Browser vulnerabilities to become biggest endpoint challenge
A growing number of flaws in web browsers is viewed as the biggest endpoint security headache by today’s IT decision-makers, according to Malwarebytes. With the number …
Corporate data: Protected asset or a ticking time bomb?
Despite a growing number of data breaches occurring under the glare of the public spotlight, 71 percent of employees in a new survey report that they have access to data they …
Cyber attacks now longer than ever
Cyber attacks have reached a tipping point in terms of quantity, length, complexity and targets. As cyber threats are growing and expanding to new targets, 52% of respondents …
Microsoft released seven advisories, three are critical
December’s Patch Tuesday brings us seven advisories, three of which are listed as Critical. Depending on how you want to count it, we see a total of 24 or 25 CVEs …
Linux backdoor used by Turla APT attackers discovered, analyzed
Kaspersky Lab researchers have discovered a new piece of the puzzle called Turla (aka Snake, aka Uroburos): the malware used by attackers does not come only in the Windows …
Info of millions of AliExpress customers could have been harvested due to site flaw
A programming flaw in the code of popular online marketplace AliExpress, which connects small Chinese businesses with international buyers and has over 7.7 million registered …
Sony hackers apparently wanted money
While we continue to wait for an official statement and/or explanation from Sony Pictures Entertainment, the stolen data leaked by the attackers and the analysis of the used …
Inside the minds of senior security leaders
More than 80 percent of security leaders believe the challenge posed by external threats is on the rise, while 60 percent also agree their organizations are outgunned in the …
Cost of cybersecurity and risk management to double
“As 2014 ends, it’s clear this was the year everything changed in the world of information security,” said Rick Dakin, Coalfire’s CEO and chief …
Trends in Internet trust exploits, IoT, cyber espionage and privacy
In the third quarter, McAfee Labs detected more than 307 new threats every minute, or more than five every second, with mobile malware samples growing by 16 percent during the …
Home Wi-Fi security is as bad as PC security in the 90s
Nearly three out of four internet-connected households in the UK are at risk of getting attacked through their wireless router, according to a recent study by Avast Software. …
POODLE attack now targeting TLS
There’s a new SSL/TLS problem being announced today and it’s likely to affect some of the most popular web sites in the world, owning largely to the popularity of …