MS Office zero-day is used to infect millions of users with Dridex
The still unpatched MS Office zero-day vulnerability publicized by McAfee and FireEye researchers this weekend is being exploited to deliver the infamous Dridex banking …
Exploit revealed for remote root access vulnerability affecting many router models
Back in January 2013, researchers from application security services firm DefenseCode unearthed a remote root access vulnerability in the default installation of some Cisco …
Network teams spend more time on data security amidst new threats
Enterprise network teams are expending more time and resources than ever before to battle security threats, according to Viavi Solutions, who surveyed 1,035 CIOs, IT …
Cyber insecurity is pervasive, citizens feeling concerned and vulnerable
More than three-quarters of U.S. citizens (79 percent) are concerned about the privacy and security of their personal digital data, and 63 percent say they would feel more …
Worldwide IT spending to grow 1.4 percent in 2017
Worldwide IT spending is projected to total $3.5 trillion in 2017, a 1.4 percent increase from 2016, according to Gartner. This growth rate is down from the previous …
Hack of emergency siren system kept Dallas citizens up for hours
When 156 emergency sirens in Dallas started wailing around midnight last Friday, the city’s 911 line was flooded with calls by panicked citizens who wanted to know what …
270,000 customers affected in UK loan firm Wonga data breach
Personal and financial data of some 270,000 customers of UK payday loan firm Wonga have likely been pilfered in a data breach. The data that was accessed by the attackers …
IoT devices under attack: Amnesia hijacks, BrickerBot destroys
Every hour of every day, computer systems and IoT devices are under attack by bots trying to recruit them into growing botnets. Security researchers have recently highlighted …
MS Office zero-day exploited in attacks – no enabling of macros required!
A new zero-day flaw affecting all versions of Microsoft Office is being exploited in attacks in the wild, and no user is safe – not even those who use a fully patched …
Compared to last month’s Patch Tuesday, April will be a light drizzle
March saw a sizable release from Microsoft after a missed Patch Tuesday. Any way about it, April will be a lighter month than March. Windows 10 1703 has officially released to …
Cloud IT infrastructure spend grew to $32.6 billion in 2016
According to IDC, vendor revenue from sales of infrastructure products (server, storage, and Ethernet switch) for cloud IT, including public and private cloud, grew by 9.2% …
Week in review: Highest paying IT certifications, emergency iOS patch, and how attackers exploit whitelists
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news and articles: Windows 10 Creators Update will come with clearer privacy options Nearly two years …
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