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Digital Identity Graph helps detect fraud, cyberattacks (Help Net Security)

2016-03-03 20:17

ThreatMetrix announced at RSA Conference the newest innovation in the fight against global cybercrime – the Digital Identity Graph, a framework for anonymized global digital identities on the...

#cyberattack #digital #fraud #security

DROWN Attack (Schneier on Security)

2016-03-03 20:09

Earlier this week, we learned of yet another attack against SSL/TLS where an attacker can force people to use insecure algorithms. It's called DROWN. Here's a good news article on the attack, the...

#attack #security

Leader of group that stole $55M by hacking payment processors pleads guilty (Help Net Security)

2016-03-03 19:40

Ercan Findikoglu, a Turkish citizen also known by the online nicknames “Segate,” “Predator,” and “Oreon,” pleaded guilty to computer intrusion conspiracy, access device fraud conspiracy, and...

#hacking #payment #security

Cisco removes weak default static credentials from its switches (Help Net Security)

2016-03-03 19:39

Cisco has released on Wednesday a bucketload of software updates for a wide variety of its products, fixing vulnerabilities of different types and severity. But one is deemed critical: default...

#cisco #credential #security