Security News > 2019 > January

Alphabet's Jigsaw Helps Users Identify Phishing Attacks
2019-01-23 11:08

Jigsaw, a unit of Google’s parent company Alphabet, on Tuesday made available a quiz that tests users’ ability to identify phishing attacks and teaches them what signs to look for to determine...

Analyzing 2018 Attacks to Prepare for Those in 2019
2019-01-23 10:59

A new report from Check Point discusses major cyber incidents from 2018. From these data points, Check Point's analysts look for current trends in malware and attacks, in order to prepare for...

The Devil You Know - How Idioms Can Relate to Information Security
2019-01-23 10:51

The Mirriam-Webster dictionary defines the idiom “better the devil you know than the devil you don't” as “it is better to deal with a difficult person or situation one knows than with a new person...

Hijacked Nest cam broadcasts bogus warning about incoming missiles
2019-01-23 10:45

A hacked Nest camera broadcast the fake warning about incoming North Korean missiles, sending a family into “five minutes of sheer terror.”

Someone Hacked PHP PEAR Site and Replaced the Official Package Manager
2019-01-23 09:48

Beware! If you have downloaded PHP PEAR package manager from its official website in past 6 months, we are sorry to say that your server might have been compromised. Last week, the maintainers at...

DHS Warns Federal Agencies of DNS Hijacking Attacks
2019-01-23 09:48

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Tuesday issued an emergency directive instructing federal agencies to prevent and respond to DNS hijacking attacks. read more

White-listing Azure cloud connections to grease your Office 365 wheels? About that...
2019-01-23 08:53

Dev fears sub-domain abuse – Plus, unofficial patches for trio of Windows zero-days Microsoft has been accused of ignoring an IT security risk that could be exploited to create legit-looking...

Cybercriminals increasingly taking aim at businesses
2019-01-23 08:02

2018 has been the year when cryptominers first dethroned ransomware as the most prevalent threat due to a meteoric spike in Bitcoin value in late 2017, then slowly trailed off when it began to...

DHS Orders U.S. Federal Agencies to Audit DNS Security for Their Domains
2019-01-23 07:48

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has today issued an "emergency directive" to all federal agencies ordering IT staff to audit DNS records for their respective website domains, or...

The Biggest Security Hurdles in Your Business, and How to Overcome Them
2019-01-23 07:11

Many organisations are still left in the dark when it comes to exactly what the most common, and pressing cyber security challenges are.