Security News

Security concerns around the rapidly growing use of the Industrial Internet of Things
2018-07-24 14:00

Organisations hold disparate and unrealistic views on protecting the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), in which endpoints are considered to be the most vulnerable aspects, despite confusion...

Scans Reveal 13 Million Internet-Exposed Databases
2018-07-02 17:48

Rapid7's Tod Beardsley Says Many Inappropriate Protocols Remain ExposedOld technology never dies, but rather fades "very slowly" away, as evidenced by there being 21 million FTP servers still in...

Necurs Campaign Uses Internet Query File Attachments
2018-06-26 00:41

The Necurs botnet has been using Internet Query (IQY) files in recent waves of spam attacks in an ef read more

Internet shut down in Algeria to stop exam cheats
2018-06-25 11:30

It’s exam time again, and aside from panic and caffeine-fuelled all-nighters, that can only mean one thing: A lot of people are getting their internet shut off.

So long! ‘The internet’s most inept criminal’ goes to jail
2018-06-21 14:00

The FBI took six months to track him down - what they found was a disturbed hacker with "no skills".

Algeria Shut Down the Internet to Prevent Students from Cheating on Exams
2018-06-21 12:09

Algeria shut the Internet down nationwide to prevent high-school students from cheating on their exams. The solution in New South Wales, Australia was to ban smartphones....

Inferring Internet security posture by country through port scanning
2018-06-20 12:00

In this podcast, Tod Beardsley, Director of Research at Rapid7, talks about the recently released National Exposure Index, which aims to better understand the nature of Internet exposure –...

'90s hacker collective man turned infosec VIP: Internet security hasn't improved in 20 years
2018-06-18 11:13

L0pht luminary Chris Wysopal talks to The Reg Interview It has been 20 years since Chris Wysopal (AKA Weld Pond) and his colleagues at the Boston-based L0pht* hacker collective famously testified...

How to use Oracle's Internet Intelligence Map to view real-time threats
2018-06-14 17:10

A new tool from Oracle displays data on the health of the internet all over the world. Here's how to make use of it to keep an eye on your internet safety.

Exploit Kits Target Recent Flash, Internet Explorer Zero-Days
2018-06-13 15:50

Exploit kits (EKs) might not be as dominant as they were several years ago, but they continue to exist and most of them already adopted exploits for recently discovered Flash and Internet Explorer...