Security News

High volume DDoS attacks still persistent (Help Net Security)
2015-04-29 07:00

Arbor Networks released global DDoS attack data that shows a continuation of extremely high volume attacks. In Q1 2015, there were 25 attacks larger than 100Gbps globally. In the past year, Arbor h...

Cache Side-Channel Attacks (IT Toolbox Blogs)
2015-04-28 23:48

Macro malware makes a comeback with BARTALEX attack (SC Magazine)
2015-04-28 22:48

Researchers mount cyber attacks against surgery robot (Help Net Security)
2015-04-28 14:50

A group of researchers from University of Washington have tested the security of a teleoperated robotic surgery system created by their colleagues, and have found it severely lacking. "Teleoperated...

Hackers Tricked ATT, Network Solutions Employees in Tesla Attack (SecurityWeek)
2015-04-27 19:48

WordPress Under Attack As Double Zero-Day Trouble Lands (Forbes)
2015-04-27 18:48

How Kaspersky makes you vulnerable to the FREAK attack and other ways Antivirus software lowers your HTTPS security (Reddit)
2015-04-27 18:48

NSA veteran chief fears crippling cyber-attack on Western energy infrastructure
2015-04-27 16:01

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/11563746/NSA-veteran-chief-fears-crippling-cyber-attack-on-Western-energy-infrastructure.html By Ambrose Evans-Pritchard Houston...

Successful POS attacks are the result of poor security, researchers find (Help Net Security)
2015-04-27 11:57

Most data breaches involving payment card information - and there have been too many in the last two years - can be traced back to a lack of implementation of security measures. Most breaches invol...

How Google saw the DDoS attack against Github and GreatFire (Help Net Security)
2015-04-27 10:37

The recent DDoS attacks aimed at GreatFire, a website that exposes China's internet censorship efforts and helps users get access to their mirror-sites, and GitHub, the world's largest code hosting se...