SAP patches login flaw in ASE database
SAP patched a flaw on Thursday that could allow an attacker to take complete control over a database, according to security vendor Trustwave.
Jeremy Kirk | 24 Apr | Read more
SAP patched a flaw on Thursday that could allow an attacker to take complete control over a database, according to security vendor Trustwave.
Jeremy Kirk | 24 Apr | Read more
Point-of-Sale (PoS) terminals have become an attractive target for hackers over the past year, reflected in the increasing number of RAM-scraping programs that steal payment card information from the memory of such systems.
Lucian Constantin | 16 Apr | Read more
Microsoft to show next Office apps... Intel shrinks RealSense 3D camera for phones... U.S. drug agency started bulk records collection in 1992... and more tech news.
IDG News Service staff | 08 Apr | Read more
SingTel will acquire TrustWave Holdings, the largest U.S. independent provider of managed security services, for $810 million, the companies said on Tuesday.
Jeremy Kirk | 08 Apr | Read more
Merchants using SSL encryption to protect transactions will soon have to upgrade to TLS -- but not all payment vendors are ready.
Maria Korolov | 03 Apr | Read more
The majority of security professionals, 54 percent, said they were under more pressure in 2014 than the year before, and 84 percent said they needed more staff, according to a report released today.
Maria Korolov | 12 Mar | Read more
The White House heads west to Silicon Valley on Friday looking for ideas on how to improve the nation's cybersecurity, and members of President Barack Obama's administration are likely to get an earful.
Grant Gross | 13 Feb | Read more
Data breaches have started to transform the way large UK companies explain investor risk when writing annual reports, research by security firm Trustwave has found.
John E Dunn | 04 Feb | Read more
A critical vulnerability in glibc, a core Linux library, can be exploited remotely through WordPress and likely other PHP applications to compromise Web servers.
Lucian Constantin | 31 Jan | Read more
The average organization spent $115 per user on security-related software last year, but $33 of it, or 28 percent, was underutilized or not used at all, according to a new report from Osterman Research.
Maria Korolov | 29 Jan | Read more
This vendor-written tech primer has been edited by Network World to eliminate product promotion, but readers should note it will likely favor the submitter's approach.
Greg Rosenberg | 28 Jan | Read more
Security breaches again made big news in 2014. Yet despite years of headline stories about security leaks and distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks and repeated admonishments from security professionals that businesses (and individuals) needed to do a better job protecting sensitive data, many businesses are still unprepared or not properly protected from a variety of security threats.
Jennifer Lonoff Schiff | 21 Jan | Read more
For the past several months, different groups of attackers have distributed malware through Microsoft Office documents that contain malicious macros, reviving a technique that has been out of style for over a decade.
Lucian Constantin | 08 Jan | Read more
A malware program dubbed Spark that steals payment card data from compromised point-of-sale (POS) systems is likely a modification of an older Trojan called Alina, and highlights a continuing, lucrative business for cybercriminals.
Lucian Constantin | 19 Dec | Read more
The majority of businesses don't have a solid system for tracking sensitive data, or a mature patch management process, according to new survey of IT professionals released by Trustwave.
Maria Korolov | 10 Dec | Read more