227,747 new malware samples are created daily
The growth of malware appears unstoppable. In total, some 20 million new strains were created worldwide in the third quarter of the year, at a rate of 227,747 new samples …
OS X Yosemite sports serious privilege escalation bug
A Swedish researcher has unearthed a serious bug that affects the newest version of OS X – version 10.10, or Yosemite – and which could allow attackers to gain …
Targeted attacks around the globe will escalate
Experts from Trend Micro believe that targeted attacks campaigns will continue to multiply in 2015, after cybercriminals had noteworthy breaches via targeted attacks in the …
Risky file sharing practices can cause data loss and compliance violations
Organizational leadership is failing to respond to the escalating risk of ungoverned file sharing practices among their employees, and that employees routinely breach IT …
Flaw in Visa’s contactless payment system could lead to fraud
Researchers from Newcastle University have discovered a serious flaw in Visa’s contactless credit cards which could allow attackers to siphon large amounts of money off …
Researchers audit the TextSecure encrypted messaging app
A group of German researchers have audited TextSecure, the popular open source encrypted messaging application for Android, and the news is good. After fixing a particular …
Facebook embraces Tor users, sets up onion address
While in the past Facebook has occasionally blocked Tor connections because of security considerations, the company has decided it will help Tor users from now on, and …
The psychology of Facebook scam victims
A two-year study of over 850,000 Facebook scams by antivirus software provider Bitdefender has revealed that scammers have infected millions of users with the same repackaged …
When to use tools for ISO 27001/ISO 22301 and when to avoid them
If you’re starting to implement complex standards like ISO 27001 or ISO 22301, you’re probably looking for a way to make your job easier. Who wouldn’t? After …
Week in review: Critical Drupal 7 vulnerability, cloud myths, Ebola scams
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news and articles: Tor exit node found patching downloaded binaries with malware A researcher has …
Pirate Bay co-founder sentenced for hacking CSC servers
Pirate Bay co-founder Gottfrid Svartholm Warg has been found guilty of hacking into the mainframe of CSC, a company tasked with keeping and handling sensitive information …
Open source Knock Knock tool reveals OS X malware
At this year’s Virus Bulletin conference held last month in Seattle, security researcher Patrick Wardle spoke about methods of malware persistence on Mac OS X. The video …
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