Security News > 2018 > April

Friday Squid Blogging: Squid Prices Rise as Catch Decreases
2018-04-20 21:26

In Japan: Last year's haul sank 15% to 53,000 tons, according to the JF Zengyoren national federation of fishing cooperatives. The squid catch has fallen by half in just two years. The previous...

No way, RSA! Security conference's mobile app embarrassingly insecure
2018-04-20 21:20

Sorry about the hard-coded passwords, can we sell you some crypto now? RSA has copped to a security vulnerability in the mobile app it served to attendees of its annual security conference, held...

LinkedIn AutoFill bug could leak personal data to third parties and attackers
2018-04-20 20:08

LinkedIn's AutoFill button is supposed to only work on approved websites, but any website could have tricked users into providing personal data with just one click anywhere on their screen.

Upcoming Windows Defender feature will tell you when security fails
2018-04-20 19:51

Microsoft is planning a new feature for Windows Defender that will continually check for system integrity, informing users if any secure part of the operating system has been compromised.

10 bits of career wisdom for beginning cybersecurity professionals
2018-04-20 19:28

Cybersecurity can be a demanding and rewarding field. Here are some tips for those just starting out, based on the experience of two seasoned security pros.

British head of Crackas With Attitude gets two years for CIA hack
2018-04-20 19:21

Kane Gamble gambles and loses on hacking skills The British teenager who was sufficiently talented and stupid to target the head of the CIA has been given a two-year jail sentence.…

How machine learning allowed one company to detect Meltdown and Spectre before Intel went public
2018-04-20 18:09

In-memory attacks are part of the next generation of exploits that cybersecurity experts need to guard against, and AI and machine learning can help.

Why SSL is part of the problem behind a dramatic increase in malware and ramsomware in Q1 2018
2018-04-20 17:34

Attackers are using HTTPS to carry malware, which means companies need to do DPI on SSL packets to guard against it.

Abbott Issues Software Patches for More Cardiac Devices
2018-04-20 17:33

Updates Address Cybersecurity, Battery ProblemsAbbott Laboratories has issued software updates for certain implantable cardiac devices to address cybersecurity flaws and battery issues that pose...

Microsoft Announces New Windows Platform Security Technology
2018-04-20 17:08

Microsoft on Thursday announced Windows Defender System Guard runtime attestation, a new Windows platform security technology set to roll out to all editions of Windows. read more