Security breaches stories - Page 9

Google is one of the latest victims of a minor security breach after confidential information about Google Employees was sent to an outside business.

The UK Government has sponsored a survey that reveals a significant fraction of businesses have been breached this year.

FireEye and Mandiant have discovered a widespread Android vulnerability allowing attackers to escalate privileges.

63 percent of Australian organisations have experienced at least one security breach or incident in the past year, according to a report by CompTIA.

Verizon's 2016 report: Outsider threats dominate breaches, fast detection crucial, and mitigation key when patching's not possible.

No matter how much money we throw into cybersecurity, it seems to have little impact on reducing the damage of breaches and attacks.

Securing your data and ensuring your privacy can be difficult tasks. Here is Fortinet's five step solution to prevent the most persistent threats.

Alarming Strategy Analytics report finds IoT security lax as firms grapple with data breaches and rising cyber threats.

Salient Eye, a free Android home security app, has helped a family in Wellington catch an intruder trying to break into their home.

LogJam allows an attacker to weaken what is believed to be a secure encrypted connection between a user and a server, according to Trend Micro.

Businesses are failing to protect themselves adequately from increasingly-sophisticated techniques used by cyber criminals, says Palo Alto Networks.

A new approach to security has to be adopted. The firewall is still a major aspect of a security strategy, but is only part of the story.

Virtualisation renders a single point of defence but comes with unique security challenges, necessitating a robust focus on safeguarding the host system.

New Zealand businesses are concerned about security breaches stemming from staff mistakes, a recent survey from Symantec shows.

IT administrators can greatly benefit from network-wide visibility into malware related incidents and policy breaches.

Before planning your next customer's datacentre installation, GFI has put together a checklist including business problems to be considered.