Security News > 2017 > March

How CIOs are shaping the future of work (Help Net Security)
2017-03-30 13:00

IT leaders are poised to make radical changes in the workplace, but boardrooms are holding back progress by continuing to place too much emphasis on reducing costs and keeping the lights on,...

Mastercard acquires NuData Security (Help Net Security)
2017-03-30 12:30

Mastercard has entered into an agreement to acquire NuData Security, a technology company that helps businesses prevent online and mobile fraud using session and biometric indicators. Terms of the...

Verizon to pre-install a 'Spyware' app on its Android phones to collect user data (The Hackers News)
2017-03-30 11:24

If the death of online privacy rules wasn't enough for Internet Service Providers and advertisers to celebrate, Verizon has planned to pre-install spyware on customers' Android devices in order to...

Industry Braces for Repeal of ISP Privacy Rules (Threatpost)
2017-03-30 10:00

Businesses say overturning one of the nation’s strongest internet privacy protection rules will deal a blow to data privacy, security and integrity for businesses and consumers alike.

Widespread Email Scam Targets Github Developers with Dimnie Trojan (The Hackers News)
2017-03-30 01:52

Open source developers who use the popular code-sharing site GitHub were put on alert after the discovery of a phishing email campaign that attempts to infect their computers with an advanced...

US Congress votes for ISPs to be able to sell customers’ info and browsing history (Help Net Security)
2017-03-29 21:20

After the US Senate, the US House of Representatives has voted on whether the privacy rules imposed late last year by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on Internet service providers...

Siemens RUGGEDCOM industrial communication devices vulnerable to remote attacks (Help Net Security)
2017-03-29 19:46

All version of Siemens RUGGEDCOM ROX I VPN endpoints and firewall devices sport five vulnerabilities that can be exploited by attackers to perform actions with administrative privileges. The...

Publicly Attacked Microsoft IIS Zero Day Unlikely to be Patched (Threatpost)
2017-03-29 19:15

Researchers have disclosed a zero-day vulnerability and proof-of-concept exploit for a flaw in Microsoft IIS 6.0. The zero-day has been under attack since last July, the researchers said.

Workarounds Available for Flaws in Siemens RUGGEDCOM Gear (Threatpost)
2017-03-29 17:29

Five vulnerabilities exist in Siemens RUGGEDCOM gear; the vendor has made a number of workarounds available, but it's unknown whether patches will be made available.