Security News > 2016 > October

Why the older generation is an attractive target for cybercriminals (Help Net Security)
2016-10-05 13:00

People aged 55 and over are behaving insecurely online and often become the victim of fraud, according to Kaspersky Lab and B2B International. The survey questioned 12,546 Internet users across...

IoT Botnets Are The New Normal of DDoS Attacks (Threatpost)
2016-10-05 12:51

DVR’s, IP-enabled cameras, home cable equipment and many other IOT connected devices are that latest in potent DDoS tools available to attackers.

Big Data investments are up, but fewer organizations plan to invest (Help Net Security)
2016-10-05 12:45

Big Data investments continue to rise but are showing signs of contracting, according to Gartner. Their survey revealed that 48 percent of companies have invested in Big Data in 2016, up 3 percent...

OpenChain Project: Best practices for an ecosystem of open source software compliance (Help Net Security)
2016-10-05 12:30

Yesterday at LinuxCon in Berlin, The Linux Foundation announced that the OpenChain Project has established its first set of requirements and best practices for consistent free and open source...

Credit Cards with Changing CVVs (Schneier on Security)
2016-10-05 11:12

There's a new French credit card where the CVV code changes every hour....