Hard-hitting insights into global attacks targeting organizations
After collecting and analyzing data, based on a comprehensive review of incident response investigations conducted over the past three years on behalf of organizations across …
Open source tool checks for vulnerabilities on Android devices
OEMs like Samsung and HTC run heavily customized versions of Android. Unfortunately, the OEM patch deployment infrastructure is disorganized and too often end users are left …
Signal for Android finally out, offers end-to-end encrypted calls and messages
Open Whisper Systems (formerly Whisper Systems) has finally released the Android version of its popular free, open source iOS app for end-to-end encrypted voice calls.Signal …
Open source KeeFarce tool loots encrypted passwords stored in KeePass
Denis Andzakovic, a hacker and researcher with New Zealand-based security consultancy Security-Assessment.com, has released the source code for KeeFarce, a tool that can …
Security update kills several critical bugs in Android Marshmallow
Google’s November Android security update carries fixes for seven vulnerabilities, including two remote code execution flaws that are rated “critical” …
Chimera crypto-ransomware is hitting German companies
A new piece of crypto-ransomware is targeting German companies: it’s called Chimera, and the criminals behind the scheme are threatening to release sensitive corporate …
Stanford researchers identify potential security hole in genomic data-sharing network
Sharing genomic information among researchers is critical to the advance of biomedical research. Yet genomic data contains identifiable information and, in the wrong hands, …
The value in vulnerability management platforms
A study conducted by Forrester Consulting assessed IT decision makers’ satisfaction with their current vulnerability management platforms and the challenges companies …
The growth of mobile malware and online banking attacks
Kaspersky Lab explored the increase in mobile threats, malware attempts to steal from consumer online bank accounts and targeted cyberattacks in the evolving threat …
Researchers can identify people through walls by using wireless signals
Researchers at MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab (CSAIL) have created a device that allows them to “see” what a person is doing and …
Hacking Team pitches encryption-cracking tools to US law enforcement
Hacking Team, the Italian company that provides offensive intrusion and surveillance software to governments, intelligence and law enforcement agencies, is back in the saddle, …
Nearly 2,000 Vodafone UK customers’ accounts compromised, blocked
Customers of another UK telecom have had their information compromised by hackers, as Vodafone has explained that it was “subject to an attempt to access some customers’ …
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