Smartwatches: A new and open frontier for attack
Smartwatches with network and communication functionality represent a new and open frontier for cyberattack, according to HP. They found that 100 percent of the tested …
Test your defensive and offensive skills in the eCSI Hacker Playground
BalaBit and Silent Signal today announced that registration is now open for the eCSI Hacker Playground. The hacker challenge is a global online competition, specially designed …
Do CISOs deserve a seat at the leadership table?
A ThreatTrack security survey of C-level executives at U.S. enterprises employing a CISO found that despite a rash of high-profile data breaches in the last year, many in the …
Global managed security services market to reach $29.9 billion by 2020
The global managed security services market is expected to reach $29.9billion by 2020, registering a CAGR of 15.8% during 2014-2020, according to Allied Market Research.The …
Google helps Adobe improve Flash security
Adobe has been dealt a heavy blow after the Hacking Team data dump produced three Flash Player zero-day exploits and they begun being exploited in the wild.While Adobe was …
600TB of data exposed due to misconfigured MongoDB instances
Shodan, the search engine that lets users find devices connected to the Internet, can be used for a number of different things. As its creator, John Matherly, pointed out, …
Google Chrome update includes 43 security fixes
Google has released Chrome version 44.0.2403.89 for Windows, Mac, and Linux to address multiple vulnerabilities. Exploitation of one of these vulnerabilities may allow an …
It’s official: The average DDoS attack size is increasing
New global DDoS attack data from Arbor Networks shows strong growth in the average size of DDoS attacks, from both a bits-per-second and packets-per-second perspective.The …
Information security governance practices are maturing
Information security governance practices are maturing according to Gartner’s annual end-user survey for privacy, IT risk management, information security, business …
Top obstacles to EMV readiness
By October 1, 2015, the majority of U.S. businesses must transition to EMV-capable technologies or become newly liable for any costs incurred from fraud using old magnetic …
Hacking Team’s RCS Android: The most sophisticated Android malware ever exposed
“As each day passes and researchers find more and more source code in the huge Hacking Team data dump, it becomes more clear what the company’s customers could do …
Proposed Wassenaar pact changes will harm cyber defenders instead of attackers
The comment period for the proposed amendments to the Wassenaar Arrangement regarding “cybersecurity items” has ended, and the overwhelming majority of the 150+ …