Security News

Leaked ShadowBrokers Attack Upgraded to Target Current Versions of Cisco ASA (Threatpost)
2016-08-24 17:04

Researchers at Silent Signal have ported the ShadowBrokers' Equation Group exploit for Cisco ASA firewalls to newer versions of the product.

Cyber attacks: Hindsight is 20/20, GDPR is even better (Help Net Security)
2016-08-24 15:25

The dust is beginning to settle on the EU referendum result. But, while the UK’s departure from the union is set to shake things up for many businesses nationwide, there’s at least one EU ruling...

Cybercriminals select insiders to attack telecom providers (Help Net Security)
2016-08-24 13:00

Cybercriminals are using insiders to gain access to telecommunications networks and subscriber data, according to Kaspersky Lab. In addition, these criminals are also recruiting disillusioned...

New Collision Attacks Against 3DES, Blowfish Allow for Cookie Decryption (Threatpost)
2016-08-24 12:00

Researchers have found a new way to recover and decrypt authentication cookies from 3DES and Blowfish protected traffic. In response, OpenSSL is expected to deprecate 3DES' designation from high to medium.