Security News > 2015 > November

A new, streamlined version of Cryptowall is doing rounds (Help Net Security)
2015-11-06 08:14

Cryptowall 4 (although the number is not mentioned in the new, changed ransom note) is not drastically different from version 3. According to malware researcher Nathan Scott, it uses the same encrypti...

Surviving in the IoT world: Risks of smart home devices (Help Net Security)
2015-11-06 07:45

Investigating some of the latest Internet-of-Things (IoT) products, Kaspersky Lab researchers have discovered serious threats to the connected home. These include a coffeemaker that exposes the homeow...

It’s official! People want a more trustworthy Internet (Help Net Security)
2015-11-06 07:30

As part of a major research effort, the National Cable & Telecommunications Association (NCTA) unveiled cumulative data from their online survey of more than 100,000 Americans about their use of, and ...

IT priorities are changing: Cloud-first strategy to rise (Help Net Security)
2015-11-06 07:00

Bitglass conducted an survey of nearly 100 IT leaders attending the Gartner Symposium IT Expo in Orlando, Fla. to better understand their top challenges for 2016 and how they plan to address them. ...

Passwords by Mail (Schneier on Security)
2015-11-05 20:42

Julia Angwin's daughter is selling diceware passwords by mail....

Updated Cryptowall Encrypts File Names, Mocks Victims (Threatpost)
2015-11-05 20:09

The latest Cryptowall ransomware update makes it harder to recover encrypted files, and also mocks the victim in a revamped ransom note.

Mozilla Embraces Private Browsing with Tracking Protection in Firefox 42 (Threatpost)
2015-11-05 18:13

Mozilla has pushed a feature in Firefox live that allows Firefox web browsers to block certain page elements while browsing privately.

Same Rhetoric Permeates Going Dark Encryption Debate (Threatpost)
2015-11-05 16:54

The Going Dark encryption debate resurfaced at the Advanced Cyber Security Center annual conference, and the government's stance hasn't changed much.

Sale of legitimate code-signing certs booms on darknet markets (Help Net Security)
2015-11-05 15:50

In the underground cybercrime economy, many players have specialized in one or two skills and services. It should come as no surprise, then, that some have become experts at getting digital certif...

Trojanized versions of 20,000 popular apps found secretly rooting Android devices (Help Net Security)
2015-11-05 14:43

Lookout researchers have discovered some 20,000 apps that secretly root users' phone and install themselves as system applications, which makes them able to access information on the device they usual...