Yara signatures for Careto, the Masked APT
Last week, Kaspersky Lab released their research (Unveiling Careto – The Masked APT) on a fresh APT campaign, which is supposed to had been running for several years. …
Microsoft patches critical vulnerabilities, secures IE
At first take, it looked like Microsoft would continue the 2014 trend of keeping patch Tuesday relatively light. There were only 5 advisories this month, two critical, three …
Microsoft to keep next Patch Tuesday light
Microsoft continues the trend they started last month of keeping patch Tuesday relatively light. There are only five advisories this month – two critical, three …
Windows, IE, Java are most vulnerable
When compared with the numbers from the previous year, 2013 has seen an increase in reported security vulnerabilities and, what’s more, the number of critical …
Microsoft extends support for Win XP’s security solutions to mid-2015
Despite having announced earlier this month that they would stop providing signature updates for Security Essentials for Windows XP in April 8, 2014 – the same date when …
Light Patch Tuesday delivers four bulletins
With only four bulletins, this month’s release is the lightest in recent memory. Markedly missing are any bulletins for Internet Explorer and not a single bulletin is …
Light Patch Tuesday coming up
2014 is getting off to a light start with Microsoft. Only four advisories in the January advance notification. For the first time in a while, there is not a cumulative IE roll …
DDoS botnet spreading on Linux and Windows machines
A blended DDoS botnet consisting of both Windows and Linux machines has been detected by researchers working with the Polish CERT. The botnet is exclusively dedicated to …
Top 8 security insights for 2014
BeyondTrust’s Advanced Research labs has identified what they believe will be the top 8 pain points and “big deals” in security in 2014. Threat vectors: 2014 …
Microsoft fixes 24 vulnerabilities
This Patch Tuesday features a solid 11 advisories affecting 6 different product types. All supported versions of Windows, Office, SharePoint, Exchange, Lync and a mixed bag of …
Security gate for open doors
Internet crime has evolved to a full blown cyber-war, using internet servers as virtual soldiers to take down critical network infrastructures, or to steal information. While …
Microsoft delivers eight security bulletins
The November Patch Tuesday advisories are out, and across the board mixed feelings own the day. Relief and frustration must be present for Windows and Security administrators …
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