Security News

Attackers keep flinging assorted ImageMagick 0day exploits (Help Net Security)
2016-05-10 19:59

It’s been a week since the existence of several flaws affecting popular image processing library ImageMagick have been made public. At the time, one of these, a remote code execution vulnerability...

Exploit kits are the greatest danger for Windows users (Help Net Security)
2016-05-09 15:07

Exploit kits are how most malware gets on victims’ computers and, according to Microsoft, encounters with exploit kits increased by more than a third from 3Q15 to 4Q15. The second place on the...

Old Exploits Die Hard, Says Microsoft Report (Threatpost)
2016-05-07 13:52

Microsoft’s twice-annual SIR bellwether security report highlights malware, fraudulent login attempts and the staying power of really old software bugs.

For PoC exploits, go on Twitter (Help Net Security)
2016-05-06 14:56

Proof-of-Concept exploits are increasingly being shared and discussed online, threat intelligence firm Recorded Future has discovered. Between March 22, 2015 and the present day, there have been...