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Rethinking security: Securing activities instead of computers

For many people involved in the infosecurity community, the notion of security is too often tied to the quality of code (resistance to specific classes of bug, for example) …

OPM hack: Vast amounts of extremely sensitive data stolen

The extent of the breach suffered by the US Office of Personnel Management has apparently widened. Reports are coming in that the hackers have not only accessed Social …

Microsoft flags Ask toolbar as unwanted and dangerous

From this month on, all versions of Ask.com’s infamous browser toolbar except the very last will be detected as unwanted software by Microsoft security products and …

New OpenSSL versions squash LogJam bug

The OpenSSL Project has pushed another update for the eponymous open-source cryptographic library. This one plugs several moderate bugs, one low one, and LogJam …

Trojanized Sberbank mobile app lurking on third-party stores

“A Trojanized Android version of the Sberbank online banking mobile application is being distributed via third-party online stores and file-sharing sites, warns Russian …

Serious MitM flaw plugged in latest watchOS version

If you’ve recently bought an Apple Watch, or if you have had one for a while now, but you haven’t updated to the latest watchOS version, now is the time to do it …

Bug in iOS Mail app is a dream come true for phishers

A serious bug in the default Apple iOS Mail application can be easily exploited to show extremely realistic-looking pop-up prompts and trick users into sharing their Apple …

How to develop effective honeypots

Honeypots – decoy systems used for learning cyber attackers’ capabilities and potential objectives – can be very useful to organizations, businesses, and …

153 machines still infected with Stuxnet

“The threat that Stuxnet presents for nuclear power plants is far from over, as there are still 153 distinct machines infected with it around the world. The discovery …

Mozilla increases rewards given out to bug hunters

Once again the Mozilla Foundation has upped the bounties it offers to researchers who find and responsibly disclose vulnerabilities in Firefox.“Those of us on the Bug …

Hackers can tamper with medical drug pumps, leading to fatal outcomes

Researcher Billy Rios has discovered serious vulnerabilities in several types of drug infusion pumps manufactured by US-based company Hospira – vulnerabilities that can …

On Windows 10, apps can actively defend users from malware

“With Windows 10, Microsoft will be adding a new layer of protection against dynamic script-based malware and non-traditional avenues of cyberattack: the Antimalware …

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