Security News > 2017 > September

Zerodium Offering $1M for Tor Browser Zero Days
2017-09-13 16:54

Exploit acquisition vendor Zerodium said Wednesday it will pay up to $1M for an unknown Tor Browser zero day.

Phishers targeting LinkedIn users via hijacked accounts
2017-09-13 16:51

A new phishing campaign has been spotted hitting LinkedIn users via direct messages and the LinkedIn InMail feature. They are sent from legitimate LinkedIn Premium accounts that have been hijacked...

Why end-to-end encryption is about more than just privacy
2017-09-13 13:30

The question of whether regular people need end-to-end encryption will surely be debated for quite some time. But for Alan Duric, CEO and co-founder of Wire, the question can only have a positive...

Is Winter Coming in Industrial Control Systems Cybersecurity?
2017-09-13 13:07

In 2005, the breach of Card Systems (a major payment card processor), which exposed 40+ million credit cards, was labeled “The Biggest Hack of All Time” – the breach made worldwide news and the...

Billions of Bluetooth-enabled devices vulnerable to new airborne attacks
2017-09-13 13:00

Eight zero-day vulnerabilities affecting the Android, Windows, Linux and iOS implementations of Bluetooth can be exploited by attackers to extract information from, execute malicious code on, or...

New Kedi RAT Uses Gmail to Exfiltrate Data
2017-09-13 12:48

Kedi RAT Pretends to be a Citrix Utility, Transfers Data Using Gmail read more

Organizations are uncovering a cloud security paradox
2017-09-13 12:30

The characteristics of modern applications in the cloud are changing, requiring software and IT architects to shift priorities. Businesses of all sizes are transforming in order to compete in the...

The Importance of Benchmarking in Your Security Program
2017-09-13 12:26

Do You Have Data Around What Security Products and Services Other Organizations Use and How They Use Them?  read more

Serious Flaws Found in IBM InfoSphere Products
2017-09-13 12:24

IT security services company SEC Consult on Wednesday disclosed the details of several unpatched vulnerabilities affecting IBM’s InfoSphere DataStage and Information Server data integration tools....

Equifax CEO: 'We Will Make Changes'
2017-09-13 12:03

Chief of Badly Breached Data Broker Takes to USA Today to ApologizeWhat do you do if you're the CEO of a credit bureau that's suffered a massive breach, leading to Congressional probes, dozens of...