Security News > 2017

Effective ICS cyber defense methods (Help Net Security)
2017-01-24 12:45

Cyber defense risks are on the top of concern for every manager operating manufacturing and critical infrastructure. The solutions for protecting the Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability...

How the Media Influences Our Fear of Terrorism (Schneier on Security)
2017-01-24 12:31

Good article that crunches the data and shows that the press's coverage of terrorism is disproportional to its comparative risk. This isn't new. I've written about it before, and wrote about it...

Apps Carrying HummingBad Variant Booted From Google Play (Threatpost)
2017-01-24 12:00

Google has removed 20 apps from Google Play that were spreading a variant of the HummingBad Android malware called Hummingwhale.

Apple Patches Critical Kernel Vulnerabilities (Threatpost)
2017-01-23 21:35

Apple released updates across its product lines, including iOS 10.2.1, patching a number of critical code execution vulnerabilities in the kernel, libarchive and WebKit.

Researchers predict upsurge of Android banking malware (Help Net Security)
2017-01-23 19:55

Android users, beware: source code and instructions for creating a potent Android banking Trojan have been leaked on a hacker forum, and researchers are expecting an onslaught of malware based on...

Secure Email Service Lavabit Relaunches (Threatpost)
2017-01-23 19:51

Lavabit, the secure email provider that suspended operations back in 2013 after the US government asked for its users SSL keys, relaunched Friday under a new architecture.

54% of Americans say existing cyber security laws aren’t getting the job done (Help Net Security)
2017-01-23 19:36

As President Trump and the new Congress stake out a 2017 agenda, Americans want to see a pressing need to modernize laws dealing with the digital economy and stepped up efforts to combat...

Heartbleed Persists on 200,000 Servers, Devices (Threatpost)
2017-01-23 18:31

Almost 200,000 servers are still vulnerable to Heartbleed, the OpenSSL vulnerability patched nearly three years ago.

Sage and Satan Ransomware, Double Trouble (Threatpost)
2017-01-23 16:00

A spam campaign has started spreading Sage ransomware, while a ransomware service known as Satan allows users to customize distribution.

Encrypted webmail service Lavabit relaunched (Help Net Security)
2017-01-23 15:24

Lavabit, the secure encrypted webmail service used by Edward Snowden, is back online. Lavabit founder and operator Ladar Levison shut it down in 2013 when the US government demanded he hand over...