Security News > 2016 > December

Week in review: OpenVPN audit, cybersecurity gamification, new issue of (IN)SECURE (Help Net Security)
2016-12-11 13:00

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)
2016-12-10 15:00

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)
2016-12-09 22:11

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)
2016-12-09 20:41

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)
2016-12-09 17:55

A fully functional four-rotor Enigma machine sold for $463,500. Wow....

Ransomware Gives Free Decryption Keys to Victims Who Infect Others (Threatpost)
2016-12-09 17:49

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)
2016-12-09 16:00

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)
2016-12-09 15:17

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)
2016-12-09 14:00

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)
2016-12-09 14:00

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.