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Linux Server Security: 10 Linux Hardening & Security Best Practices
Linux is the most common operating system for web-facing computers. It also runs on three-in-four servers, Netcraft reports. Here's what to know about Linux. The post Linux Server Security: 10 Linux Hardening ...
Five Microsoft Elasticsearch Servers with Private Data for 250 Million People Found Unsecured Online
Security researchers found a total of 250 million Microsoft customer records spread on five unsecured servers that could have been accessed by anyone using just a web browser. Microsoft has since secured ...
Ransomware Infects Main Server of Large Insurance Company in Oman
A ransomware attack has hit Oman United Insurance Company SAOG, one of the largest insurers in Oman, but operations apparently remain unaffected. Finance is one of the sectors most targeted by hackers, ...
Unsecured Database with Personal Info on 56 Million U.S. Citizens Found Online
A vast database containing information scraped from the public domain on 56.25 million U.S. citizens has been found online, with no security and serving an IP address belonging to Chinese online retailer ...
Unsecured Server with Private Data from Millions of SMS Messages Found Online
A database owned by TrueDialog storing millions of SMS text messages in plain text was found online, accessible to anyone and unprotected by passwords. The data in the rogue database was found ...
Mystery Server Found to Host Private Data in the Open for 1.2 Billion People
Personal data for 1.2 billion people was discovered in an open Elasticsearch server. It’s unclear who owned the server, how the data got there, who had access to it, and how long ...
Scammers Using Hacked Servers, Bogus Links to Target LinkedIn Users
Digital fraudsters are using compromised servers and bogus links in an ongoing effort to target LinkedIn members with scams. The scam began when a Sophos employee received what it appeared to be ...
Defense in Depth: Securing the New Network Edge
A new hardware-based defense-in-depth security strategy could better protect against east-west attacks The use of application-level network segmentation is growing in popularity to protect enterprise data center servers as they become the ...
Fortune 500 Company Addresses Weakness Behind 264GB Data Leak
A Fortune 500 company has addressed a security weakness responsible for a data leak that exposed 264GB worth of information. On 2 June, vpnMentor security researchers Noam Rotem and Ran Locar discovered ...
Saipem Identified a Digital Attack against Some of Its Servers
Italian oil and gas industry contractor Saipem has announced that it identified a digital attack against some of its servers. On 10 December, Saipem published a statement on its website in which ...
