Preventing and detecting insider threats
SANS surveyed 772 IT security professionals regarding their experiences preventing and detecting insider threats within their organizations. Although 74 percent are concerned …
DARPA to create software systems that last 100 years
As modern software systems continue inexorably to increase in complexity and capability, users have become accustomed to periodic cycles of updating and upgrading to avoid …
Worldwide IT spending to decline in 2015
Worldwide IT spending is set to shrink to $3.66 trillion in 2015, a 1.3 percent decrease from 2014, according to the latest forecast by Gartner. “We forecast …
Alec Baldwin to deliver closing RSA Conference 2015 keynote
Television and film star Alec Baldwin will be part of the closing ceremonies for RSA Conference 2015 taking place on Friday, April 24th in San Francisco, CA. Celebrated as one …
Multi-platform AlienSpy RAT targeting consumers, enterprises
A new Java-based, multi-platform remote access trojan (RAT) is being used to target both consumers and enterprise users. It’s called AlienSpy RAT and, according to …
122 online forums compromised to redirect visitors to Fiesta exploit kit
Over a hundred forum websites have been compromised and injected with code that redirects users to sites hosting the Fiesta exploit kit, Cyphort researchers have found. These …
Scammers deliver malware via fake Steam game pages
Aside from being regularly targeted with phishing scams, fake giveaways leading to online surveys, and having malware pushed on them via Steam chat, gamers using the popular …
LG software disables Windows security feature, developer says
LG Split Screen software that comes with the company’s ultra wide monitors stealthily weakens Windows users’ defenses by deactivating the OS’ User Account …
Deadly combination of Upatre and Dyre Trojans still actively targeting users
Upatre (or Waski) is a downloader Trojan that has lately become the malware of choice for cyber crooks to deliver additional, more dangerous malware on users’ computers. …
MitM, DoS bugs in Network Time Protocol squashed
Two vulnerabilities affecting Network Time Protocol (NTP), which is used for synchronizing clocks of computer systems, have been patched and made available in the latest …
Polymorphic Beebone botnet sinkholed in international police operation
On April 8, a global operation targeted the Beebone (also known as AAEH) botnet, a polymorphic downloader bot which installs various forms of malware on victims’ …
Cybercrime gets easier, attribution gets harder
Threat actors are gaining capabilities through the adoption of cutting-edge tools instead of technical expertise, according to Websense. Redirect chains, code recycling and a …