Cryptocurrency-mining script planted in apps on Google Play
Coinhive’s cryptocurrency-mining script has found its way into mobile apps offered on Google Play. Trend Micro researchers have spotted two apps that have been equipped …
Firefox will soon block canvas-based browser fingerprinting attempts
Starting with Firefox 58, users will be able to refuse websites’ requests for information extracted via the HTML5 canvas element, which can be used to fingerprint their …
Malicious Chrome extension steals all data
There’s a glut of malicious Google Chrome extensions out there, but some are more harmful than others. The one that SANS ISC incident handler Renato Marinho has dubbed …
Chris Eng: An infosec journey from offense to defense
“Come to my lab, I promise you’ll learn something cool,” a friend told Chris Eng. Within a couple of hours, he had walked him through writing an exploit for …
Seagate launches SkyHawk AI, the first HDD for AI-enabled surveillance
Seagate announced its SkyHawk AI hard disk drive, the first drive created specifically for artificial intelligence enabled video surveillance solutions. SkyHawk AI provides …
Week in review: Windows 10 anti-ransomware, secure remote browsing, infosec and media
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news and articles: NotPetya successor Bad Rabbit hits orgs in Russia, Ukraine Bad Rabbit ransomware, …
Researchers turn LG’s Hom-Bot vacuum cleaner into a real-time spying device
Check Point researchers have discovered a vulnerability in LG’s smart home infrastructure that could have allowed hackers to take over the legitimate user’s account and, …
New infosec products of the week: October 27, 2017
Cloudera speeds analytics deployment for cybersecurity hub Leveraging Cloudera Manager’s parcel deployment capabilities, CISOs can now access Cloudera’s …
Top threats impacting endpoint security decisions
Enterprise Strategy Group surveyed 300 IT and information security professionals from large midmarket and enterprise-class organizations in order to examine the top threats …
Most SMBs are not worried about their business being hacked
America’s small business owners may want to consider placing a greater emphasis on cyber awareness and best practices year-round. According to a new survey by Paychex, …
Third-party risk management: Moving toward centralized, automated systems
While concerns about third-party risk remain high – particularly regarding cyber security – 58% of organizations ranked their programs as maturing or advanced, according to …
Critical flaws in maritime comms system could endanger entire ships
IOActive security consultant Mario Ballano has discovered two critical cybersecurity vulnerabilities affecting Stratos Global’s AmosConnect communication shipboard platform. …
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