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Nmap 7.60 released: SSH support, SMB2/SMB3 improvements, 14 more scripts
Nmap is a free and open source utility for network discovery and security auditing. Many systems and network administrators also find it useful for tasks such as network …
Review: Pwnie Express Pulse
Pwnie Express Pulse is a SaaS offering that uses custom hardware sensors to provide continuous network discovery, threat detection, risk assessment, and critical information …
Two Iranians charged with hacking, stealing US missile design software
Two Iranians are accused of hacking of a US software company and the theft of missile design software restricted from export from the US without a license. Mohammed Reza …
The future of macOS security: Baked-in protection and third-party tools
Anyone in the information security industry who’s interested in Mac security probably knows who Patrick Wardle is. Apart from being Chief Security Researcher at Synack, …
EternalBlue vulnerability scanner statistics reveal there are exposed hosts worldwide
After the recent massive WannaCry ransomware campaign, Elad Erez, Director of Innovation at Imperva, was shocked at the number of systems that still sported the Microsoft …
Review: Acunetix 11
Acunetix is one of the biggest players in the web security arena. The European-based company released the first version of their product back in 2005, and thousands of clients …
Eternal Blues: A free EternalBlue vulnerability scanner
It is to be hoped that after the WannaCry and NotPetya outbreaks, companies will finally make sure to install – on all their systems – the Windows update that …
Russia threatening to ban Telegram encrypted messaging app
Roskomnadzor, Russia’s communications regulator, is threatening to ban the use of popular encrypted messaging app Telegram. The request Roskomnadzor is a federal agency …
Mozilla ports simplified private browsing app to Android
Less than a year since the release of Firefox Focus for iOS, Mozilla has ported the privacy-focused browser to Android. What is Firefox Focus? Firefox Focus is a simplified …
Nmap 7.50 released: New NSE scripts, 300+ fingerprints, new Npcap
Nmap 7.50 is the first big release since last December and has hundreds of improvements. One of the things the developers have worked on recently is the Npcap packet capturing …
Outdated systems and their link to data breaches
BitSight analyzed more than 35,000 companies from industries across the globe over the last year, to better understand the usage of outdated computer operating systems and …
GnuPG developers start new fundraising effort
Werner Koch and his team of GnuPG developers are asking for funding for the continued development of the popular free email and data encryption software. What is GnuPG, and …
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