Security News > 2018 > October

It's been a while but we're back at the microphone - here's Episode 5 of the Naked Security podcast.

Foxit Software has patched over 100 vulnerabilities in its popular Foxit PDF Reader. Many of the bugs tackled by the company include a wide array of high severity remote code execution...

Experts Provide Tips for Smoother RecoveriesA Canadian home healthcare provider says it was able to recover from a recent ransomware attack without paying a ransom, but it had to revert to manual...

Brian Krebs is reporting on some new and sophisticated phishing scams over the telephone. I second his advice: "never give out any information about yourself in response to an unsolicited phone...

A recently observed variant of the KONNI malware appears tied to a remote access Trojan (RAT) previously attributed to a North Korean actor, Palo Alto Networks security researchers say. read more

The relationship between the malware and the APT group remains somewhat murky.

Education plays a critical role in any program designed to combat insider threats, says Christopher Greany, head of group investigations at Barclays. He'll discuss how to start an insider threat...

Company plans stricter rules for developers, and greater control for users.

The most dire vulnerability targets the Android framework and could allow an adversary to execute arbitrary code on targeted devices.

Google has made several new announcements for its Chrome Web Store that aims at making Chrome extensions more secure and transparent to its users. Over a couple of years, we have seen a...