Security News > 2016 > December
![Week in review: OpenVPN audit, cybersecurity gamification, new issue of (IN)SECURE (Help Net Security)](/static/build/img/news/alt/hackers-statistics-small.jpg)
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, podcasts, videos and articles: The global decline of cybersecurity confidence According to this year’s data, global cybersecurity...
![Cybersecurity Fantasy Role-Playing Game (Schneier on Security)](/static/build/img/news/alt/antivirus-stats-small.jpg)
It's called Cryptomancer. Think computer hacking plus magic. I know nothing about it, but it feels reminiscent of Shadowrun. Reddit thread. RPG.net thread....
![Friday Squid Blogging: Electronic Screens Inspired by Squid (Schneier on Security)](/static/build/img/news/alt/hackers-statistics-small.jpg)
Squid-inspired electronic screens. As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories in the news that I haven't covered....
![OpenVPN to get two separate security audits (Help Net Security)](/static/build/img/news/alt/antivirus-stats-small.jpg)
VPN service Private Internet Access (PIA) announced that they have contracted noted and well-reputed cryptographer Dr. Matthew Green to perform a security audit of OpenVPN. However, it seems that...
![Enigma Machine Sold for Almost Half a Million Dollars (Schneier on Security)](/static/build/img/news/alt/cybersecurity-attacker-small.jpg)
A fully functional four-rotor Enigma machine sold for $463,500. Wow....
![Ransomware Gives Free Decryption Keys to Victims Who Infect Others (Threatpost)](/static/build/img/news/alt/ransomware-statistic-small.jpg)
Researchers say they have uncovered a ransomware sample that is still under development that comes with a novel and nasty twist. Infected victims of the ransomware, known as Popcorn Time, have the...
![NYU Students Apply Blockchain Solution to Electronic Voting Security (Threatpost)](/static/build/img/news/alt/antivirus-stats-small.jpg)
A team of New York University students architected a permissioned blockchain system called Votebook that could be applied to secure electronic voting. Their solution was the winning entry of the...
![Hackers stole technical trade secrets from German steelmaker (Help Net Security)](/static/build/img/news/alt/cyber-threat-stats-small.jpg)
German-based ThyssenKrupp, one of the world’s largest steel producers, has announced that it has been the target of a cyber attack. The company said that the attack was a professional endeavour...
![CISOs must assess risks and identify the real security budget (Help Net Security)](/static/build/img/news/alt/breach-statistics-small.jpg)
Organizations spend an average of 5.6 percent of the overall IT budget on IT security and risk management, according to Gartner. However, IT security spending ranges from approximately 1 percent...
![Threatpost News Wrap, December 8, 2016 (Threatpost)](/static/build/img/news/alt/cloud-cybersecurity-statistics-small.jpg)
Mike Mimoso and Chris Brook discuss the news of the week, including the latest Linux bug, Sony closing backdoors in cameras, and Google's new open source fuzzer.