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Smart grid security certification in Europe

ENISA issues a report on smart grid security certification in Europe targeted at EU Member States (MS), the Commission, certification bodies and the private sector; with …

Researcher publishes JavaScript DoS tool

Trigger-happy attackers looking for additional ways to bring websites to their knees by means of a DoS attack have been given another tool that can aid in their efforts: …

Malware peddlers take advantage of Sony’s decision to pull controversial film

In the wake of Sony Pictures Entertainment’s decision to scrap the theatrical release of the controversial film “The Interview” altogether, cyber criminals …

ICANN systems breached via spear-phishing emails

As many organizations before it, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has been compromised after some of its employees fell for cleverly constructed …

Ars Technica readers urged to change passwords in wake of hack

In case you haven’t heard already, Ars Technica got hacked over the weekend, so if you are a subscribed reader now would be a good time to change your password. …

Only 1% of consumers feel safe using mobile payments

Evaluating online cybersecurity awareness of 2,011 consumers from the U.S. and U.K., a new survey by One Poll and Dimensional Research revealed that more than 40 percent of …

Application Threat and Usage Report 2014

The Application Usage And Threat Report provides an analysis of applications and their link to cyber threats within the enterprise. The report summarizes network traffic …

Google starts blocking badly behaving Gmail extensions

How to deal with untrustworthy third-party add-ons that could endanger your own users? Prevent them from loading – if you can. That’s what Google recently did with …

Malware peddlers turn again to malicious links

In the continuous see-sawing that spammers and malware peddlers perform between sending out emails with malicious links and those with malicious attachments, the former method …

Researchers confirm multiple Google App Engine security sandbox bypasses

Polish firm Security Explorations, which announced last week that they found over 30 serious security issues in the Java security sandbox of the Google App Engine (GAE), has …

Sony hackers threaten company and movie-goers

Guardians of Peace, the hacker group that hit Sony Pictures Entertainment, has released another batch of data labeled simply with “Michael Lynton,” the name of the …

Top 5 malware attacks: 35 reused components

CyActive identified the top five malware that returned the highest ROI for hackers with the least effort per dollar — achieved by recycling code and using the same methods …

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