Security News > 2015 > August

UDP-based Portmap latest target for DDoS attackers looking to amplify attacks (Help Net Security)
2015-08-20 10:00

US-based carrier and global backbone operator Level 3 has spotted a new vector being used for DDoS reflection attacks: Portmapper (or simply Portmap). The Portmap service redirects the client to t...

If you build it, they will come (Help Net Security)
2015-08-20 09:00

If you build it, they will come. But will you be ready? Will any of us? It’s almost impossible to escape the topic of the Internet of Things (IoT). Whatever the technology conversation, the IoT see...

Cybercriminals are becoming more creative (Help Net Security)
2015-08-20 08:30

The second quarter of 2015 was wrought with high profile vulnerabilities and hacks. Cybercriminals became more inventive in their attack methods to infiltrate and abuse existing technologies that are ...

The rise of mobile transactions and online lending fraud (Help Net Security)
2015-08-20 08:00

During Q2, ThreatMetrix examined cybercrime attacks detected during real-time analysis and interdiction of fraudulent online payments, logins and new account registrations. They analyzed more than 3 b...

Evaluating the security of open source software (Help Net Security)
2015-08-20 07:30

The Core Infrastructure Initiative (CII), a project managed by The Linux Foundation, is developing a new free Badge Program, seeking input from the open source community on the criteria to be used to ...