Security News > 2016 > May

Behavior is the new authentication: A look into the future (Help Net Security)
2016-05-23 12:50

In the next few years organizations will face extreme IT security challenges. Hackers are targeting humans instead of machines. All the most costly cyber attacks (APTs, ransomware) are a result of...

Contactless payment market to reach $17.56 billion by 2021 (Help Net Security)
2016-05-23 12:45

The contactless payment market is expected to grow from USD 6.70 Billion in 2016 to USD 17.56 Billion by 2021, at a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 21.2%, according to new MarketsandMarkets...

Week in review: The life of a social engineer, and the end of TeslaCrypt (Help Net Security)
2016-05-23 12:00

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news and articles: The life of a social engineer: Hacking the human A clean-cut guy with rimmed glasses and a warm smile, Jayson E....

Apple: Another bug fix. Er, thanks, GCHQ (The Register)
2016-05-23 11:39

Hackers probe defenses of Middle East banks : FireEye (Yahoo Security)
2016-05-23 11:09

State of Online Tracking (Schneier on Security)
2016-05-23 10:33

Really interesting research: "Online tracking: A 1-million-site measurement and analysis," by Steven Englehardt and Arvind Narayanan: Abstract: We present the largest and most detailed measurement...

Manhunt After Millions Stolen in Hours-long Japan ATM Heist (SecurityWeek)
2016-05-23 10:24

Hacker thrown in jail for reporting police system security flaws (ZDNet)
2016-05-23 10:09

How to break Instagram with brute force (ZDNet)
2016-05-23 10:09

Exploit for Recently Patched Flash Flaw Added to Magnitude EK (SecurityWeek)
2016-05-23 09:54