Healthcare IT security firm Imprivata said on Wednesday that it has agreed to be acquired by an affiliate of private equity giant Thoma Bravo for roughly $544 million in cash.
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Hacked Server Marketplace Returns as a Tor Domain
xDedic, a marketplace selling access to hacked servers, has reemerged as a Tor domain after a report that exposed its illicit activity sparked its operators to take it down last month.
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The Truth About Penetration Testing Vs. Vulnerability Assessments
Organizations Must Put Security Vulnerabilities Into the Context of Their Exploitability
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Microsoft Patches Critical Flaws in Internet Explorer, Edge
As part of its monthly security update cycle, Microsoft on Tuesday released 11 security bulletins to resolve multiple vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer, Edge, Office, JScript and VBScript, and .NET Framework.
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Adobe Patches Critical Vulnerabilities in Flash, Acrobat, Reader
Adobe today released security updates for Flash Player, Acrobat, Reader, and XMP Toolkit for Java, to address multiple Critical vulnerabilities affecting Windows, Mac OS X, ChromeOS, and Linux users.
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Persistent XSS Flaws Patched in Popular WordPress Plugins
Persistent cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities were patched over the past several days in three popular WordPress plugins, including Activity Log, All in One SEO Pack, and WP Live Chat Support.
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Furtim’s Parent: State-Sponsored Malware Targets Energy Sector
Endpoint security firm SentinelOne has found and analyzed the dropper framework of the Furtim malware discovered in May. It describes this as the mother ship, and has named it SFG: Furtim's Parent.
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Hacking is Sexy, But Defending is the Grown-up Thing To Do
Defending is an Important Piece of the Security Puzzle That Too Often Missing From the Broader Dialogue
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Code Execution Flaw Plagues Intel Graphics Driver
A local code execution vulnerability that affects the Intel HD Graphics Kernel Mode Driver for Windows could allow an attacker to run arbitrary code on a target system or cause denial of service, Cisco Talos researchers discovered.
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Threat Intel Firm Flashpoint Raises $10 Million
Flashpoint, a threat intelligence and research company that focuses on combing the Deep & Dark Web, has raised $10 million in Series B funding, and announced its expansion into the Business Risk Intelligence (BRI) market.
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