Stagefright 2.0: A billion Android devices could be compromised
Most Android users are, once again, in danger of having their devices compromised by simply previewing specially crafted MP3 or MP4 files.Zimperium researchers, who were the …
Apple releases OS X El Capitan, patches passcode loophole in iOS
Yesterday Apple released OS X 10.11 El Capitan to end users. With it, the company concentrated more on performance and security instead on new features.Among the security …
7 key global DDoS trends revealed
Neustar released the findings of its latest DDoS report, including key trends. The global research reveals more activity around targeted, smaller assaults aimed at distracting …
Compromising Macs with simple Gatekeeper bypass
Patrick Wardle, director of research at security firm Synack, has discovered a worryingly simple way to bypass OS X’s Gatekeeper defense mechanism: just bundle up a …
The value of threat intelligence
When it comes to understanding how a hacker penetrated the corporate network, nearly a quarter (23 percent) had no insight on which channel a breach occurred, according to …
The barriers to cybersecurity research, and how to remove them
Earlier this year, a considerable number of computer scientists and lawyers, from academia, civil society, and industry, congregated at UC Berkeley School of Law to take part …
CISOs are looking for more integration and automation
Enterprise CISOs are looking for more integration and automation among their existing IT security tools, and that most are only periodically monitoring and mitigating events …
Fragmented approaches to PKI don’t always follow best practices
Independent research by the Ponemon Institute reveales increased reliance on public key infrastructures (PKIs) in today’s enterprise environment, supporting a growing …
500 million users at risk of compromise via unpatched WinRAR bug
A critical vulnerability has been found in the latest version of WinRAR, the popular file archiver and compressor utility for Windows, and can be exploited by remote attackers …
Scammers use Google AdWords, fake Windows BSOD to steal money from users
Faced with the infamous Windows Blue Screen of Death (BSOD), many unexperienced computer users’ first reaction is panic. If that screen contains a toll free number …
Attackers posing as legitimate insiders still an enormous security risk
Cyber attacks that exploit privileged and administrative accounts – the credentials used to manage and run an organization’s IT infrastructure – represent the greatest …
Companies leave vulnerabilities unpatched for up to 120 days
Kenna studied the proliferation of non-targeted attacks and companies’ ability to mitigate these threats through the timely remediation of security vulnerabilities in their …