52% of businesses have weak cybersecurity vulnerability assessment strategies

While 48% of companies are practicing mature cybersecurity vulnerability assessments (VA), 52% of enterprises are not, according to a recent study from Tenable.

Scrutiny continues as Medtronic acknowledges cybersecurity issues with its medical devices

Medical device maker Medtronic PLC has acknowledged cybersecurity vulnerabilities in its products five times this year as it comes under increasingly hard-nosed scrutiny from independent computer security experts.

The Latest: 4 Afghan policemen die trying to defuse car bomb

An Afghan official says four policemen were killed and four were seriously wounded as they were trying to defuse a car bomb in southern Kandahar province.

Your smart air conditioner could help bring down the power grid

Hacked appliances could overwhelm the grid, researchers say.

Al Qaeda returns? UN panel warns of new bin Laden threat

As the Islamic State is driven out of its former strongholds, a U.N. panel is warning that the next big terror threat in the region could come, once again, from Al Qaeda — led by the son of Usama bin Laden.

Afghanistan: Huge explosion hits Kabul city

A large explosion has gone off in front of an educational centre in the west of the Afghan capital, Kabul.

Adobe Patch Tuesday Release Fixes Critical Acrobat and Reader Flaws

Adobe has released 11 total fixes for an array of products during today’s Patch Tuesday release, including two critical patches for Acrobat and Reader.

Horrifying details released in investigation of ‘extremist Muslim’ compound that allegedly conducted school-shooting training

The children discovered at an “extremist Muslim” compound in New Mexico earlier this month were both trained to use firearms and taught multiple tactical techniques in order to kill teachers, law enforcement and other institutions they found corrupt, state prosecutors revealed on Monday.

‘Terrorist incident’ in London as car crashes near Parliament

A car plowed through pedestrians and cyclists outside Britain’s Houses of Parliament Tuesday in a rush-hour incident police are treating as a terrorist attack.

Police officers test new restraint technology

Police officers in Illinois are testing a new restraint weapon designed for situations where deadly force is not warranted.

In the gun range at the Buffalo Grove Police Department, officers from several suburban police departments were testing the new technology, known as the “BolaWrap.”