Microsoft president Brad Smith at RSAC 2018 said more than 30 companies will oppose government cyberattacks on “innocent civilians.” Go to Source

Cryptomining malware is the top threat to watch out for 2018, according to a Q1 analysis of threats. Go to Source

The use of automated bots is becoming more prevalent for novice attackers as tools become more available, researchers found. Go to Source

Threatpost’s Tom Spring and Lindsey O’Donnell talk about the top security trends that they are watching out for at the 2018 RSA Conference this week in San Francisco. Go to Source

Researchers said three apps used to surveil Middle East targets were booted from the Google Play marketplace. Go to Source

Many Android device manufacturers are not telling the truth when they say they have patched devices, researchers found. Go to Source

Microsoft patched a bug that allowed attackers to steal a target’s Windows account password via previewed Outlook message. Go to Source

Political actors and privacy activists are calling for more regulations on data privacy after Facebook’s data security scandal. Go to Source

Researchers have identified what they are calling an Early Bird code injection technique used by the Iranian group APT33 to burrow the TurnedUp malware inside infected systems while evading anti-malware tools. Go to Source

AMD notified users about new available Spectre CPU firmware and Windows 10 patches. Go to Source