Tech support scammers use old bug to freeze browsers
Tech support scammers are exploiting a bug that maxes out users’ CPU and memory capability and effectively freezes the browser and possibly the computer, in an attempt …
20,000 affected by Tesco Bank security breach
It’s been a rough weekend for 20,000 customers of British retail Tesco Bank: they’ve witnessed their bank accounts being plundered and have been phoning the bank …
14 arrested for laundering millions stolen with malware
The UK National Crime Agency (NCA) has arrested fourteen individuals suspected of laundering more than £11 million stolen through the use of malware. The money was stolen …
Exposing voting machine vulnerabilities
Cylance announced the successful exploitation of critical vulnerabilities in a common model of voting machine. The exploitation of these vulnerabilities was previously thought …
CloudConnect: Enabling the Industrial Internet of Things
In this podcast recorded at IoT Solutions World Congress Barcelona 2016, Andrew Ginter, VP of Industrial Security at Waterfall Security, talks about Unidirectional …
Retailers overconfident in endpoint security
A new study conducted by Dimensional Research evaluated the confidence of IT professionals regarding the efficacy of seven key security controls, which must be in place to …
10 predictions on IT changes over the next 36 months
Today’s IT organizations are divided into two camps: those that thrive by effectively leveraging digital technologies, new business models, and entrepreneurial cultures; …
Submissions are open for RSA Conference Innovation Sandbox Contest 2017
The 12th annual Innovation Sandbox Contest at RSA Conference is now accepting submissions to name the “RSAC Most Innovative Startup 2017.” Past winners include successful …
Week in review: Actively exploited Windows 0-day, ICS and IoT security
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, podcasts and articles: 65% of Windows devices still running Windows 7, released in 2009 To analyze …
Nigerian scammers: Then and now
The image that the expression “Nigerian scammer” conjures up in most people’s heads is still that of the confidence man behind the keyboard, convincing …
Microsoft extends support for EMET, but its days are numbered
The days of EMET, Microsoft’s Enhanced Mitigation Experience Toolkit for Windows, are numbered. Although, the company has listened to the customers’ pleas, and is …
GitLab plugs critical flaw in its code repository manager software
GitLab (the company) has pushed out security updates for both the Community Edition (CE) and Enterprise Edition (EE) of the GitLab software, fixing a critical security flaw in …
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