Security News

Attack Leverages Windows Safe Mode (Threatpost)
2016-09-15 18:54

Researchers say a proof-of-concept attack using Windows Safe Mode can lead to credential theft and allow hackers to move laterally within a corporate network.

Bruce Schneier on Probing Attacks Testing Core Internet Infrastructure (Threatpost)
2016-09-15 15:15

Bruce Schneier talks to Mike Mimoso about information he was given regarding an increase in DDoS and probing attacks targeting companies running core internet infrastructure in an attempt to test...

DDoS and web application attacks keep escalating (Help Net Security)
2016-09-15 12:30

Akamai Technologies released its Second Quarter, 2016 State of the Internet / Security Report, which highlights the cloud security landscape, specifically trends with DDoS and web application...

DualToy Windows Trojan Attacks Android, iOS Devices (Threatpost)
2016-09-14 19:59

Researchers have found a malware family called DualToy that infects Windows PCs and sideloads malware onto connected Android and iOS devices.

Business still ill-prepared to handle modern DDoS attacks (Help Net Security)
2016-09-14 13:00

In September 1996, New York City’s original ISP, Panix, was hit by a SYN flood denial of service attack that took them offline for several days. At a time when only 20 million Americans were...