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Scale, frequency and causes of certificate-related outages

Certificate-related outages negatively impact the reliability and availability of vital systems and services, according to Venafi. “Certificates and keys are identity and …

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Week in review: Windows DoS zero-day, uncloaking Tor Browser users

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news and articles: Half of IT pros don’t know how to improve their security posture Mid-market …

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Exploit for Windows DoS zero-day published, patch out on Tuesday?

A zero-day bug affecting Windows 10, 8.1, Windows Server 2012 and 2016 can be exploited to crash a vulnerable system and possibly even to compromise it. The bug It is a memory …

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Scammers are blending W-2 phishing with wire fraud

During last year’s run-up to the US Tax Day, scammers mercilessly targeted companies’ payroll and human resources professionals, tricking them into handing over …

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Uncloaking Tor Browser users with DRM-protected files

Digital Rights Management (DRM)-protected media files can be used to reveal Tor Browser users’ actual IP address and therefore possibly reveal their identity, …

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New infosec products of the week​: February 3, 2017

New approach to continuous Docker container security NeuVector’s solution for container security is itself a container. The application automatically learns and whitelists …

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How to minimize the risk and impact of identity fraud

The number of identity fraud victims increased by sixteen percent (rising to 15.4 million U.S. consumers) in the last year, according to Javelin Strategy & Research. They …

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Recommendations to help the security of ICS-SCADA systems

The use of long-range communication networks, and specially the Internet, has revolutionised ICS-SCADA systems and architectures. The use of network communication in these …

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Egyptian civil society NGOs targeted with sophisticated phishing

In the last few months, a number of Egyptian civil society organizations, lawyers, journalists, and independent activists have been targeted with personalized and generic …

Cisco
Cisco Prime Home flaw allows hackers to reach into people’s homes

Cisco has patched a critical authentication bypass vulnerability that could allow attackers to completely take over Cisco Prime Home installations, and through them mess with …

WordPress
WordPress kept users and hackers in the dark while secretly fixing critical zero-day

Last week WordPress released the newest version (4.7.2) of the popular CMS, ostensibly fixing three security issues affecting versions 4.7.1 and earlier. What the WordPress …

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Corporate insiders sell secrets and access on dark web

Dark web marketplaces have witnessed an increase of employees offering insider traders, fraudsters and hackers information, help or outright access to their company’s …

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