Intel releases new Spectre microcode updates for some affected processors
Intel has provided a new update on the Spectre patch situation. Skylake fix ready, others to follow “Earlier this week, we released production microcode updates for …
When crypto-mining malware hits a SCADA network
Stealthy crypto-mining is on track to surpass ransomware as cybercriminals’ most favorite money-making option, and companies with computers and servers that run all day …
Most remain dissatisfied with threat intelligence quality and accuracy
While security professionals are increasingly recognizing the importance of threat intelligence, the majority remain dissatisfied with its accuracy and quality, according to a …
Data of 800,000 Swisscom customers compromised in breach
Swisscom, the biggest telecom company in Switzerland, has suffered a data breach that resulted in the compromise of personal data of some 800,000 customers, i.e., nearly ten …
99 percent of domains are not protected by DMARC
Essentially every global domain is vulnerable to phishing and domain name spoofing. A new report incorporates data from Agari, revealing that 90 percent of its customers have …
IT ops and engineering are embracing automation to increase business agility
Based on a survey of nearly 700 engineering and operations individuals globally, a report by Indeni and GNS3 reveals a programming knowledge gap that is having an impact on …
How to track smartphone users when they’ve turned off GPS
As it turns out, turning off location services (e.g., GPS) on your smartphone doesn’t mean an attacker can’t use the device to pinpoint your location. A group of …
Hotspot Shield VPN flaw can betray users’ location
A flaw in the widely used Hotspot Shield VPN utility can be exploited by attackers to obtain sensitive information that could be used to discover users’ location and, …
Android devices roped into new Monero-mining botnet
A new Monero-mining bot sprang up several days ago and, in just a few days, has created a botnet consisting of over 7,000 Android devices, most of which are located in China …
HITB Security Conference in Amsterdam is all about advanced research
The agenda for Day 2 of the 9th annual HITB Security Conference in The Netherlands has been announced with even more advanced research including new sandbox evasion …
2017 was extraordinary: 5,200 breaches exposed 7.8 billion records
Once again, the record has been broken for both the most breaches and the most data compromised in a year. There were 5,207 breaches recorded last year, surpassing 2015’s …
Identity fraud enters a new era of complexity
The number of identity fraud victims increased by eight percent (rising to 16.7 million U.S. consumers) in the last year, a record high since Javelin Strategy & Research …
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