Security News

How much money do cyber crooks collect via crypto ransomware? (Help Net Security)
2015-05-19 13:05

FireEye researchers have calculated that the cybercriminals wielding TeslaCrypt and AlphaCrypt have managed to extort $76,522 from 163 victims in only two months. "This amount may seem trivial co...

Week in review: VENOM bug, infosec and ethics, and flawed crypto endangers smart grid devices (Help Net Security)
2015-05-18 08:15

Here's an overview of some of last week's most interesting news, podcasts and articles: IoT and the great data heist With the introduction of new mobile devices in every facet of our lives, we h...

Open Smart Grid Protocol Alliance Plans to Fix its Weak Crypto (Threatpost)
2015-05-13 18:50

The Open Smart Grid Protocol Alliance said updates will be rolled out in September to networks and devices that address weak homegrown cryptography pointed out in a research paper.

New Crypto Suites Bring Perfect Forward Secrecy to Windows (Threatpost)
2015-05-13 16:14

Microsoft updates its cryptographic cipher suite prioritization in Windows with the addition of four suites that bring Perfect Forward Secrecy to the operating system.