Security News > 2018 > February

UK cyber risk picture: Emergency services at risk of a major cyber attack
2018-02-28 12:30

The UK’s emergency services are at risk of a major cyber-attack. This is the finding of a new landscape analysis, issued by intelligence provider Anomali. The UK Threat Landscape report, which...

Apple to Store Encryption Keys in China
2018-02-28 12:19

Apple is bowing to pressure from the Chinese government and storing encryption keys in China. While I would prefer it if it would take a stand against China, I really can't blame it for putting...

How to Shield Against IoT Security Threats
2018-02-28 12:14

While politicians and security experts are constantly warning about the risk of cyber-attacks, they rarely, if ever, mention the risks associated with the Internet of Things (IoT). They should,...

Intel Releases Spectre Patches for Broadwell, Haswell CPUs
2018-02-28 09:13

Intel has released new firmware updates for its Broadwell and Haswell processors to address the Spectre vulnerability. After the first round of Spectre patches released by the company caused more...

Memcached Servers Abused for Massive Amplification DDoS Attacks
2018-02-28 07:03

Cybercriminals have figured out a way to abuse widely-used Memcached servers to launch over 51,000 times powerful DDoS attacks than their original strength, which could result in knocking down of...

Trump Yet to Order Spies to Retaliate Against Russia: NSA Chief
2018-02-28 02:52

President Donald Trump has not yet ordered his spy chiefs to retaliate against Russian interference in US elections, the head of the National Security Agency told lawmakers Tuesday. read more

Massive Malspam Campaign Targets Unpatched Systems
2018-02-27 22:55

Morphisec said that it has detected several malicious word documents – part of a “massive” malspam campaign – that takes advantage of a critical Adobe Flash Player vulnerability discovered earlier...

Deception Technology: Worth the Investment?
2018-02-27 22:18

Interest in deception technology is growing because it can play a valuable role in improving intrusion detection, says Anton Chuvakin of Gartner, who explains the intricacies of the emerging...

WordPress Users Warned of Malware Masquerading as ionCube Files
2018-02-27 19:52

Researchers have found sneaky encoded malware targeting WordPress and Joomla sites that pretends to be ionCube files.