Is your WordPress site being misused for DDoS attacks?
Many WordPress websites are still being misused to perform layer 7 DDoS attacks against target servers, even though preventing them from participating in these attacks is as …
Hollywood hospital pays ransom to get their computers, files back
The Hollywood hospital whose systems have been infected with ransomware has paid $17,000 to get the decryption key from the criminals, and is operating normally once again. …
Fighting malware monetization and application vulnerabilities
As the traditional network perimeter disappears and attack surfaces grow, security professionals are challenged with protecting users, applications and data – without …
Why a single point of failure should be your primary concern
Many organizations are transitioning to digital systems, which has increased the dependency on cloud service providers, web hosting platforms, and other external services. …
DB Networks launches Layer 7 Database Sensor
DB Networks introduced a product that provides OEM partners with real-time deep protocol analysis of database traffic. By integrating this technology into their products, …
Apple will fight court order to unlock gunman’s iPhone
A US magistrate judge has ordered Apple to help the FBI gain access to the contents of a PIN-locked iPhone 5C used by Syed Farook, one of the shooters in the San Bernardino …
Critical Glibc flaw opens Linux distros, other software and devices to compromise
A critical bug has been found to open an unimaginable number of computers, networking and other connected devices to attacks that can result in complete system compromise. …
(IN)SECURE Magazine issue 49 released
(IN)SECURE Magazine is a free digital security publication discussing some of the hottest information security topics. Issue 49 has been released today. Table of contents …
Dridex botnet alive and well, now also spreading ransomware
Last October’s disruption of the Dridex botnet by UK and US law enforcement agencies and the arrest of a Moldovan bot master have not lead to the death of the botnet. …
Blast from the infosecurity past: February 2006 edition
Help Net Security has been online since 1998. Practically run by a core team from back then, we are still covering the latest trends in the information security arena. …
The rise of the Chief IoT Officer
Half of UK businesses (54%) plan to employ a Chief IoT Officer in the next year, especially in the education (63%), retail (63%) and telecomms (64%) industries, according to …
Intercept, inspect and modify traffic flow with mitmproxy
mitmproxy is an interactive console program that allows traffic flows to be intercepted, inspected, modified and replayed. All flows are kept in memory, which means that it’s …
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