Security News

iPhone passcode bypassed with NAND mirroring attack (ArsTechnica)
2016-09-20 14:05

Ransomware families and volume of attacks continue to rise (Help Net Security)
2016-09-20 13:00

Both the number of variants of ransomware and volume of malware attacks were on the rise in August, according to Check Point. During August, the number of active ransomware families grew by 12...

Cisco Warns of IOS Flaw Vulnerable to ShadowBrokers Attack (Threatpost)
2016-09-19 15:41

Cisco has issued an advisory warning its customers that products running its IOS software are vulnerable to attacks disclosed by the ShadowBrokers

UDP flood attacks becoming increasingly powerful (Help Net Security)
2016-09-19 13:00

When it comes to quantitative indicators, the last quarter can be marked by significant quantitative decline, according to DDoS-GUARD. The number of detected DDoS attacks is 57% lower than in the...

Firefox, Tor Browser Vulnerable to Malicious Add-on Attacks (SecurityWeek)
2016-09-19 11:35

Blizzard hit with DDoS attack disrupting play for gamers (ZDNet)
2016-09-19 02:05

Remote hacker nabs Win10 logins in 'won't-fix' safe mode attack (The Register)
2016-09-16 04:34

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...