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Security companies have reacted to the Uber hack that revealed the details of 57 million users with a mixture of anger and advice.

Identity governance specialist is adding AI to its mix.

Security vendor CyberArk has released an open-source version of its Conjur secrets management software.

Researchers from the Red Team at CyberArk Labs have found a new way of domain fronting that allows an attacker to mask malware command-and-control traffic and abuse content delivery networks like Akamai.

Microsoft's claims that no known ransomware can run on Windows 10 S have been blown sky high by a researcher – in just three hours.

Researchers at CyberArk Labs have discovered a new way of gaining access to the innards of Windows 10 64-bit systems that can bypass existing safeguards, including the kernel patch protection known as PatchGuard that Microsoft developed to improve system security.

Organisations planning to deploy chatbots should consider the security implications.

The increased use of electronic medical records, rapid advances in healthcare technology and connection of wildly disparate IoT devices to physical networks have made hospitals target-rich environments for hackers.

CyberArk, a security company focused on eliminating cyber threats using insider privileges, has provided its top five security predictions for 2017.

Governments and businesses are increasingly linking their core systems to external networks and third parties including trusted suppliers, but this approach means nothing can be made 100% secure. Is it possible to protect sensitive data and critical systems without losing business agility or productivity? Privileged account security may be the way.

Attackers with local administrator rights can harvest encrypted service credentials to achieve lateral movement and full domain compromise on Windows endpoints.

ANALYSIS: The lesson learned from recent high-profile attacks is that in every case, from retail giants like Target to financial institutions like the Bangladesh Central Bank, the attacker was present in the network long before the breach was discovered.

Ransomware is malware that infects Windows and macOS computers, encrypts as many files as possible, and holds the decryption key for ransom until the victim submits the required payment.

Security vendor CyberArk has appointed Adel Eid as senior director, channels for Asia Pacific and Japan, and Bruce Nixon as channel manager for Australia and New Zealand.

The Bangladesh bank heist in February this year has become a legend in its own lunchtime – US$81 million dollars gone and assertions that it may be have been an inside job.

CyberArk has produced a behind the scenes look at how privilege access escalation at its electricity utility companies in the Ukraine blacked out 225,000 customers. This was the first time in history that a cyber attack has been used to bring down a power system.

A new program initiated by CyberArk brings together enterprise software, it security, and services providers to build on the power of privileged account security and better protect customers from cyber threats.

A cyber attack has exposed online 1.4GB of sensitive corporate data including customer information, ID numbers, names, addresses and one million credit card details. The company’s response was reserved.

The Federal Government today unveiled its cyber security strategy along with the appointment of Alastair MacGibbon as the Prime Minister's special adviser on cyber security.

Depending where you work hackers may be willing to offer you big bucks for the IP keys to the Kingdom.