Security News > 2017

UK users bombarded with scammy offers via Facebook, WhatsApp (Help Net Security)
2017-01-18 14:42

Since the beginning of the year, survey scammers have mounted a veritable onslaught against Facebook and WhatsApp users from the UK. The lure comes in the form of a fake free gift card or voucher...

Open source cybersecurity framework for the automotive industry (Help Net Security)
2017-01-18 14:15

A consortium of researchers announced the development of a universal, free, and open source framework to protect wireless software updates in vehicles. The team issued a challenge to security...

Majority of SOCs are below optimal maturity levels (Help Net Security)
2017-01-18 13:30

With increased pressure to rapidly innovate and align security initiatives with business goals, a SOC provides the foundation for how organizations protect their most sensitive assets, and detect...

82% of executives experienced a fraud incident in the past year (Help Net Security)
2017-01-18 13:00

Fraud, cyber, and security incidents are now the “new normal” for companies across the world, according to the executives surveyed for a new Kroll report. The proportion of executives that...

What resellers think about threats to customers (Help Net Security)
2017-01-18 12:45

A new survey, designed to capture the reseller’s perspective on customer cyber threat concerns and their overall understanding of the firewall market, examined the views of more than 1,400...

Organizations to gradually replace physical access cards with smartphones (Help Net Security)
2017-01-18 12:30

In 2016, less than 5 percent of organizations used smartphones to enable access to offices and other premises. By 2020, Gartner said that 20 percent of organizations will use smartphones in place...

RSA Conference Innovation Sandbox Contest 2017 finalists announced (Help Net Security)
2017-01-18 12:15

RSA Conference announces the 10 finalists for its annual Innovation Sandbox Contest. The competition is dedicated to encouraging out-of-the-box ideas and the exploration of new technologies that...

Spora Ransomware Offers Victims Unique Payment Options (Threatpost)
2017-01-18 12:00

Researchers are keeping close tabs on a new ransomware strain called Spora that offers victims unique payment options.

New RCE Flaws Found in Samsung Smartcam (Threatpost)
2017-01-17 21:54

Samsung Smartcam devices are vulnerable to remote takeover via a malicious firmware update, researchers with the former GTVHacker group said.

Vulnerabilities Leave iTunes, App Store Open to Script Injection (Threatpost)
2017-01-17 21:02

Researchers say iTunes and Apple's App Store suffer from a persistent input validation and mail encoding web vulnerability. If exploited, it could allow an attacker to inject their own malicious script.