Security News

Public Exposure of Sensitive Files on the Internet is Getting Worse
2019-05-31 13:31

2.3 billion files are currently exposed and accessible through misconfigured network-attached storage (NAS) devices, FTP and rsync servers, and Amazon S3 buckets to anyone on the internet. That's...

BlueKeep RDP flaw: Nearly a million Internet-facing systems are vulnerable
2019-05-29 10:09

Two weeks have passed since Microsoft released security fixes and mitigation advice to defang expected exploits taking advantage of CVE-2019-0708 (aka BlueKeep), a wormable unauthenticated remote...

Two weeks after Microsoft warned of Windows RDP worms, a million internet-facing boxes still vulnerable
2019-05-28 22:07

If you haven't patched CVE-2019-0708 aka BlueKeep, then, well, now would be a good time The critical Windows Remote Desktop flaw that emerged this month may have set the stage for the worst...

Putin Signs Controversial Internet Law
2019-05-01 19:25

President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday signed into law a "sovereign internet" bill which will allow Russian authorities to isolate the country's internet, a move decried by rights groups. read more

Internet Explorer browser flaw threatens all Windows users
2019-04-17 10:52

Nearly four years after it was replaced by Edge as Microsoft’s preferred Windows browser, researchers keep finding unpleasant security flaws in Internet Explorer (IE).

Over 100 Million JustDial Users' Personal Data Found Exposed On the Internet
2019-04-17 08:48

An unprotected database belonging to JustDial, India's largest local search service, is leaking personally identifiable information of its every customer in real-time who accessed the service via...

Rogue Waves: Preparing the Internet for the Next Mega DDoS Attack
2019-04-15 12:07

Why many attack techniques can be reused – but organizations can't defend against them.

China Spying on Undersea Internet Cables
2019-04-15 11:30

Supply chain security is an insurmountably hard problem. The recent focus is on Chinese 5G equipment, but the problem is much broader. This opinion piece looks at undersea communications cables:...

Russian MPs Approve Controversial Bill Restricting Internet
2019-04-11 19:07

Russian lawmakers on Thursday approved a bill that would allow Moscow to cut the country's internet traffic from foreign servers, in a key second reading paving the way for legislation that...