Security consultant David Stubley found a flaw in Amadeus travel software, used by Flybe and 500 other airlines, while he was waiting to board his flight. (Photo: Flybe)

Security Flaw Exposed Valid Airline Boarding Passes

Mathew J. Schwartz • July 16, 2019

A vulnerability in global airline check-in software used by 500 airlines could have been exploited to download other individuals' valid boarding passes, potentially giving them access to restricted airport spaces, warns security expert David Stubley. The flaw in Amadeus travel software has now been fixed.

Account Takeover

Researchers Disclose Vulnerability in Siemens' ICS Software

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Endpoint Security

Broadcom Reportedly Suspends Bid for Symantec

Scott Ferguson • July 15, 2019

Broadcom has reportedly suspended its effort to acquire Symantec after the two companies failed to agree on a price for the deal. The negotiations had been ongoing for several weeks.

Cybercrime

'Sea Turtle' DNS Hijackers Expand Reach

Jeffrey Burt • July 15, 2019

The group behind the Sea Turtle espionage campaign that was exposed in April is expanding its geographic reach and claiming new victims, according to researchers with Cisco's Talos unit.

Cybercrime

Phishing Campaign Tied to Amazon Prime Day

Akshaya Asokan • July 15, 2019

In the run-up to Amazon Prime Day, some of the company's customers were being targeted by a phishing kit called 16Shop, according to McAfee researchers. The campaign is similar to an earlier attack that focused on Apple users.

Security Operations

The Future SOC: Harmonizing Detection and Response

Jeremy Kirk • July 12, 2019

The success of security operations centers will depend on how well they blend key technologies - including detection, user behavior analytics and orchestration, says Haiyan Song of Splunk, who offers strategic insights.

Active Defense & Deception

Analysis: The Significance of GDPR Fines

Nick Holland • July 12, 2019

The latest edition of the ISMG Security Report analyzes the significance of fines against British Airways and Marriott for violations of the EU's GDPR. Also featured are discussions of California's privacy law as a model for other states and the next generation of deception technologies.

3rd Party Risk Management

Battling Supply Chain Security Risks

Marianne Kolbasuk McGee • July 12, 2019

Incidents involving supply chain vendors pose increasingly significant risks to health data, says Rick McElroy of Carbon Black, who addresses "island hopping" and other emerging threats.

Fraud Management & Cybercrime

Report: Ransomware Targets QNAP Storage Devices

Akshaya Asokan • July 11, 2019

A new ransomware strain called eCh0raix is targeting enterprise storage devices sold by QNAP Network by exploiting vulnerabilities in the gear and bypassing weak credentials using brute-force techniques, warns security firm Anomali.

3rd Party Risk Management

Managing Third-Party Risks: CISOs' Success Strategies

Suparna Goswami • July 11, 2019

As more organizations rely on third parties for various services, managing the security risks involved is becoming a bigger challenge. Three CISOs offer insights on their real-world strategies for success.

Application Security

MongoDB Database Exposed 188 Million Records: Researchers

Akshaya Asokan • July 11, 2019

Security researchers have found yet another unsecured database that left personal data exposed to the internet. In this latest case, a MongoDB database containing about 188 million records, mostly culled from websites and search engines, was exposed, researchers say.

Governance

How to Protect SSH Keys

Nick Holland • July 11, 2019

SSH keys are widely used to provide privileged administrative access but are routinely untracked, unmanaged and unmonitored. Mike Dodson of Venafi outlines an approach for better key protection.

Governance

Building a Framework for Data Privacy

Nick Holland • July 11, 2019

Richard Cramer of Informatica outlines a prescriptive approach to data privacy based on six core tenets.

Data Loss Prevention (DLP)

Fieldwork Software Database Exposed Customer Data: Report

Akshaya Asokan • July 10, 2019

Sensitive information, including credit card and phone numbers, was left exposed to the internet on an unsecured database belonging to Fieldwork Software, which provides cloud-based services to small businesses, researchers note in a new report.