Security News

Free security tool protects Internet users through DNS
2017-11-16 20:45

IBM Security, Packet Clearing House (PCH) and The Global Cyber Alliance (GCA) launched a free service designed to give consumers and businesses added privacy and security protection as they access...

Hacker Hijacks CoinHive's DNS to Mine Cryptocurrency Using Thousands of Websites
2017-10-24 23:42

When yesterday I was reporting about the sudden outbreak of another global ransomware attack 'Bad Rabbit,' I thought what could be worse than this? Then late last night I got my answer with a...

Android getting "DNS over TLS" to prevent ISPs from knowing what websites you visit
2017-10-23 01:29

No doubt your Internet Service Provides (ISPs), or network-level hackers cannot spy on https communications. But do you know — ISPs can still see all of your DNS requests, allowing them to know...

Akamai to Acquire DNS Security Firm Nominum
2017-10-11 21:52

Akamai Technologies announced on Wednesday that it has agreed to acquire Nominum, a privately-held provider of DNS security solutions for carriers and enterprises.  read more

Hackers Can Execute Code on Windows via DNS Responses
2017-10-11 07:55

One of the 62 vulnerabilities patched by Microsoft with the October security updates is a critical Windows flaw that allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on a targeted machine via...

Microsoft Issues Patches For Severe Flaws, Including Office Zero-Day & DNS Attack
2017-10-11 02:06

As part of its "October Patch Tuesday," Microsoft has today released a large batch of security updates to patch a total of 62 vulnerabilities in its products, including a severe MS office zero-day...

Bugs in Windows DNS client open millions of users to attack
2017-10-11 01:00

In this month’s Patch Tuesday, Microsoft has included fixes for multiple critical memory corruption vulnerabilities in the Windows DNS client, which could be exploited by attackers to gain access...

Microsoft Patches Critical Windows DNS Client Vulnerabilities
2017-10-10 18:00

Microsoft patched three memory corruption vulnerabilities in the Windows DNS client that could be abused by a man-in-the-middle attacker to run arbitrary code.

Week in review: Email tracking, DNS exfiltration, and secure coding in Java
2017-10-09 01:10

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news and articles: Leaving employees to manage their own password security is a mistake Despite the clear and present danger that weak...

Widely used DNS forwarder and DHCP server Dnsmasq riddled with flaws
2017-10-03 16:53

Google researchers have discovered seven serious vulnerabilities in Dnsmasq, a lightweight, widely used DNS forwarder and DHCP server for small computer networks. Dnsmasq is mainly written and...