software

DoubleAgent attack uses built-in Windows tool to hijack applications

March 22, 2017

Security researchers from computer and network security outfit Cybellum have revealed a new zero-day code injection and persistence technique that can be used by attackers to …

Intel is offering up to $30,000 for bugs in its hardware

March 17, 2017

Intel has become the latest tech company to launch a bug bounty program. Intel bug bounty program: What’s in scope and what is not Intel is looking for bug hunters to …

Several high risk 0-day vulnerabilities affecting SAP HANA found

March 14, 2017

Onapsis discovered several high risk vulnerabilities affecting SAP HANA platforms. If exploited, these vulnerabilities would allow an attacker, whether inside or outside the …

Catch emerging strains of ransomware with RansomFree

March 10, 2017

In this podcast recorded at RSA Conference 2017, Yoel Eilat, Senior Product Manager at Cybereason, talks about RansomFree – the free, anti-ransomware protection …

Encrypted messaging app Confide suffers from many security issues

March 8, 2017

Confide, the encrypted instant messaging application with a self-destructing messaging system that has become popular with White House staffers, is not so secure after all. …

ESET antivirus opens Macs to remote code execution

February 28, 2017

Like any other software, security software is sure to have some vulnerabilities that can be exploited by attackers. The latest in a long list of examples that prove this fact …

Passages: Secure virtual browser for malware isolation

February 23, 2017

Over 90% of undetected attacks come through the web. In this podcast recorded at RSA Conference 2017, Lance Cottrell, Chief Scientist at Ntrepid, talks about Passages, a …

Stethoscope spurs employees to implement better security practices

February 22, 2017

Every now and then, Netflix open sources some of the security tools created by its coders. The latest example of this is Stethoscope, a web application that collects …

Uncloaking Tor Browser users with DRM-protected files

February 3, 2017

Digital Rights Management (DRM)-protected media files can be used to reveal Tor Browser users’ actual IP address and therefore possibly reveal their identity, …

Firefox 51 starts flagging HTTP login pages as insecure

January 25, 2017

Mozilla has released Firefox 51 on Tuesday, and this latest stable version of the popular browser comes with many security fixes and improvements. The list of security …

Meitu photo retouching app may be invading your privacy

January 20, 2017

Have you heard about Meitu, the photo retouching mobile app that turns people into more cutesy or beautiful versions of themselves? Chances are that even if you don’t …

Open source cybersecurity framework for the automotive industry

January 18, 2017

A consortium of researchers announced the development of a universal, free, and open source framework to protect wireless software updates in vehicles. The team issued a …