Security News > 2016 > October

Can we extinguish the Mirai threat? (Help Net Security)
2016-10-31 21:44

The recent massive DDoS attack against DNS provider Dyn has jolted (some of) the general public and legislators, and has opened their eyes to the danger of insecure IoT devices. It is clear by now...

Google Reveals Windows Kernel Zero Day Under Attack (Threatpost)
2016-10-31 21:00

Google today disclosed the existence of a Windows zero-day vulnerability under attack. The flaw was reported to Microsoft 10 days ago; Microsoft says the disclosure puts users at risk.