Security News

Slack Releases Open Source Secure Development Lifecycle Tool
2018-05-01 05:01

Team collaboration solutions provider Slack last week announced that one of the secure development lifecycle (SDL) tools used internally by the company has been released as open source. read more

Secure software development practices for developers, organizations and technology users
2018-04-03 11:30

SAFECode announced today the publication of the Fundamental Practices for Secure Software Development: Essential Elements of a Secure Development Life Cycle Program (Third Edition). The...

Exploit kit development has gone to sh$t... ever since Adobe Flash was kicked to the curb
2018-04-01 00:00

Coinkidink? Nah. Crooks are switching tactics There was a big drop in exploit kit development last year, and experts have equated this to the phasing out of Adobe Flash.…

Cambridge Analytica and Facebook’s privacy storm: Latest developments
2018-03-20 17:38

A day before the most recent exposé on Strategic Communication Laboratories (SCL)/Cambridge Analytica’s exploitation of user data syphoned out of Facebook to fuel election campaigns, Facebook...

GandCrab Ransomware Crooks Take Agile Development Approach
2018-03-15 22:01

Despite setbacks hackers behind GandCrab malware are pushing ahead with lucrative new ransomware strain thanks to quick-and-dirty agile development approach.

Android Development Tools Riddled with Nasty Vulnerabilities
2017-12-06 18:15

Java/Android developers are exposed to vulnerabilities affecting the development tools, both downloadable and cloud based, used in the Android application ecosystem, Check Point warns. read more

Learn Ethereum Development – Build Decentralized Blockchain Apps
2017-11-06 03:46

As of today — 1 Bitcoin = $7300 USD (Approx 471,000 INR) At the beginning of this year, 1 Bitcoin was approximately equal to $1000, and now it has surged to a new height, marking its market...

SDL Development Library Allows Code Execution via GIMP Files
2017-10-11 17:46

Researchers at Cisco’s Talos security intelligence and research group have discovered two high severity remote code execution vulnerabilities in Simple DirectMedia Layer (SDL), a popular...

Global DDoS mitigation market trends and developments
2017-09-11 12:30

Frost & Sullivan found that the DDoS mitigation market generated a revenue of $816 million in 2016 and is expected to register a CAGR of 17.1 percent through 2021. Threat actors’ continuous...

Rurktar Malware: An Espionage Tool in Development (Security Week)
2017-07-27 19:52

A newly discovered spyware family that appears designed for cyber-espionage is still under development, G DATA security researchers say. read more