Twitter developers’ private keys and account tokens could be exposed
Twitter emailed developers to warn them about a bug that may have exposed their private keys and account tokens. In the email, the company said that the sensitive information was improperly stored in the browser’s cache inadvertently.
Before the fix, if anyone used a public or shared computer ...
Google Cloud Chronicle Detect is a next-gen security solution
Google Cloud's Chronicle security announced that it’s releasing a new threat detection system named Chronicle Detect. It is a solution that will use Google's existing infrastructure to enable enterprises to detect and identify threats rapidly on a larger scale.
The tech behind this operates ...
CrowdStrike acquires Preempt Security for $96M
The acquisition allows CrowdStrike to offer customers enhanced zero trust security capabilities.
CrowdStrike has announced that it plans to acquire Zero Trust cybersecurity startup Preempt Security for $96 million.
Under the terms of the agreement, CrowdStrike will pay approximately $96 mill...
Nearly all companies report email-related breaches
Outgoing emails constitute the most widespread cause of enterprise data breaches. With the pandemic forcing people to work from home, the amount of emails sent has increased, making the threat even more pronounced.
This comes from a new report by the security firm Egress, which says that about 9...
Huawei is discontinuing several enterprise product lines in the U.K.
Huawei has confirmed that there are redundancies in its enterprise division and it's moving to slash its portfolio. The company is now eliminating several Enterprise product lines from the U.K., after a business review, citing the relentless Trump administration’s actions, which have been damagin...
China launches plan for international data standard for countries
China announced a global data security plan which they would like to make the new international standard.
According to Wang Yi, the State Councilor, the program will mean that the Chinese government will not ask Chinese companies to yield data from foreign countries if it means that it breaks ...
By 2024, CEOs will be held responsible for cybersecurity failures
Gartner expects CEOs to be directly held responsible for lapses in cybersecurity in the next four years. The liability for failing to safeguard a company against attack will be attributed to CEOs' failure by 2024.
The analyst firm predicted that cyber-physical systems (CPSs) incidents will final...
Apple allowed malware app to run on Macs
Apple has its failures but security is one of the things that they do very well, especially for their Macs. However, a new incident might tarnish their impressive record. Recently, Apple approved an Adobe Flash-based malware to run on their Macs without any warning.
The researchers Patrick Wardl...
Browser histories are accurate enough to identify users
Userprofiles are used in identifying and re-identifying users as they browse the internet. A study presented at the Usenix Security conference states that a short list of browsing history is enough for advertisers to profile you. They do not need to have a long list of everything you have looked at...
Android’s security flaw allows malicious apps to steal user data
Sensitive data on Android phones could have been stolen by apps using a security vulnerability which is present on most Android devices.
Oversecured, an app security startup, found a flaw in the widely used Play Core library that allows app developers to deploy in-app push updates and new featur...
Qbot malware is back after ten years with terrifying new features
Qbot first appeared about ten years ago. It went into the shadows and has resurfaced with new features. It is now roaming the wild with one of the new features that give it the ability to hijack Microsoft Outlook email threads.
In a detailed report by Check Point Software Technologies rese...
Leading IT companies will spend more even with a pandemic recession
The recession looms on the horizon, but that will not stop IT leaders from increasing their budgets next year, according to a new report from the analyst firm CCS Insight. From a poll involving more than 730 senior IT executives, the report concluded that about 2 out of 3 of the respondents expect ...