Security News

KeRanger Mac ransomware is a rewrite of Linux Encoder (Help Net Security)
2016-03-09 17:34

KeRanger, the recently discovered first functional Mac ransomware, is a copy of Linux Encoder, the crypto-ransomware first unearthed and analyzed in November 2015 by Dr. Web researchers. “The...

Week in review: Linux Mint hack, crypto ransomware hits hospitals, and educating policymakers on cybersecurity (Help Net Security)
2016-02-29 13:45

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news and articles: Can poorly designed embedded devices kill? The industry is not taking safety and security seriously enough, according...

Protecting enterprise data centers from threats that target Linux servers (Help Net Security)
2016-02-29 11:30

Today’s internet is largely powered by Linux servers, many of which have become the target of attackers looking to utilize this vast pool of resources for much larger and more aggressive...