Security News > 2016 > August

Nishang: Using PowerShell for penetration testing (Help Net Security)
2016-08-01 13:15

Nishang is a framework, and a collection of scripts and payloads which enables PowerShell usage for offensive security, penetration testing and red teaming. The tool is the brainchild of...

WPAD Flaws Leak HTTPS URLs (Threatpost)
2016-08-01 13:00

Sniffing HTTPS URLs with malicious PAC files gets easier with a new technique that exploits flaws in the Web Proxy AutoDiscovery protocol.

Needle iOS security testing tool to be unveiled at Black Hat Arsenal (Help Net Security)
2016-08-01 13:00

In a session at Black Hat USA 2016 on Wednesday, Marco Lancini, Security Consultant at MWR InfoSecurity, will demonstrate publicly for the first time a new iOS security testing tool. Needle is an...

Visibility and assessment of vulnerable attack paths (Help Net Security)
2016-08-01 12:45

Attivo Networks announced that its ThreatMatrix Deception and Response Platform has been enhanced to provide an organization’s visibility and assessment of vulnerable attack paths. It provides...

Reality stars Kym Johnson and Robert Herjavec marry (Yahoo Security)
2016-08-01 12:31

TiaraCon to bring more women into critical, lucrative cybersecurity jobs that are going unfilled (TechRepublic)
2016-08-01 12:31

Week in review: Snooping Tor nodes, Wi-Fi keyboards open to keystroke sniffing (Help Net Security)
2016-08-01 12:30

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, reviews and articles: Industry collaborates on automotive cybersecurity best practices More than 50 automotive cybersecurity...

DHS Details Cyber Incident Reporting Process (SecurityWeek)
2016-08-01 12:16

Enterprise Architecture boards and key EA artefacts and process (IT Toolbox Blogs)
2016-08-01 12:16

Hello, Barclays? Why hello, John Smith. We meet again (The Register)
2016-08-01 12:01