Security News > 2017 > December

Friday Squid Blogging: Squid Embryos Coming to Life
2017-12-08 13:03

Beautiful video. As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories in the news that I haven't covered. Read my blog posting guidelines here....

Security Vulnerabilities in Certificate Pinning
2017-12-08 12:15

New research found that many banks offer certificate pinning as a security feature, but fail to authenticate the hostname. This leaves the systems open to man-in-the-middle attacks. From the...

Keep unexpected holiday security surprises to a minimum
2017-12-08 12:00

The chilly weather is setting in here in the northern hemisphere, and as we get ready for the holidays many of us are gathering round a cheery fire. But not everyone is enjoying the warmth of this...

Organizations Getting Better at Detecting Breaches: Report
2017-12-08 09:16

Organizations have become slightly better at detecting cyber intrusions, but malicious actors are constantly working on improving their tactics and techniques, according to CrowdStrike’s 2017...

Microsoft Issues Emergency Windows Security Update For A Critical Vulnerability
2017-12-08 06:48

If your computer is running Microsoft's Windows operating system, then you need to apply this emergency patch immediately. By immediately, I mean now! Microsoft has just released an emergency...

Chrome 63 offers even more protection from malicious sites, using even more memory
2017-12-07 21:50

Google gives Administrators new ways to lock down the browser.

Apple users, it’s time for new security updates
2017-12-07 20:21

Apple usually pushes out security updates for its various devices and software on the same day, but not this time. The iOS update was rushed out on Saturday because of a critical need to fix a bug...

Two Vulnerabilities Patched in OpenSSL
2017-12-07 19:36

The OpenSSL Project announced on Thursday the availability of OpenSSL 1.0.2n, a version that patches two vulnerabilities discovered by a Google researcher. read more

Keylogger Found on 5,500 WordPress Sites
2017-12-07 19:02

Thousands of WordPress sites have been infected with a piece of malware that can log user input, Sucuri warns. read more

Banking Apps Found Vulnerable to MITM Attacks
2017-12-07 18:51

Using a free tool called Spinner, researchers identified certificate pinning vulnerabilities in mobile banking apps that left customers vulnerable to man-in-the-middle attacks.