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Firefox 51 starts flagging HTTP login pages as insecure (Help Net Security)
2017-01-25 19:45

Mozilla has released Firefox 51 on Tuesday, and this latest stable version of the popular browser comes with many security fixes and improvements. The list of security vulnerabilities fixed is...

Firefox 51 Begins Warning Users of Insecure HTTP Connections (Threatpost)
2017-01-25 19:30

Firefox 51 includes warnings to users landing on HTTP websites, and patches for nearly a half-dozen critical security vulnerabilities.

Consumers worried about privacy more than ever (Help Net Security)
2017-01-25 18:15

84% of U.S. consumers expressed concern regarding the security of their personally identifiable information (PII) and 70% told IDC that their concern is greater today than just a few years ago....

Your smartphone’s unlock pattern or PIN can be easily cracked (Help Net Security)
2017-01-25 17:35

Locking your smartphone or tablet when not in use is a great idea, but you should be aware that shoulder-surfing individuals can easily discover the PIN or pattern you use to unlock your device....

Review: DNS Security (Help Net Security)
2017-01-25 14:33

About the authors Allan Liska is a Consulting Systems Engineer at FireEye, and Geoffrey Stowe is an Engineering Lead at Palantir Technologies. Inside DNS Security: Defending the Domain Name System...

Innovation and exploitation fuel DDoS attack landscape (Help Net Security)
2017-01-25 13:30

Arbor Networks released its 12th Annual Worldwide Infrastructure Security Report offering direct insights from network and security professionals at global service providers, cloud/hosting and...

Key cloud adoption trends and challenges for government entities (Help Net Security)
2017-01-25 12:45

Cloud computing has become a trending topic for federal CIOs in the last few years, according to Netwrix. In response to the Obama administration’s cloud-first initiative announced in 2011,...

IoT MSSPs market revenues to top $11 billion in 2021 (Help Net Security)
2017-01-25 12:30

Industrial applications are set to be the core focus for IoT Managed Security Service Providers (MSSPs) with ABI Research forecasting overall market revenues to increase fivefold and top $11...

Capturing Pattern-Lock Authentication (Schneier on Security)
2017-01-25 12:18

Interesting research -- "Cracking Android Pattern Lock in Five Attempts": Abstract: Pattern lock is widely used as a mechanism for authentication and authorization on Android devices. In this...

Charger Mobile Ransomware Removed from Google Play (Threatpost)
2017-01-25 12:00

Security researchers have identified a new and evasive mobile ransomware strain called Charger on the Google Play app store.