A look at advanced targeted attacks through the lens of a human-rights NGO, World Uyghur Congress
In my capacity as an academic researcher at Northeastern University, I collaborated with computer scientists Stevens Le Blond, Adina Uritesc and Cedric Gilbert at the Max …
Microsoft fixes 37 vulnerabilities
Microsoft clearly wants everyone to shake off the dog days of summer and pay attention to patching. This month’s advance notice contains nine advisories spanning a range …
How security practitioners deal with incident response
A spate of high-profile security breaches and attacks means that security practitioners find themselves thinking a lot about incident response, according to a new SANS survey. …
GFI WebMonitor 2015 Beta 1 released
Beta 1 of a totally revamped GFI WebMonitor is now available for preview. GFI WebMonitor 2015 is a new, powerful version that really gives sysadmins the tools to manage …
iPhones are immune to FinSpy infections
FinSpyMobile, the mobile spying software sold by German company Gamma Group, can’t be installed on iPhones that have not been jailbroken, shows one of the documents …
Data breaches and high-risk vulnerabilities continue to dominate
Cyber threats, data breaches and high-risk vulnerabilities have continued to dominate the first half of 2014. The severity of these attacks intensified against financial and …
Splunk App for Stream released
Splunk announced the availability of the Splunk App for Stream, which offers a new software approach for capturing real-time streaming wire data. The app is free for Splunk …
Square launches bug bounty program
Popular California-based financial services and mobile payments company Square has set up a bug bounty program on the HackerOne platform. The announcement was made at a panel …
What are the risks of virtual currency use?
Many consumers have heard about Bitcoin, but they don’t necessarily know anything about it: not the full spectrum of benefits, and definitely not the risks they can …
How fast can security pros detect a breach?
Tripwire announced the results of a survey of 215 attendees at the Black Hat USA 2014 security conference in Las Vegas. Industry research shows most breaches go undiscovered …
BYOD: 10 ways to fight back
The adoption of BYOD policies in SMBs means that IT has to protect devices that they didn’t even specify, procure or configure. In addition, most companies are now …
IBM acquires Lighthouse Security Group
IBM has acquired the business operations of Lighthouse Security Group, a cloud security services provider. Based in Lincoln, Rhode Island, Lighthouse Security Group offers the …