April 10, 2017
Mounties admit to using cellphone-snooping ‘stingrays’
BrickerBot malware zeroes in on Linux-based IoT devices
April 10, 2017
Payday loan company Wonga breached – what you need to know
April 10, 2017
Word zero-day affects all versions of Office and Windows
April 10, 2017
Hard-coded passwords put industrial systems at risk
April 10, 2017
Spanish Harmada: More on tech support scams
David Harley and Josep Albors on the evolution of tech support scams and why the current high incidence of reports in Spain are significant. The post Spanish Harmada: More on tech support scams appeared first on WeLiveSecurity
April 10, 2017
Ghost in the Shell: Fantasy meets reality with cybersecurity themes
With the recent big screen adaptation of Ghost in the Shell, we thought it would be a good idea to review some of the cybersecurity themes it explores. The post Ghost in the Shell: Fantasy meets reality with cybersecurity themes appeared first on WeLiveSecurity
April 10, 2017
Risk Level: Very Low. Type: Trojan.
April 10, 2017
security update
April 9, 2017
Creating a More Altruistic Bug Bounty Program
April 7, 2017
Risk Level: Very Low. Type: Trojan.
April 7, 2017
Apache Struts 2 Exploits Installing Cerber Ransomware
April 7, 2017
Samsung Tizen Security ‘Feels like 2005’
April 7, 2017
ISP privacy – how much should it cost?
ISPs have started to monetize customer information quietly while selling them bandwidth. The temptation is strong, as that kind of aggregate data has real value on the secondary market, but what about the customers’ privacy? The post ISP privacy – how much should it cost? appeared first on WeLiveSecurity
April 7, 2017
Healthcare challenges: Ransomware and the Internet of Things are the tip of the iceberg
ESET’s Lysa Myers discusses the challenges facing healthcare technology, medical and fitness devices and highlights the need to secure medical devices The post Healthcare challenges: Ransomware and the Internet of Things are the tip of the iceberg appeared first on WeLiveSecurity
April 7, 2017
WiFi-enabled adult toy comes up short on security
April 7, 2017
It’s time to finally say goodbye to Windows XP. And Vista. Again
Three years ago, Microsoft ended its extended support for Windows XP. Today, almost 8% of desktop users worldwide are still run the operating system. The post It’s time to finally say goodbye to Windows XP. And Vista. Again appeared first on WeLiveSecurity
April 7, 2017
Risk Level: Very Low. Type: Trojan.
April 6, 2017
Risk Level: Very Low. Type: Trojan.
April 6, 2017
Email attacks are the most common methods for initiating ransomware and phishing scams. Attackers want you to open an infected attachment or click a malicious link, and unwittingly download malware to your machine. But you can avoid such attacks by being patient, checking email addresses, and being cautious of sketchy-sounding subject lines. 7 dangerous subject […]
April 6, 2017
Sathurbot: Distributed WordPress password attack
This article sheds light on the current ecosystem of the Sathurbot backdoor trojan, in particular exposing its use of torrents as a delivery medium and its distributed brute-forcing of weak WordPress administrator accounts. The post Sathurbot: Distributed WordPress password attack appeared first on WeLiveSecurity
April 6, 2017
Tax identity fraud: Bringing the fight to this menace
Tax identity fraud is a multibillion dollar industry for criminals. ESET’s Lysa Myers explores new measures and offers some top tips on how to tackle this menace. The post Tax identity fraud: Bringing the fight to this menace appeared first on WeLiveSecurity
April 6, 2017
How Hackers Hijacked a Bank’s Entire Online Operation
April 6, 2017
US says laptop ban may expand to more airports
April 6, 2017
Trust issues: Know the limits of SSL certificates
April 6, 2017
Smashing Security #015: Bad vibrations
April 6, 2017
Risk Level: Very Low. Type: Trojan.
April 6, 2017
security update
April 5, 2017
Backup software features that IT managers love and hate
April 5, 2017
LinuxSecurity.com: Security Report Summary
April 5, 2017
Millennials and GDPR ‘pose increased cybersecurity risk to companies’
Millennials and the demands of upcoming GDPR regulations could result in a greater cybersecurity risk for many businesses, new research has suggested. The post Millennials and GDPR ‘pose increased cybersecurity risk to companies’ appeared first on WeLiveSecurity
April 5, 2017
North Korean Hackers Targeting Banks Globally: Report
April 5, 2017
Security Analyst Summit 2017 Day Two Recap
April 5, 2017
Changes coming to TLS: Part Two
April 5, 2017
Security Sessions: Realistic ways to lock down IoT
April 5, 2017
Facebook appeal over New York search warrants fails
April 5, 2017
Online Trust Alliance merges with Internet Society
April 5, 2017
Phishing scammers exploit Wix web hosting
April 5, 2017
Patch Qubes to prevent pwnage via Xen bug
April 5, 2017
Schneider Electric still shipping passwords in firmware
April 5, 2017
Risk Level: Very Low. Type: Trojan.
April 5, 2017
Risk Level: Very Low. Type: Trojan.
April 5, 2017
LinuxSecurity.com: An update for v8 is now available for Red Hat OpenStack Platform 10.0 (Newton). Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact [More…]
April 4, 2017
LinuxSecurity.com: An update for v8 is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 7.0 (Kilo) for RHEL 7. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact [More…]
April 4, 2017
LinuxSecurity.com: An update for v8 is now available for Red Hat OpenStack Platform 8.0 (Liberty). Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact [More…]
April 4, 2017
LinuxSecurity.com: An update for v8 is now available for Red Hat OpenStack Platform 9.0 (Mitaka). Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact [More…]
April 4, 2017
Raise your hand if you’ve ever received a call from a company, unsolicited, that got aggressive? Maybe the caller wouldn’t hang up or kept calling back. Maybe the caller asked for money or made a threat. Regardless, you were upset. But when you alerted the company of the bad deed, they gave you some line […]
April 4, 2017