Security News > 2018 > January
A critical remote code execution vulnerability has been reported in Electron—a popular web application framework that powers thousands of widely-used desktop applications including Skype, Signal,...
Cloud solutions, cybersecurity and analytics are the top technologies targeted for new and additional spending by public sector CIOs in 2018, while data center infrastructure is the most commonly...
Network of Fake Ad Agencies Distributed 1 Billion Bad Ads, Researchers FindThe web may be largely funded thanks to online advertising, but the threat posted by malicious advertisements continue to...
This is clever: Researchers at Ben Gurion University in Beer Sheva, Israel have built a proof-of-concept system for counter-surveillance against spy drones that demonstrates a clever, if not...
Bell Canada has started informing customers that their personal data has been compromised in a breach that reportedly affects up to 100,000 individuals. read more
Two related Mirai variants called Masuta and PureMasuta have links to a hacker identified as Nexus Zeta.
Blockchain holds potential for supporting secure health data exchange, but it has limitations that organizations need to keep in mind, says Intel's David Houlding in this in-depth interview on the...
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Numerous SamSam attacks over the past month or so have paid off to the ransomware’s operators, as they made over $325,000 in a short period of time, security researchers with Cisco Talos say. read more
Dell, HP and other system manufacturers have advised customers not to install the recent BIOS updates designed to address the Spectre and Meltdown CPU vulnerabilities due to unstable code...