Netgear pushes out beta firmware for vulnerable router models
Netgear has confirmed that eight of its router models are vulnerable to device hijacking due to a vulnerability that can be easily exploited by remote, unauthenticated …
More Android-powered devices found with Trojans in their firmware
Doctor Web researchers have discovered two types of downloader Trojans that have been incorporated in the firmware of a number of Android-powered devices. Both Trojans are …
McAfee Virus Scan Enterprise opens Linux machines to remote attackers
Security researcher Andrew Fasano has discovered a multitude of vulnerabilities in McAfee Virus Scan Enterprise product for Linux – vulnerabilities that can be chained …
93% of SOC managers unable to triage all potential threats
In mid-2016, Intel Security commissioned a primary research study to gain a deeper understanding of the ways in which enterprises use SOCs, how they have changed over time, …
Zcash mining software covertly installed on victims’ machines
Software “mining” the recently established Zcash (ZEC) cryptocurrency is being foisted upon unsuspecting users, Kaspersky Lab warns. The actual software is not …
DevSecOps to drive the digital imperative
Dan Hushon, CSC’s CTO, has identified six trends around the philosophy of DevSecOps that company leaders need to be thinking about to drive digital transformation. …
New AirDroid releases fix major security issues
Popular AirDroid remote management tool for Android can now be used without worrying about malicious updates and data theft, its developers claim. What was the problem? Mobile …
Law enforcement operation targets users of DDoS tools
From 5 to 9 December 2016, Europol and law enforcement authorities from Australia, Belgium, France, Hungary, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Romania, Spain, …
Critical flaw opens Netgear routers to hijacking
Several Netgear router models can be easily hijacked by remote, unauthenticated attackers, CERT/CC has warned on Friday. The vulnerability that allows this takeover can be …
12 tips for implementing secure business practices
Optiv Security shared a list of a dozen tips for implementing secure business practices during the 2016 holiday season. Security experts developed these recommendations to …
New minimum code signing requirements for use by all CAs
The Certificate Authority Security Council (CASC), an advocacy group committed to the advancement web security, announced the Code Signing Working Group has released new …
Waterfall Security: Impact of IIoT on cybersecurity
Ten or twenty years ago, the protection of a critical piece of industrial infrastructure meant building a wall around it – or at least a perimeter fence with razor wire on the …
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