A little over a month since 1Password incorporated a pwned password check feature developed by Have I Been Pwned‘s Troy Hunt, the password manager service has now netted what’s being described as “a partnership” with the popular breach monitoring service. Essentially this boils down to a commercial arrangement between 1Password and the free-to-use breach check service, […]
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U.S. issues broad Russian sanctions citing NotPetya attack and Internet Research Agency meddling
In a surprisingly robust reprimand for the Trump administration, the U.S. Treasury Department issued a set of sanctions Thursday citing interference in the 2016 election as part of a broader pattern of hostile actions undertaken by the Russian government against U.S. interests. The sanctions followed U.S. joint statements denouncing the Russian government’s suspected attack on […]
View More U.S. issues broad Russian sanctions citing NotPetya attack and Internet Research Agency meddlingNew DDoS extortions hit the Internet
A 1.3 Tbps DDoS attack – essentially a massive torrent of data aimed at a single target – nearly took down network provider Akamai on March 1. While the attack itself is notable more interesting is what was hidden inside the attack itself.
The attack used a memcached exploit which is a legitimate service on many servers. The service is set to accept data, using the User Datagram… Read More
Splunk’s data analytics gets a security boost with $350 million acquisition of Phantom Cyber
The data analytics service provider Splunk is giving itself a security upgrade with the $350 million cash and stock acquisition of the security automation technology developer, Phantom Cyber.
One of the new darlings of the security industry, Phantom Cyber launched just four years ago to automate responses to digital threats.
Part of a new breed of tools that use network analysis and machine… Read More
Splunk’s data analytics gets a security boost with $350 million acquisition of Phantom Cyber
The data analytics service provider Splunk is giving itself a security upgrade with the $350 million cash and stock acquisition of the security automation technology developer, Phantom Cyber.
One of the new darlings of the security industry, Phantom Cyber launched just four years ago to automate responses to digital threats.
Part of a new breed of tools that use network analysis and machine… Read More
UK accuses Russia of 2017’s NotPetya ransomware attacks
The UK government has directly accused Russia of being behind the so called NotPetya ransomware attack last year — which quickly spread around the globe, including affecting businesses in Spain, France and India, demanding payment in Bitcoin to unlock infected machines. Read More
Alphabet just launched Chronicle, a new cybercrime company from its moonshot factory
Alphabet, Google’s parent company, has a new cybersecurity business born from its X department known as the “moonshot factory.”
Chronicle, a new project created to help businesses fight cybercrime, publicly launched Wednesday.
The company’s CEO…
Alphabet just launched Chronicle, a new cybercrime company from its moonshot factory
Alphabet, Google’s parent company, has a new cybersecurity business born from its X department known as the “moonshot factory.”
Chronicle, a new project created to help businesses fight cybercrime, publicly launched Wednesday.
The company’s CEO…
Some HP laptops are hiding a deactivated keylogger
Researcher Michael Myng found a deactivated keylogger in a piece of software found on over 460 HP laptop models. A full list of affected laptops is here. The keylogger is deactivated by default but could represent a privacy concern if an attacker has physical access to the computer.
“Some time ago someone asked me if I can figure out how to control HP’s laptop keyboard… Read More
Shape Security introduces tool to blunt impact of stolen password caches
Shape Security is a company you may never heard of, yet it’s been around for five years and its founders include former Googlersand DoD officials. Their products provide the primary line of defense for applications at some of the top companies the world and they’ve raised $106 M. Today, the company released Blackfish, a product that could help blunt the impact of stolen password… Read More