software

Security improvements primary reason for Windows 10 migration

April 26, 2017

Migration to Windows 10 is expected to be faster than previous OS adoption, according to a survey by Gartner. The survey showed that 85 percent of enterprises will have …

SAP closes critical vulnerability affecting TREX

April 12, 2017

SAP closed a critical vulnerability for an issue that was exposed for almost two years. The vulnerability (SAP Security Note 2419592) affects TREX, a SAP NetWeaver standalone …

Use of digital privacy tools increased in wake of Trump’s ascent to power

April 5, 2017

Since Edward Snowden’s revelations about the extent of global online and communications surveillance, the issue of privacy of online browsing habits and digital …

Through inter-app data sharing, Android apps can get your data without permission

April 4, 2017

With a newly developed toolsuite that can analyze Android apps and detect whether two or more of them can collude with each other to acquire information that they would …

Java and Flash top list of most outdated programs on users’ PCs

March 23, 2017

52% of the most popular PC applications, including Flash and Java, are out-of-date. People are exposing their PC and their personal data to risks, as malware targets older …

DoubleAgent attack uses built-in Windows tool to hijack applications

March 22, 2017

Security researchers from computer and network security outfit Cybellum have revealed a new zero-day code injection and persistence technique that can be used by attackers to …

Intel is offering up to $30,000 for bugs in its hardware

March 17, 2017

Intel has become the latest tech company to launch a bug bounty program. Intel bug bounty program: What’s in scope and what is not Intel is looking for bug hunters to …

Several high risk 0-day vulnerabilities affecting SAP HANA found

March 14, 2017

Onapsis discovered several high risk vulnerabilities affecting SAP HANA platforms. If exploited, these vulnerabilities would allow an attacker, whether inside or outside the …

Catch emerging strains of ransomware with RansomFree

March 10, 2017

In this podcast recorded at RSA Conference 2017, Yoel Eilat, Senior Product Manager at Cybereason, talks about RansomFree – the free, anti-ransomware protection …

Encrypted messaging app Confide suffers from many security issues

March 8, 2017

Confide, the encrypted instant messaging application with a self-destructing messaging system that has become popular with White House staffers, is not so secure after all. …

ESET antivirus opens Macs to remote code execution

February 28, 2017

Like any other software, security software is sure to have some vulnerabilities that can be exploited by attackers. The latest in a long list of examples that prove this fact …

Passages: Secure virtual browser for malware isolation

February 23, 2017

Over 90% of undetected attacks come through the web. In this podcast recorded at RSA Conference 2017, Lance Cottrell, Chief Scientist at Ntrepid, talks about Passages, a …