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Vulnerabilities in Facebook Chat and Messenger exploitable with basic HTML knowledge
Check Point’s security research team has discovered vulnerabilities in Facebook’s standard online Chat function, and its separately downloaded Messenger app. The …

789% year-over-year spike in malware and phishing
An analysis of phishing email campaigns from the first three months of 2016 has seen a 6.3 million increase in raw numbers, due primarily to a ransomware upsurge against the …

The security concerns of free email service provider use
Thanks to modern collaboration tools, today’s workforce can be more secure, efficient and powerful than ever. However, leading organizations recognize that security threats …

Will the next major data breach start on mobile?
Over the past few years, we have seen a spike in major data breaches from noteworthy businesses such as Target, Home Depot, and Sony (to just name a few). While data breaches …

Unsurprisingly, malware incidents set to grow
Up to half of US organizations have experienced malware attacks which have had a severe impact on their business operations, according to new research by IDG Connect. Forty …

Week in review: Windows 0day for sale, and lessons learned from 17 years as an infosec trainer
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, reviews and articles: ICS-focused IRONGATE malware has some interesting tricks up its sleeve …

What is the actual value of a CISO?
For some people, it’s hard to understand what keeps them up at night. For you, the CISO, things are much clearer. Your 3:47 am thoughts are filled with data breaches, malware, …

Surprise! Most IoT products have inadequate security
While the IoT era of products brings innumerable advances and modern conveniences to the lives of consumers, the connected nature of these products creates unintentional ports …

Are you prepared for future information management requirements?
While 46 percent of federal information management professionals cite managing all types of information assets, regardless of format, as a priority for their field, many feel …

Google Chrome update includes 15 security fixes
Google has released Chrome 51.0.2704.79 to address multiple vulnerabilities for Windows, Linux, and OS X. Exploitation of some of these vulnerabilities may allow a remote …

What 17 years as an infosec trainer have taught me
July 2016 shall see me complete 17 years in the infosec training circuit. It has been an amazing journey, with humble beginnings. How it all started I had a strong academic …

Cyber risks for utilities, networks, and smart factories escalate
Three utilities companies in the Ukraine, the Israel National Electricity Authority and most recently a German nuclear power plant have suffered cyber attacks in recent …
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