Security Essentials

IBM Backup Bug Gets Workaround Fix After Nine Months of Exposure IBM quietly released a workaround fix for a vulnerability in its Spectrum Protect enterprise backup software it has known about since September 2016. IBM Backup Bug Gets Workaround Fix...

53 Percent of Enterprise Flash Installs are Outdated More than half of enterprises are exposing themselves to unnecessary risk by running out-of-date versions of Flash. 53 Percent of Enterprise Flash Installs are Outdated

Insecure Backend Databases Blamed for Leaking 43TB of App Data More than 1,000 mobile apps are leaking personal information via unsecured backend platforms such as MongoDB, MySQL and others. Insecure Backend Databases Blamed for Leaking 43TB of App...

Ransomware, Cyberespionage Dominate Verizon DBIR Verizon's Data Breach Investigations Report for 2017 shows big growth in the reported number of ransomware attacks and incidents involving cyberespionage. Ransomware, Cyberespionage Dominate Verizon...

Auto Lender Exposes Loan Data For Up To 1 Million Applicants A trove of consumer auto loan data—some 1 million records—has been locked down after a researcher found an exposed and accessible database online. Auto Lender Exposes Loan Data For Up To 1...

Industry Braces for Repeal of ISP Privacy Rules Businesses say overturning one of the nation’s strongest internet privacy protection rules will deal a blow to data privacy, security and integrity for businesses and consumers alike. Industry Braces...