80 Sony IP camera models come with backdoors
80 different models of Sony IPELA Engine IP Cameras have multiple backdoors that can be misused by attackers to take control of the device, disrupt its functionality, add it …
Over 400,000 phishing sites have been observed each month during 2016
84 percent of phishing sites observed in 2016 existed for less than 24 hours, with an average life cycle of under 15 hours. The data collected by Webroot shows that …
Top 4 global security threats businesses will face in 2017
The Information Security Forum (ISF) has announced their outlook for the top four global security threats that businesses will face in 2017. “The pace and scale of …
Corporate data left unprotected in the wild
A new survey conducted by YouGov has highlighted the risks to corporate data from poor encryption, and employee use of unauthorised and inadequately protected devices. The …
Governments are behind on data encryption in the public cloud
A HyTrust survey of 59 government and military organizations found that nearly 20 percent of those respondents do not implement data security or encryption solutions in the …
Nintendo offers up to $20,000 for bug info
Video game giant Nintendo has set up a bug bounty program through HackerOne’s platform, and is asking researchers to find and flag vulnerabilities in the Nintendo 3DS …
Former Expedia IT support worker spied on company executives
A computer support technician formerly employed at Expedia offices in San Francisco pleaded guilty to securities fraud. Jonathan Ly, 28, admitted he used his position in tech …
Dailymotion urges users to reset passwords in wake of possible breach
Breach notification service LeakedSource has added information about over 87 million Dailymotion users to its search index. The information includes 87+ million email …
Top 6 breach response best practices for 2017
Cybercrime costs are expected to rise to $2 trillion by 2018, according to Juniper Research, in large part because the increase in cyber threats is resulting in a surge in …
Remote access options for unidirectionally protected networks
In this podcast recorded at IoT Solutions World Congress Barcelona 2016, Andrew Ginter, VP of Industrial Security at Waterfall Security, talks about remote access options for …
Laws, regulations and contracts that infosec pros should be familiar with
If you’re a white hat and you want to continue being one, knowing what laws and industry regulations allow or not allow (or require or not require) you to do is of …
Disttrack wiper malware hits Saudi Arabia’s aviation agency
Shamoon attackers with their Disttrack wiper malware have hit Saudi Arabian entities again. The Saudi government confirmed the latest breaches on Thursday, and for now the …