Help Net Security
Mobile ad libraries create major risk for enterprise data
Every day at Mojave Threat Labs, our research team analyzes thousands of mobile apps using more than 200 individual risk factors. One of the key risk factors that we track is …
Why endpoint backup is critical
Enterprises are at an increasing risk for data loss due to the growing amount of company data stored on endpoints—the laptops, smartphones, tablets and other devices which …
Introducing the Security Culture Summer School
The infosec community has complained about awareness training failures and wasting time and effort on awareness trainings for quite some time. A consensus has emerged that for …
Fake Android soccer gaming apps just show ads
As the soccer world cup in Brazil is coming close, the offering of soccer-related apps on the Google Play store is big, at least 125 different vuvuzela apps are available. …
IBM eliminates fraudulent behavior in the cloud
IBM has patented a technique that helps online and cloud-based businesses improve their ability to eliminate fraud by analyzing browsing behavior to determine whether …
NIST requests comment on proposed SHA-3 cryptographic standard
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has requested public comments on its newly proposed SHA-3 Standard, which is designed to protect the integrity of …
WatchGuard integrates wired and wireless network security
WatchGuard has announced that its UTM and NGFW appliances allow users to deploy, configure and manage both wired and wireless network security through a single device in a …
Week in review: Apple devices hijacked in blackmail scheme, inside the malware war zone, and hacking for the greater good
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, interviews, reports and articles: In wake of breach, eBay has to deal with multiple web …
Walking through Hack In The Box 2014 Amsterdam
This year’s Hack In The Box conference is being held at the De Beurs van Berlage, which is an impressive venue located in central Amsterdam. The organization, the …
Malware creation breaks all records! 160,000 new samples every day
Malware creation has broken all records during this period, with a figure of more than 15 million new samples, and more than 160,000 new samples appearing every day, according …
Dissecting April’s malicious spam
Malicious attachments in April came disguised as e-greetings and notifications about faxes. In the case of the former, alleged Easter greetings turned out to be the …
Free mobile privacy platform unveiled
Boolean Tech announced ShieldMe, a secure and free mobile privacy platform that allows users to connect with other people without ever giving up their phone number. ShieldMe …
Featured news
Resources
Don't miss
- Unpatched Windows vulnerability continues to be exploited by APTs (CVE-2025-9491)
- CISA and partners take action as Microsoft Exchange security risks mount
- Shadow AI: New ideas emerge to tackle an old problem in new form
- AI chatbots are sliding toward a privacy crisis
- You can’t audit how AI thinks, but you can audit what it does