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Kroll Report Finds Fraud, Cyber-Attacks Increased in 2016

Kroll Report Finds Fraud, Cyber-Attacks Increased in 2016 The Kroll Global Fraud and Risk Report for 2016 shows that cyber-fraud incidents increased during 2016, though...

Breach Reports Rise 40 Percent in 2016, More Than Half Expose SSNs

Reports of data breaches rose more than 40 percent in 2016, with 72 percent caused by hacking, skimming or phishing and the majority of...

HPE Report Details Global Security Operations Center Maturity Levels

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) released its State of Security Operations Report 2017 on Jan. 17, providing insights into what Security Operation Centers (SOCs) are...

Nearly a Third of Users Fall for Phishing

A month ago, Duo Security publicly released its free Duo Insight tool, enabling organizations to test responses to phishing attacks. The results of the...

Fedora Linux Account System Patched for Serious Flaw

Fedora Linux and Red Hat are investigating the potential impact of a major vulnerability that was first disclosed Aug. 8. The Fedora Account System...

Pokémon Go Privacy Issues Bring to Light Challenge of Permissions

Just days after its debut, Pokémon Go is already one of the most popular apps in the world. However, one thing that people noticed...

Google Patches 40 Android Flaws in June Update

In its June Android update, released on June 7, Google has fixed 40 vulnerabilities, eight of which are rated critical. Once again, the security...

Oracle Patches 136 Flaws in Critical Patch Update

Oracle released its quarterly Critical Patch Update (CPU) on April 20, providing its users with patches for 136 flaws spread across Oracle's software portfolio.Oracle's...

Google Is Partially Dangerous—According to Google

Searching on Google.com might be dangerous—don't take my word for it, take Google's. The search giant's own Transparency Report for Google.com gives itself a...

Adobe Updates Flash to Patch Zero-Day Flaw

Adobe pushed out a security update for its Flash Player on March 10, providing users with patches for 23 vulnerabilities. The update was originally...