Security News > 2017 > August

Remote Code Execution Flaw Found in Unity Game Engine Editor (Security Week)
2017-08-21 14:09

An editor used by millions of game developers and coding students around the world contains a remote code execution vulnerability in all of its Windows versions on all versions of Windows. The Mac...

Why you need to implement security controls across your environment (Help Net Security)
2017-08-21 14:00

In this podcast recorded at Black Hat USA 2017, Tim White, Director of Product Management, Policy Compliance at Qualys, discusses the importance of security configuration assessment as part of a...

Carbon Black: Bug Shared Content Files with VirusTotal (InfoRiskToday)
2017-08-21 13:33

Bug Has Been Patched; 10 Customers on MacOS AffectedCarbon Black rolled with the punches last week after it was accused of exposing customer data via a bug in one of its endpoint detection...

Doing things right: Cloud and SecOps adoption (Help Net Security)
2017-08-21 13:30

There is hardly an organization out there that isn’t planning or hasn’t already taken advantage of the cloud. And, according to Threat Stack CTO Sam Bisbee, there is hardly a technology-oriented...

Gaming the system for a better experience (Help Net Security)
2017-08-21 13:00

I play a lot of video games and one of the things I’ve noticed is that when you first start playing, the game often keeps you from venturing into places where you’re likely to fail. Sometimes,...

Code Linked to MalwareTech and Kronos Published in 2009 (Security Week)
2017-08-21 12:51

A piece of code linked to both the British researcher Marcus Hutchins, known online as MalwareTech, and the banking Trojan named Kronos was first published in 2009. Hutchins became famous and was...

Sqrrl empowers threat hunters with self-service analytics (Help Net Security)
2017-08-21 12:30

Today, analysts must either have advanced data science skills to build hunting algorithms that detect suspicious cyber behaviors or rely on blackbox vendor tools that package rigid algorithms....

iOS 11 Allows Users to Disable Touch ID (Schneier on Security)
2017-08-21 11:57

A new feature in Apple's new iPhone operating system -- iOS 11 -- will allow users to quickly disable Touch ID. A new setting, designed to automate emergency services calls, lets iPhone users tap...

Ukraine Central Bank Detects Massive Attack Preparation (InfoRiskToday)
2017-08-21 11:33

Banks in Ukraine Alerted to Attack Spread via Malicious Word DocsUkraine's central bank has warned state-owned and private banks that a new malware campaign, targeting financial services firms...

Sony PlayStation Social Media Accounts Hacked; Claims PSN Database Breach (The Hackers News)
2017-08-21 10:55

After hacking social media accounts of HBO and its widely watched show Game of Thrones, a notorious group of hackers calling itself OurMine took control over the official Twitter and Facebook...