Security News > 2018 > July

Office Vulnerabilities Chained to Deliver Backdoor
2018-07-30 11:34

A recently observed malicious campaign is abusing two chained Office documents, each exploiting a different vulnerability, to deliver the FELIXROOT Backdoor, FireEye reports. read more

Risks grow, yet security is still an afterthought in many IoT strategies
2018-07-30 11:30

Trend Micro released survey findings that show businesses are most concerned about losing customer trust in the event of an Internet of Things related cyber attack, however they remain unprepared....

State of Email Security: What Can Stop Email Threats?
2018-07-30 11:22

Neither Current Technology Nor Security Awareness Training Will Stop Email Threats read more

Monday review – the hot 27 stories of the week
2018-07-30 09:19

From why your website is officially no longer secure and Whatsapp limiting messaging forward after lynchings to your guide to what sysadmins really mean, and more!

Massive Singapore Healthcare Breach Possibly Involved Contractor
2018-07-30 05:41

Researchers have come across two Pastebin posts that could shed more light on the data breach that resulted in the health records of 1.5 million Singaporeans getting stolen by hackers. read more

Week in review: Bluetooth flaw, ERP applications under attack, advancing security with machine learning
2018-07-30 01:23

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news and articles: SCADA vulnerabilities in ICS architectures A major challenge in industrial control system architecture involves the...

FBI boss: We went to the moon, why can't we have crypto backdoors? – and more this week
2018-07-28 08:22

The good, the bad, and the ugly from infosec Roundup There has been a bumper crop of security news this week, including another shipping company getting taken down by ransomware, Russian hackers...

Friday Squid Blogging: Squid Deception
2018-07-27 21:12

This is a fantastic video of a squid attracting prey with a tentacle that looks like a smaller squid. As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories in the news that...

FELIXROOT Backdoor Resurfaces in Environmental Spam Campaign
2018-07-27 20:41

This backdoor can be used for espionage and for dropping additional malware.

A More Dynamic Approach to Cybersecurity
2018-07-27 20:17

Data science is playing a fundamental role in a more dynamic approach to cybersecurity, says Jim Routh, CISO of Aetna, who stresses the importance of applying machine learning to front-line data...