Security News

Ransomware usage explodes, as app, browser and plug-in vulnerabilities increase (Help Net Security)
2016-09-14 13:30

Bromium conducted research on cyber attacks and threats affecting enterprise security over the last six months. The good news is while the number of vulnerabilities is steadily increasing, not all...

1.7 Million Opera Browser Users Told To Reset Passwords (Threatpost)
2016-08-29 21:22

Browser maker Opera warns 1.7 million Opera sync accounts possibly compromised and urges users to change passwords.

Timing of Browser-Based Security Alerts Could Be Better (Threatpost)
2016-08-23 15:32

New academic research shows that security warnings should be better timed to pop up when computers users are less likely to be multitasking.

Browser Address Bar Spoofing Vulnerability Disclosed (Threatpost)
2016-08-17 16:54

Chrome, Firefox and likely other major browsers are afflicted by a vulnerability that allows attackers to spoof URLs in the address bar.

Beware of browser hijacker that comes bundled with legitimate software (Help Net Security)
2016-08-12 20:33

Lavians, a “small software vendor team,” is packaging its offerings with a variant of browser-hijacking malware Bing.vc. The company sells and offers for free different types of software (drivers...