Security News

The history of cyber attacks: From ancient to modern (Help Net Security)
2016-01-29 08:00

In the 1990s, your typical hacker’s approach used to be “hit-and-run”, and in many cases it was about fame and recognition. Back in those days most organizations only had a firewall implemented betwee...

U.S. utilities worry about cyber cover after Ukraine grid attack (Yahoo Security)
2016-01-28 16:57

'Critical' Israel power grid attack was just boring ransomware (The Register)
2016-01-28 05:27

NSAs top hacking boss explains how to protect your network from his attack squads (The Register)
2016-01-28 04:42

Israeli academics claim they can predict botnet attacks (The Register)
2016-01-28 02:27

Israeli Electric Authority Hit by ‘Severe Cyber Attack,’ Likely Ransomware (Threatpost)
2016-01-27 17:55

Israel’s Electric Authority was hit by what officials are calling a “severe cyber attack." Conflicting reports argue the agency was hit by ransomware.

DDoS attacks on the rise - touching 500gbps (SC Magazine)
2016-01-27 16:27

MiniUPnP Vulnerability Clears Way for Stack Smashing Attack (Threatpost)
2016-01-27 16:00

Cisco has demonstrated an attack against Stack Smashing Protection in Linux systems that is facilitated by a critical vulnerability in MiniUPnP.

Larger, more complex, financially motivated DDoS attacks on the rise (Help Net Security)
2016-01-27 14:59

DDoS attacks are becoming increasingly larger, more complex, and perpetrated by cyber extortionist instead of hacktivists and vandals, the results of Arbor Networks' 11th Annual Worldwide Infrastructu...

Giant DDoS attacks are now hitting 500Gbps as criminals flex their muscles (ZDNet)
2016-01-27 12:12