Security News > 2016 > December
![Nagios 4.2.4 closes serious root privilege escalation bug (Help Net Security)](/static/build/img/news/alt/Data-Cybersecurity-Predictions-2-small.jpg)
If you’re using Nagios to monitor your systems, networks and infrastructure, and you have not updated to version 4.2.4, you better hop to it. This latest release fixes a high severity root...
![Malvertising campaign compromises routers instead of computers (Help Net Security)](/static/build/img/news/alt/cybersecurity-attacker-small.jpg)
The DNSChanger exploit kit is back and more effective than ever, and is being used in a widespread malvertising attack whose goal is to compromise small/home office routers. According to...
![Delayed breach notifications open door to regulatory fines (Help Net Security)](/static/build/img/news/alt/Data-Cybersecurity-Predictions-small.jpg)
As more data breaches occur everyday and more data privacy regulations come into force, such as EU GDPR, organizations are beginning to make data governance and data protection more of a priority....
![Evernote employees will be able to read users’ notes (Help Net Security)](/static/build/img/news/alt/hackers-statistics-small.jpg)
Starting on January 23, 2017, Evernote users’ unencrypted notes will be accessible to some Evernote employees. The change to the service’s privacy policy was announced on Tuesday, and the...
![Growth rates of cryptographic keys and certificates (Help Net Security)](/static/build/img/news/alt/Data-Cybersecurity-Predictions-small.jpg)
A new study conducted by Dimensional Research evaluated current and projected growth rates of cryptographic keys and digital certificates in the enterprise for 2016 and 2017. Study respondents...
![Giving Up on PGP (Schneier on Security)](/static/build/img/news/alt/cybersecurity-breach-statistics-small.jpg)
Filippo Valsorda wrote an exellent essay on why he's giving up on PGP. I have long believed PGP to be more trouble than it is worth. It's hard to use correctly, and easy to get wrong. More...
![Impressive Social Engineering Display (Schneier on Security)](/static/build/img/news/alt/hackers-statistics-small.jpg)
In this impressive lc7scxvKQOo">social-engineering display, a hacker convinces a cell phone tech support person to change an account password without being verified in any way....
![DNSChanger Exploit Kit Hijacks Routers, Not Browsers (Threatpost)](/static/build/img/news/alt/password-statistics-small.jpg)
An exploit kit called DNSChanger is attacking routers, not browsers, through a malvertising campaign.
![Microsoft, Google to Block Flash by Default in Edge, Chrome (Threatpost)](/static/build/img/news/alt/password-statistics-small.jpg)
Microsoft followed Google's lead and said it will soon block Flash Player by default in the Edge browser.
![New sheriffs in town: No More Ransom (Help Net Security)](/static/build/img/news/alt/cybersecurity-attacker-small.jpg)
A couple of months ago, Intel Security, Kaspersky Lab, Dutch National Police and Europol announced the No More Ransom initiative. Such an initiative was a true example of the term...