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Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Tue, 18 Apr 2017 11:00:06 +0000
When a phishing attack can impersonate a trusted site it’s even harder to know that it’s happening. The post Sneaky Exploit Allows Phishing Attacks From Sites That Look Secure appeared first on WIRED.
Read MoreCredit to Author: Amy Thompson| Date: Tue, 18 Apr 2017 07:24:23 -0700
We are proud to be recognized once again as one of the industry’s most trusted security vendors by CRN. Because the more confident security professionals are about the solutions they recommend and deploy, the easier it is for organizations to cut through the noise of a crowded marketplace, and the safer the entire cyber world can be.
Read MoreCredit to Author: Susan Biddle| Date: Tue, 18 Apr 2017 07:16:25 -0700
Back in February, more than 40,000 healthcare IT professionals, vendors, clinicians, and executives from around the world gathered in Orlando for the 2017 HIMSS conference. Fortinet, as well as its employees and customers, were once again in attendance to learn about the current state of the healthcare industry. We caught up with two Fortinet customers, Tom Stafford, Vice President & CIO of Halifax Health, and Josh Kinsler, Security Engineering Manager at Community Health Network, to hear what’s on the minds of today’s CIOs and…
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Credit to Author: Evan Schuman| Date: Tue, 18 Apr 2017 04:00:00 -0700
As cyber insurance slowly moves from corporate to consumer coverage, some interestingly comprehensive policies have been introduced. One, introduced this month by AIG, puts a strong emphasis on services to prevent attacks rather than merely paying for them once they happen. We decided to dive into the fine print to see how much wiggle room the insurer gave itself.
The new policy, called Family CyberEdge, is designed as a supplement to existing homeowner’s insurance and will cost an extra $597 for $50,000 limits for each key area, consisting of cyber extortion, data restoration, crisis management and cyber bullying, with no deductibles beyond a flat $1,000 for data restoration. Bump the coverage limit up to $100,000 and the annual premium rises to $972, or go for the maximum coverage of $250,000 and the annual premium comes in at $1,723.
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Credit to Author: Justin Foster| Date: Tue, 18 Apr 2017 12:00:18 +0000
This week thousands of people are heading to Austin, Texas for DockerCon 2017. Docker’s popularity has been explosive, with thousands of organizations using it’s platform to modernize applications, build microservices, optimize infrastructure and embrace a true DevOps practice. Like any transformation, moving to Docker is a journey for an organization. In preparation for sailing on…
Credit to Author: Marvin the Robot| Date: Mon, 17 Apr 2017 22:00:43 +0000
Although people seemingly have a deep affection for their data, they are yet to truly value their data and effectively protect their devices from these dangers.
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Credit to Author: Andy Patrizio| Date: Mon, 17 Apr 2017 12:46:00 -0700
Late last week, a hacker group known as The Shadow Brokers released a trove of Windows exploits it claims to have obtained from National Security Agency’s (NSA’s) elite hacking team. The group released the tools and presentations and files claiming to detail the agency’s methods of carrying out clandestine surveillance on Windows server software dating back to Windows XP and set off a mild panic for what was otherwise a slow Friday.
There’s just one problem: Microsoft says it has already issued patches for the majority of exploits, with some of them coming out as recently last month. The MSRC team made a blog post on Friday, the same day Shadow Brokers released the exploits, pointing this out. It was a remarkably quick response.
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Credit to Author: Gregg Keizer| Date: Mon, 17 Apr 2017 12:05:00 -0700
Microsoft on Friday said it had patched most of the Windows vulnerabilities purportedly exploited by the National Security Agency (NSA) using tools that were leaked last week.
The Windows flaws were disclosed by the hacking gang Shadow Brokers in a large data dump earlier Friday. The group has released several collections of documents about the internal operations of the NSA, and the code it allegedly has used to compromise computers and other devices worldwide.
“Most of the exploits that were disclosed fall into vulnerabilities that are already patched in our supported products,” Phillip Misner, a group manager in the Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC), wrote in a post to a company blog.
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