Security News

Internet Providers Possibly Involved in FinFisher Surveillance Operations: Report
2017-09-21 17:09

New campaigns featuring the infamous FinFisher spyware are using a previously unseen infection vector, strongly suggesting that Internet service providers (ISPs) might be involved in the...

China Demands Internet Platforms Verify Users' True Identity (Security Week)
2017-08-28 11:17

China has ordered the country's internet platforms to verify users' true identity before letting them post online content, the latest step by authorities to tighten policing of the web. read more

Private Internet Access – Get a Secure VPN to Protect Your Online Privacy (The Hackers News)
2017-08-28 05:24

Since most of us rely upon the Internet for day-to-day activities today, hacking and spying have become a prime concern, and so have online security and privacy. The Internet has become a digital...

Hundreds of Russians Protest Tighter Internet Controls (Security Week)
2017-08-27 18:48

About 1,000 Russians braved pouring rain in Moscow on Saturday to demonstrate against the government's moves to tighten controls on internet use, with police arresting about a dozen protesters. read more

Review: Securing the Internet of Things (Help Net Security)
2017-08-25 16:42

About the authors Shancang Li is a senior lecturer in the cyber security research unit, Department of Computer Science and Creative Technologies at University of the West of England, Bristol, UK....

Medical devices and the Internet of Things: Defending against cyber threats (Help Net Security)
2017-08-16 12:00

More than one-third (35.6 percent) of surveyed professionals in the Internet of Things-connected medical device ecosystem say their organizations have experienced a cybersecurity incident in the...

Penetrating a Casino's Network through an Internet-Connected Fish Tank (Schneier on Security)
2017-08-04 11:22

Attackers used a vulnerability in an Internet-connected fish tank to successfully penetrate a casino's network. BoingBoing post....

Threat Modeling the Internet of Things: Part 3 - A Real World Example (Security Week)
2017-08-01 11:18

One of the most bizarre beginnings in movie history involved a young Paul Newman decapitating a streetful of Duncan Model 50 parking meters in the existential-hero classic, “Cool Hand Luke.” Those...

An internet-connected fish tank let hackers into a casino’s network (Help Net Security)
2017-07-27 15:51

A high-tech, internet-connected fish tank in a North American casino has been used to exfiltrate data from the company’s network. Smart drawing pads used in an architectural firm were part of a...

Internet Bug Bounty Project Receives $300,000 Donation (Security Week)
2017-07-24 09:48

The Internet Bug Bounty (IBB), a project whose goal is to make the Web safer by rewarding white hat hackers who find vulnerabilities in core Internet infrastructure and open source software,...