Security News

Mozilla Patches 29 Vulnerabilities, Prevents MIME Confusion Attacks, in Firefox 50 (Threatpost)
2016-11-16 21:42

Mozilla addressed 29 vulnerabilities, three critical, when it released the latest iteration of its flagship browser, Firefox 50 on Tuesday.

Analyzing the latest wave of mega attacks (Help Net Security)
2016-11-16 13:15

A new report, using data gathered from the Akamai Intelligent Platform, provides analysis of the current cloud security and threat landscape, including insight into two record‑setting DDoS attacks...

Carbanak Attacks Shift to Hospitality Sector (Threatpost)
2016-11-15 20:57

The Carbanak cybercrime gang has shifted strategy and targets the hospitality and restaurant industries with new techniques and malware.

Researchers reveal WiFi-based mobile password discovery attack (Help Net Security)
2016-11-14 19:28

A group of researchers has come up with WindTalker, a new attack method for discovering users’ passwords and PINs as they enter them into their smartphones. WindTalker is the name of the attack,...

BlackNurse Low-Volume DoS Attack Targets Firewalls (Threatpost)
2016-11-11 14:00

Researchers say BlackNurse attacks are low bandwidth (18Mbps) and can still knock offline many of today’s firewalls.

Cyberspies Ramped Up Attacks After Exposure of Zero-Days (SecurityWeek)
2016-11-09 19:43

What the SWIFT Attacks Teach Us about the Need for More Information Sharing (InfoRiskToday)
2016-11-09 18:13

Fighting the Next Generation of Targeted BEC Attacks (InfoRiskToday)
2016-11-09 17:43

The Retail Cybersecurity Threat Landscape - Attacks on All Fronts (InfoRiskToday)
2016-11-09 15:43

Increasing number of financial institutions falling prey to cyber attacks (Help Net Security)
2016-11-09 12:45

66.2 percent of financial organizations faced at least one cybersecurity attack in the last year, according to MetricStream Research. The report, based on a survey conducted in July 2016, features...