Intel establishes automotive security review board
To mitigate cyber-security risks associated with connected automobiles while encouraging technological progression and innovation, Intel established the Automotive Security …
Week in review: Android ransomware multiplies, FireEye censors researcher
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news and articles:Hacker had access to sensitive info about Firefox bugs for over a yearMozilla has …
New malware can make ATMs not give users’ card back
“A new type of malware that can be used to compromise ATMs independently of who their manufacturer is, and can make the machine steal card data but also the cards …
Apple complicates app sideloading in iOS 9 for increased security
Making things easier for users is generally a good idea, but sometimes complicating a process could lead to increased security, and should be the preferred option.A blog post …
FireEye legally censors crucial parts of a researcher’s talk at 44CON
Felix Wilhelm, a researcher with German security firm ERNW, was scheduled to give a talk at 44CON on Thursday about the critical vulnerabilities he and his colleagues found in …
Do conventional security measures negatively impact productivity?
91 percent of business respondents reported that their productivity is negatively impacted by security measures their employer has put in place, according to Dell. However, if …
63% in favor of encryption backdoors to respond to national security threats
Vormetric did a survey on how Americans view “backdoor” access by government entities to the encrypted data of private businesses. Ninety-one percent recognized …
Vulnerability management embraces new functions
Vulnerability management (VM) solution providers have always held their own in the global network security domain. VM technologies scan network endpoints such as desktops and …
US Energy Department’s systems breached 159 times in four years
The US Department of Energy (DOE) has had its computer systems successfully breached by cyber attackers 159 times in four years, USA Today reports.The US DOE is responsible, …
Attack code for critical Android Stagefright flaw published
After having graciously waited for quite a while to publish the exploit for the Android Stagefright vulnerability (CVE-2015-1538) so that Google, mobile carriers and device …
Aggressive tactics from DD4BC extortionist group revealed
Akamai shared details of an increase in DDoS attacks from the Bitcoin extortionist group DD4BC, based on observation of attack traffic targeted at customers from September …
Global cyber insurance market to grow to over $20 billion by 2025
Cyber risk is a major and fast-increasing threat to businesses with cyber-crime alone costing the global economy approximately $445 billion a year, with the world’s largest 10 …
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