IBM X-Force Red and Qualys are declaring a war on unpatched systems, and they believe automation is the answer.

Switzerland’s postal service Swiss Post is inviting keen-eyed security experts and white hats to hack its e-voting system.

An attacker could target a rider, and then cause the scooter to suddenly brake or accelerate.

This means any application handling PNG files that have been carefully crafted by an attacker can end up running the attacker’s code.

The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority’s standard, CPS 234, is aimed at minimising the threat of cyber attacks for APRA-regulated entities.

CERT NZ’s April-June 2018 Quarterly Report suggests that cyber threats – and the amount of people who are reporting them – are once again on the rise, and fewer people are losing money.

Radiflow discovered that a serious vulnerability in the devices put the safety and availability of ICS networks in jeopardy.

These routers are used by many organisations and businesses, including internet service providers.

Foreshadow is the third major flaw found in Intel chips this year after Spectre and Meltdown.

This exploit gives an actor an incredible advantage to expand compromises significantly.

According to a survey of 500 decision makers across several industries, 80% believe that cloud collaboration tools are vulnerable to cyber attacks.

The next update to Google Chrome will bring new protections against web browser attacks such as Spectre.

“Over the coming weeks, we will be adding more historical Python vulnerabilities to our database. "

Check Point’s latest Global Threat Index reveals that Trojan malware families enter Top 10 Most Wanted Ranking; Cryptomining remains top of the list.

When Chinese security researchers found vulnerabilities in BMW’s connected vehicles, BMW didn’t just fix the vulnerabilities, it awarded the team.

According to IMDA, the programme will benefit 200 Singapore-based ICT companies over the two-year period.

78% of 1100 examined codebases contained at least one open source vulnerability, with an average of 64 vulnerabilities per codebase.

Across two million applications analysed by Pradeo’s security engine, almost one third of applications contained an OWASP vulnerability.

Singapore organizations say they don’t have the resources to keep up with the volume of patches required to remediate software flaws.

Next time you stay at a hotel as part of a business or personal trip, you may want to ask if the hotel’s locking systems are up-to-date.

CERT NZ has issued a bulletin about a cyber attack campaign that is targeting Cisco devices that have enabled Smart Install (SMI).

Illumio and Qualys are joining forces to combine threat data and application dependency mapping to show potential cyber attack paths in real time.

MikroTik RouterOS devices are at risk of malware attacks that can spread to other devices, according to an alert published by CERT NZ last week.

GitHub’s Security Bug Bounty program paid out more than US$166,000 in 2017 after a significant payout revamp that doubled amounts across the board.