Oracle delivers 113 updates
Oracle’s Quarterly Critical Patch Update (CPU) is never a minor event. In April we saw 104 security issues addressed, in January it was 144. This time around we are …
Researcher launches SSL Blacklist
Roman Hussy, the Swiss security activist behind Abuse.ch, has started another project: the SSL Blacklist (SSLBL). Known for the trackers that keep tabs on command and control …
Most dangerous superheroes to search for online
Though he has spent years fighting for good in comic books and on the big screen, Superman has emerged as one of the web’s biggest villains as he comes top in …
100+ DDoS events over 100GB/sec reported this year
Arbor Networks released global DDoS attack data derived from its ATLAS threat monitoring infrastructure. The data shows an unparalleled number of volumetric attacks in the …
How email user habits impact personal life
GFI Software announced the findings of its second independent study into email user habits, which revealed a stark increase in the way that work email is encroaching into the …
65 challenges that cloud computing poses to forensics investigators
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has issued for public review and comment a draft report summarizing 65 challenges that cloud computing poses to …
Google goes to war against zero-days
Google has announced the launch of Project Zero, a dedicated internal team that will concentrate on finding zero-day vulnerabilities in Google’s and third-party software …
Breaches exposed 22.8 million personal records of New Yorkers
Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman issued a new report examining the growing number, complexity, and costs of data breaches in the New York State. The report reveals that …
PittyTiger APT group sells its services to companies
APT attackers thought to be operating from China often seem financed by the government, but there are other groups that work for the highest bidder, which is usually a private …
CNET attacked by Russian hackers, user database stolen
Russian hacker group W0rm has apparently managed to breach servers belonging to media website CNET, and make off with databases containing usernames, emails, and encrypted …
Active Directory flaw impacts 95% of Fortune 1000 companies
Aorato identified a new threatening flaw within Active Directory that enables attackers to change a victim’s password, despite current security and identity theft …
96% of organizations hit by a security incident in the past year
A new ForeScout report revealed that more than 96 percent of organizations experienced a significant IT security incident in the past year. The majority of IT organizations …