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Intel is Maintaining Legacy Technology for Security Research

Schneier on Security

Interesting : Intel’s issue reflects a wider concern: Legacy technology can introduce cybersecurity weaknesses. After planning began in mid-2018, the Long-Term Retention Lab was up and running in the second half of 2019. This creates a long tail of old products that remain in widespread use, vulnerable to attacks.

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Govt. Services Firm Tyler Technologies Hit in Apparent Ransomware Attack

Krebs on Security

Tyler Technologies , a Texas-based company that bills itself as the largest provider of software and technology services to the United States public sector, is battling a network intrusion that has disrupted its operations. Tyler Technologies declined to say how the intrusion is affecting its customers.

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Evolving VPN giant: CyberGhost Acquired PIA [2019]

SecureBlitz

In a move that could significantly alter the landscape, Kape Technologies, the owner of the popular VPN service CyberGhost, has announced its intention to acquire Private […] The post Evolving VPN giant: CyberGhost Acquired PIA [2019] appeared first on SecureBlitz Cybersecurity.

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Welcome Bureau of Cyberspace Security and Emerging Technologies (CSET)

Security Affairs

United States Department of State approved the creation of the Bureau of Cyberspace Security and Emerging Technologies (CSET). The United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo approved the creation of the Bureau of Cyberspace Security and Emerging Technologies (CSET) that was first announced in 2019. Pierluigi Paganini.

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RSA Conference 2019: Operational Technology Widens Supply Chain Attack Surfaces

Threatpost

Between operational technology and open source, the supply chain is rapidly expanding - and companies that can't keep up will be the next security targets, said experts at RSA Conference 2019.

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CVE-2019-0090 flaw affects Intel Chips released in the last 5 years

Security Affairs

A new vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2019-0090 , affects all Intel chips that could allow attackers to bypass every hardware-enabled security technology. Security experts from Positive Technologies warn of a new vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2019-0090, that affects all Intel processors that were released in the past 5 years.

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News Alert: W3C advances technology to streamline payment authentication

The Last Watchdog

In 2019 the Web Payments Working Group began work on Secure Payment Confirmation to help fulfill Strong Customer Authentication requirements with low checkout friction. W3C well-known standards HTML and CSS are the foundational technologies upon which websites are built. Secure Payment Confirmation is not just for card payments.