adhere to and then regularly check if it compl...
Zoom plans on introducing better encryption for paid users
Zoom plans on introducing better encryption for paying customers and important organisations. There are no plans to introduce such encryption for free customers.
According to Zoom, the decision to offer stronger encryption is a matter of security and technological and business factors. The compa...
Cognizant expected to lose up to 70 million dollars due to ransomware
Cognizant expects to lose 50 to 70 million dollars (46 to 64 million euros) after last month's ransomware incident. The IT service provider reported this in an earnings call.
Karen McLoughlin, Cognizant Chief Financial Officer, expects the ransomware incident to result in additional unforeseen c...
Bypass for Thunderbolt 3-ports security found
A Dutch researcher found a way to bypass the security of the Thunderbolt 3-ports. The results were published with a presentation on Thunderspy.
Björn Ruytenberg, a student at the Eindhoven University of Technology, explains how he gained access to data from computer owners. According to Ruytenb...
Demisto brings automation and orchestration to Palo Alto Networks
Palo Alto Networks has recently completed several acquisitions, each worth millions, to build a broad portfolio for a variety of network and security tasks. The largest acquisition (560 million dollars), and therefore one of the most important, is that of Demisto. This party specializes in SOAR pla...