| Earlier this month, Salted Hash reported on a surge in attacks against publicly accessible MongoDB installations. Since January 3, the day of that first report, the number of victims has climbed from about 200 databases to more than 40,000. In addition to MongoDB, those responsible for the attacks have started targeting Elasticsearch and CouchDB. Read More ▶ |
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| | | Video/Webcast: Neustar Inc Ransomware. Politically-motivated hacking. Distributed denial-of-service - and now mega-DDoS attacks targeting the foundations of the Internet, thanks to vulnerabilities in the burgeoning Internet of Things. 2016 has been a landmark year for information security in many ways. What can we expect in 2017? Read More ▶ | | As CIOs and IT security pros already know, strong security technology can still be undermined if end users don't follow safe cyber practices. Read More ▶ |
| | Fallout 4 is Bethesda Game Studios most ambitious game ever and the next generation of open-world gaming. Read More ▶ |
| | At the one-year anniversary of the battle between the FBI and tech giant Apple over unlocking an iPhone, surveillance and privacy rules have not really changed. But they could this coming year, and the debate over that is as intense as ever. Read More ▶ |
| | | | About 150 flights of Delta Air Lines in the U.S. were canceled and some others were delayed on Sunday on account of an IT systems outage, the airline reported. Read More ▶ |
| | President Donald Trump's move to impose a broad immigration ban on seven countries may affect industries like tech in ways he didn't anticipate. Read More ▶ |
| | Amateur hackers are alarmed with the apparent demise of LeakedSource, a controversial breach notification site that’s been accused of doing more harm than good. Read More ▶ |
| | White Paper: Neustar Inc For cybersecurity professionals, 2016 presented a year of distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks that were unprecedented. Week after week, the public was inundated with news of hacks, attacks, and data leaks. It didn't take long for everybody to realize the old axiom of cybersecurity still holds true - there are two types of companies: those who are hacked and know about it, and those who are hacked and soon will find out. Read More ▶ | Top 5 Stories | Editor's Picks |
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