September

Mobile device infections rose 96 percent in the first half of 2016 (Help Net Security)

2016-09-01 15:13

After examining general trends and statistics for malware infections in devices connected through mobile and fixed networks, Nokia found a sharp rise in the occurrence of smartphone malware...

#mobile #security

Betabot Starts Delivering Cerber Ransomware (SecurityWeek)

2016-09-01 14:55

#betabot #ransomware #securityweek

Cybercrime as a Tax on the Internet Economy (Schneier on Security)

2016-09-01 14:49

I was reading this 2014 McAfee report on the economic impact of cybercrime, and came across this interesting quote on how security is a tax on the Internet economy: Another way to look at the...

#cybercrime #internet #security

Google Chrome starts blocking Flash tracking for better battery life and performance (ZDNet)

2016-09-01 14:10

#chrome #flash #google #googlechrome #tracking

Defending the Inside and Outside of Data Centers (InfoRiskToday)

2016-09-01 14:10

Best practices for using military grade security (Help Net Security)

2016-09-01 14:00

Governments and militaries around the world have long recognised that their lines of communications were often their weakest links and required some of the strongest protections. Today there needs...

#bestpractices #military #security

Vulnerabilities found in cars connected to smartphones (Help Net Security)

2016-09-01 13:30

Many of today’s automobiles leave the factory with secret passengers: prototype software features that are disabled but that can be unlocked by clever drivers. In what is believed to be the first...

#CAR #security #smartphone #vulnerabilities