Security News > 2015 > July

Back Doors Won't Solve Comey's Going Dark Problem (Schneier on Security)
2015-07-31 11:08

At the Aspen Security Forum two weeks ago, James Comey (and others) explicitly talked about the "going dark" problem, describing the specific scenario they are concerned about. Maybe others have...

Microsoft Edge: New browser, new risks for Windows 10 (Help Net Security)
2015-07-31 09:31

Microsoft Edge, the new browser in Windows 10, represents a significant increase in the security over Internet Explorer. However, there are also new potential threat vectors that aren’t present in old...

Cybercriminals are preying on existing vulnerabilities to plan future attacks (Help Net Security)
2015-07-31 07:54

Solutionary performed a broad analysis of the threat landscape, which unearthed several key findings. They identified several campaigns targeting the bash vulnerability during the latest quarter - mor...

Researchers devise passive attacks for identifying Tor hidden services (Help Net Security)
2015-07-31 07:24

A group of MIT researchers have devised two attacks that could identify, with a high degree of certainty (88%), an anonymous hidden service or client. Hidden services are servers configured to rece...

List of approved Windows 10 compatible security products (Help Net Security)
2015-07-31 07:05

Windows 10 is now available to users around the world, and it comes with new security features. AV-Comparatives tested a variety of software titles to see which of them are compatible with the new ...

Cloud encryption and tokenization trends in financial services (Help Net Security)
2015-07-31 06:56

The adoption of the cloud continues to grow rapidly with Gartner forecasting $282 billion in spending by 2018. "As financial services adopt the cloud, strict compliance regulations and corporate ...