Longline phishing attacks rely on mass customization
Proofpoint released a wide-ranging study that identified a new class of sophisticated and effective, large-scale phishing attack dubbed “longlining”. Longlining, …
New exploit kit concentrates on Java flaws
Webroot’s Dancho Danchev is known for combing through the wilds of the Internet for places where cyber criminals congregate and reporting back with interesting news …
Older MiniDuke strain found, raises questions about its origins
A version of MiniDuke – the cyberspy malware aimed at governments and agencies in Europe and elsewhere – has been operating for at least 21 months, internet …
Gang arrested for hacking and stealing from exchange companies
The Dubai police has arrested three people allegedly belonging to a crime gang that managed to steal nearly $2 million from Dubai exchange companies with the help of hackers. …
Conflicting views on cloud security responsibility
CA and the Ponemon Institute released a study that shows companies have improved their practices around cloud computing security compared to a previous study from 2010. Still, …
Oracle releases emergency patch to fix exploited Java flaw
Oracle has released an out-of-band Java patch to fix the CVE-2013-1493 vulnerability that is currently being exploited in attacks in the wild. The security alert accompanying …
Safe iOS web surfing for kids
Net Nanny for iOS brings safe web browsing and surfing for kids of all ages to iPod Touch, iPhone and iPad using iOS 5.0 or later. Available from the App Store for $4.99, Net …
Dangerous beans: Oracle deep in the storm
Last week security researchers from FireEye discovered a new Java exploit that works against the latest versions of Java (version 6 update 41 and version 7 updated 15) making …
Half of companies have lost a device with important data
Half of companies have lost a device with important company data on it, causing security implications for over a fifth of organizations, according to Varonis. 57% of employees …
VASCO launches new card reader for transaction signing and PKI applications
VASCO launched DIGIPASS 870, a USB connectable card reader which can be used in both connected and unconnected mode. In connected mode DIGIPASS 870 can be used for a number of …
Auditing of Web apps with analytics dashboard for compliance
SaaSID has launched Cloud Application Manager 2.0 (CAM), the latest version of its browser-based authentication, management and auditing solution. CAM 2.0’s audit report …
Blackhole outfitted with exploit for recently patched Java flaw
The exploit for the recently patched CVE-2013-0431 Java vulnerability has been added to the Blackhole exploit kit, Trend Micro researchers report. The fact was discovered …
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