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Bitly breach details revealed

Bitly has released more details about the breach that made them reset user account credentials and disconnect all users’ Facebook and Twitter accounts late last week: …

Penetration testing device that fits in your pocket

Pwnie Express updated the Pwn Phone, a phone that doubles as a powerful penetration testing device making it easy to evaluate wired, wireless and Bluetooth networks. Pwn …

GE acquires Wurldtech to advance cyber security for key industries

GE announced a definitive agreement to acquire privately held Wurldtech, a Vancouver, British Columbia-based company. This move is one of several by GE to help protect …

Week in review: Android locker ransomware, password management done right, IE 0-day exploit details

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, podcasts, interviews, videos and articles: Researchers debunk severity of OAuth “Covert …

A month after Heartbleed, many servers are still vulnerable

A month has passed since the existence of the OpenSSL Heartbleed bug has been shared with the public. Given that this open-source implementation of the SSL and TLS protocols …

Snapchat promises of disappearing messages were false

Snapchat, the developer of a popular mobile messaging app, has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it deceived consumers with promises about the …

Twitter makes password reset easier, account hijacking harder

Twitter has announced two changes aimed at helping protect user accounts and restore access to them. The company said that they are aware that many people reuse the same …

Microsoft to release eight bulletins on Tuesday

Tuesday, May 13 marks the next Microsoft security patch release. This release will contain eight bulletins, which is the most in a single release so far this year. The good …

Bitly resets compromised credentials

URL shortening service Bitly has suffered a breach of yet undefined proportions, and it seems that Bitly account credentials have been compromised. Even though there is no …

Epidemic of unknown malware on enterprise networks

Check Point has issued a report uncovering the major security events that occurred and impacted organizations across the world in 2013. The report is based on analysis of …

Key trends in cloud usage, risks and malware

Skyhigh Networks released the third edition of its quarterly Cloud Adoption and Risk Report. “With this report, we uncovered trends beyond the presence of shadow IT in …

Are rogue employees the biggest threat to information security?

Rogue employees continue to be the biggest threat to information security, according to 37% of IT professionals polled by BSI at Infosecurity Europe 2014. The poll …

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