Critical bug in GnuTLS crypto library could allow malicious code execution
Another critical bug in an open source SSL/TLS (and DTLS) cryptographic library has been discovered and patched last week. The affected library is GnuTLS, and is used in a …
How do the new features in OS X Yosemite and iOS 8 impact security and privacy?
At the annual Worldwide Developer’s Conference (WWDC) Apple announced the latest versions of OS X and iOS. With this announcement came a long list of new features and …
What are the top security concerns of senior IT executives?
Most C-level executives would agree that protecting a company’s confidential data and trade secrets from the prying eyes of competitors is critical. Yet interactive …
Too many organizations miss their service availability goals
Continuity Software announced the results of its 3rd annual Service Availability Benchmark Survey, designed to enable IT infrastructure, business continuity and disaster …
Safari to include privacy-protecting search engine
Apple announced the inclusion of DuckDuckGo, the search engine that doesn’t track its users, in the future versions of Safari on iOS and OS X. This makes DuckDuckGo the …
12,000 users ask Google to forget them
12,000 pleas from users looking to be forgotten have been submitted to Google in the first 24 hours since the company created a dedicated submission page for such requests, …
Researcher automates discovery of Facebook users’ hidden friends
Putting a friend on Facebook on your “private” list does not guarantee you that anyone else won’t be able to spot the relationship, says researcher Shay …
DARPA’s Cyber Grand Challenge offers $3.75 million in prizes
Computer security experts from academia, industry and the larger security community have organized themselves into more than 30 teams to compete in DARPA’s Cyber Grand …
More developers looking to keep TrueCrypt alive
The news that the developers of TrueCrypt have abandoned the popular software has hit the security community like a ton of bricks, but there is apparently no lack of people …
Beware of emails offering bogus HeartBleed removal tool
Malware peddlers are taking advantage of the fact that the existence of the Heartbleed bug has breached the confines of the cyber security world and has entered the awareness …
The disruption of Cryptolocker and GameoverZeus
Part of the difficulty in unraveling ZeuS botnet infrastructure is mapping it out. Attackers usually plant a generic dropper within an emailed file, disguised to look like a …
Opportunities and challenges for CIOs in different industries
CIOs around the globe may share common concerns, but there are considerable differences in their priorities, according to a global survey of CIOs by Gartner, Inc.’s …