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The synergy of hackers and tools at the Black Hat Arsenal
Black Hat USA 2014 recently welcomed more than 9,000 of the most renowned security experts – from the brightest in academia to world-class researchers and leaders in the …
New Chrome fixes 50 security issues, bug hunter gets $30k
Having implemented 50 security fixes, the Google Chrome team has pushed out a new stable version of the popular browser. The company hasn’t shared many bug details since …
Facebook to fix flaw that can force iPhones to make calls
Facebook will soon be pushing out an update to its iOS Messenger app meant to patch a vulnerability that could allow attackers to place pricy calls from users’ phones by …
Researchers exploit flaw to tie Secret users to their secrets
The secrets you share on Secret, the popular app that allows people to share messages anonymously within their circle of friends, friends of friends, and publicly, can be …
Tool restores SynoLocker-encrypted files
Security company F-Secure has created a tool that could help SynoLocker victims get their files back, but it only works if they have received – bought – the …
Control Android app permissions with NativeWrap
Tired with using mobile apps that demand unneeded permissions that open the door to data collection and worse? Researchers from North Carolina State University have come up …
Critical Delphi and C++Builder VCL library bug found
A buffer overflow vulnerability that could be exploited to execute malicious code has been discovered in the Visual Component Library (VCL) library of Embarcadero’s …
Most popular Android apps open users to MITM attacks
An analysis of the 1,000 most popular free Android apps from the Google Play store has revealed a depressing fact: most of them sport an SSL/TLS vulnerability that can be …
NIST vetting guide helps in testing mobile apps
While many mobile device apps such as a calendar or collaboration tools are very handy and can improve productivity, they can also introduce vulnerabilities that can put …
Analysis reveals many malicious Chrome extensions
An analysis of 48,332 browser extensions from the Chrome web store has revealed 130 outright malicious and 4,712 suspicious extensions, some of which have been downloaded by …
API security for connecting the enterprise cloud
In this interview, Don Bergal, COO at Managed Methods, answers questions regarding security around API based connections between an enterprise and the hybrid cloud. What …
GFI WebMonitor 2015 Beta 1 released
Beta 1 of a totally revamped GFI WebMonitor is now available for preview. GFI WebMonitor 2015 is a new, powerful version that really gives sysadmins the tools to manage …
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