Security trends to follow at Black Hat USA 2019
Black Hat USA 2019 is just around the corner! Selecting which sessions to attend from among the conference’s jam-packed catalog of training sessions, panels and briefings can …
SACK TCP flaws can crash, slow down Linux-based systems
An engineering manager at Netflix has unearthed several TCP networking vulnerabilities in Linux and FreeBSD kernels that could lead to systems crashing or consuming too many …
Embrace chaos to improve cloud infrastructure resilience
Netflix is a champion of using chaos engineering to improve the resilience of its cloud infrastructure. That’s how it ensures its customers don’t have their Stranger Things …
People still shocked by how easy it is to track someone online
Netflix’s hit series You, has got people discussing their online privacy and traceability. However, McAfee, the device-to-cloud cybersecurity company, discovered less than a …
Microsoft remains the most impersonated brand, Netflix phishing spikes
Although Microsoft remains the top target for phishers, Netflix saw an incredible surge in Dec., making it the second most impersonated brand in Q4 2018, according to Vade …
Netflix releases desktop versions of device security app Stethoscope
In early 2017, the Netflix team open sourced Stethoscope, an application that collects information about users’ devices and provides them with recommendations for securing …
Phishing attacks becoming more targeted, phishers love Microsoft the most
Microsoft remains ensconced on the top of the list of brands impersonated by phishers in North America, Vade Secure has revealed. Phishers’ favorite targets The company …
YL Ventures expands advisory board with 24 cybersecurity executives
YL Ventures, the Silicon Valley headquartered seed-stage venture capital firm focusing on Israeli cybersecurity innovation, announced a major expansion of its Venture Advisory …
Major websites still fail to steer users towards better passwords
The death of passwords is predicted with regular frequency, but we’re still to see it actually happen. It’s possible that it will happen one day but, in the …
Diffy: A triage tool for cloud-centric incident response
The Netflix Security Intelligence and Response Team (SIRT) has released Diffy, an open source triage tool that allows digital forensics and incident response teams to quickly …
Microsoft tops list of brands impersonated by phishers
The number one brand spoofed by phishers in Q2 2018 in North America was Microsoft, says email security company Vade Secure. The company credits the surging of adoption of …
Netflix, Dropbox promise not to sue security researchers, with caveats
Netflix and Dropbox have both noted recently that they won’t sue security researchers who find and disclose vulnerabilities in their products. The only caveat is: the …