Noel Biderman, the CEO of Avid Life Media, resigned on Friday, weeks after a group calling itself Impact Team published compromised data, including details on more than 30 million Ashley Madison account holders.
Steve Ragan | 28 Aug | Read more
A security vendor is using the tragic murders of two journalists as promotional tool for new product. However, there is nothing their product could have done to prevent this horrific event.
Steve Ragan | 28 Aug | Read more
A British hacker, and former member of the hacking group TeaMp0isoN, Junaid Hussain (TriCk), was killed in a drone strike outside of the Syrian city of Raqqa on Tuesday. Reports of his death started circulating Wednesday afternoon as U.S. and British officials shared the details with the media.
Steve Ragan | 26 Aug | Read more
On Monday, Avid Life Media (ALM) announced a $500,000 Canadian ($AU522,596) reward for information leading to the identification, arrest, and conviction of the person or persons responsible for the hack on Ashley Madison.
Steve Ragan | 24 Aug | Read more
It's been a week since the hackers behind the Ashley Madison hack, a group known only as Impact Team, leaked nearly 30GBs worth of files, followed quickly by another 40GBs in two separate releases, containing application source code and the email spool of Noel Biderman, Ashley Madison's CEO. Here's a recap of the latest developments.
Steve Ragan | 24 Aug | Read more
Last June, executives and business leaders at Avid Life Media (ALM) responded to an internal Q&A addressing their strengths and fears. This assessment was leaked as part of the documents released by Impact Team this week, and offers a unique insight into how their executives think.
Steve Ragan | 20 Aug | Read more
The group responsible for the Ashley Madison hack published the compromised records on Tuesday, delivering on their promise when the hack was announced in July. The compromised records include account profile information, personal information, financial records, and more.
Steve Ragan | 19 Aug | Read more
On Tuesday, Microsoft released a patch for all supported versions of Internet Explorer, including Windows 10. The patch addresses a memory corruption vulnerability, one that is actively being exploited by criminals.
Steve Ragan | 19 Aug | Read more
The following talk by Chris Rock was one of the standout talks earlier this month in Las Vegas. The video is just over 30 minutes in length and worth watching, as it highlights a number of basic logic flaws in the death industry.
Steve Ragan | 18 Aug | Read more
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) said on Monday that the data breach reported in May is larger than previously reported, impacting an additional 220,000 taxpayers, bringing the total to 330,000. In addition, the agency will send 170,000 taxpayers notifications that their personal information was potentially exposed during the incident.
Steve Ragan | 18 Aug | Read more
Microsoft has started pushing Windows 10 updates, as the newest operating system officially launched last month. However, the latest and greatest might not be the best fit for some organizations, and there are some things that need to be taken into account before an update is rolled out across the enterprise.
Steve Ragan | 18 Aug | Read more
Bit9's Chris Lord talks about disclosure, bounty programs, and vulnerability marketing talks about disclosure, bounty programs, and vulnerability marketing with CSO, in the first of a series of topical discussions with industry leaders and experts.
Steve Ragan | 07 Aug | Read more
Bugcrowd's Casey Ellis talks about disclosure, bounty programs, and vulnerability marketing with CSO, in the first of a series of topical discussions with industry leaders and experts.
Steve Ragan | 06 Aug | Read more
LAS VEGAS - There have been several notable security incidents in the news this year, from healthcare and retail breaches, to financial; even security firms themselves have been targeted.
Steve Ragan | 05 Aug | Read more
LAS VEGAS - Earlier this year, a disgruntled reseller leaked the source code for version 2.0 of the RIG exploit kit.
Steve Ragan | 04 Aug | Read more