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Removing admin rights mitigates 92% of critical Microsoft vulnerabilities
Avecto analyzed data from security bulletins issued by Microsoft throughout 2013 and concluded that 92% of all vulnerabilities reported by Microsoft with a critical severity …
Week in review: IE 0-day and fake SSL certificates exploited in the wild, Bitcoin exchanges suspend withdrawals
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news and articles: Account details of 27,000 Barclays customers stolen, sold to brokers (In)famous …
300,000 users affected by premium-SMS sending apps from Google Play
Panda Security has identified malicious apps on Google Play that can sign users up to premium SMS subscription services without their permission. These new threats have been …
Most organizations are unable to resolve a cyber attack
The lack of incident detection and investigation puts companies and their CISOs’ jobs at significant risk, according to a new Ponemon Institute study. In fact, when a …
Security vulnerability in the Duo WordPress two-factor authentication plugin
During an internal assessment, Duo Security found a vulnerability in their popular WordPress two-factor authentication plugin that completely bypasses the security measures …
The sad state of cyber security readiness
Just 17 per cent of UK business leaders see cyber security as a major priority, compared to 41 per cent in the US, research from BT has revealed. The research, which assessed …
NSA snooping: MEPs table proposals to protect EU citizens’ privacy
The European Parliament should withhold its consent to an EU-US trade deal unless it fully respects EU citizens’ data privacy, says an inquiry report on NSA and EU …
New global partnership to fight cybercrime
Microsoft announced three new global partnerships with the Organization of American States, Europol and FIS to increase cooperation between international law enforcement and …
Doing more to protect your DNS from DDoS
According to a recent Arbor Networks report on infrastructure security, the number of DDoS attacks on enterprise DNS servers is on the rise but, despite this, many businesses …
Absolute Computrace anti-theft software can be remotely hijacked
Kaspersky Lab’s security research team published a report confirming and demonstrating that the weak implementation of anti-theft software marketed by Absolute Software …
Transfer and backup content with a dual USB drive from SanDisk
SanDisk announced the SanDisk Ultra Dual USB Drive, a USB flash drive featuring both a micro-USB and a USB 2.0 connector in a sleek and sturdy form factor. It is designed for …
Google offers five grants to women in security to attend HITB2014AMS
As part of Google’s ongoing commitment to encourage women to excel in computing and technology, Google is offering five grants to women in security to attend the Hack In …
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