Security News

Most are unaware of the seriousness of medical data theft (Help Net Security)
2015-10-29 09:27

Most remain unaware of their vulnerability to medical data theft, and the fact that it can be far more damaging than credit card or social security number compromise, according to Vormetric and Wakefi...

The top threat vector for mobile devices? Porn (Help Net Security)
2015-10-29 08:18

As mobile devices become more deeply woven into the fabric of our personal and work lives, cyber criminals are taking increasingly vicious and disturbingly personal shots at us, according to Blue Coat...

Creating a secure network for the Internet of Things (Help Net Security)
2015-10-29 08:15

The attitudes and perceptions around the Internet of Things (IoT) span a wide array of views from the extreme excitement of consumers and manufacturers, to the concerns (bordering on paranoia) of priv...

New DDoS attacks misuse NetBIOS name server, RPC portmap, and Sentinel licensing servers (Help Net Security)
2015-10-29 07:30

Akamai has observed three new reflection DDoS attacks in recent months: NetBIOS name server reflection, RPC portmap reflection, and Sentinel reflection. In a reflection DDoS attack, also called a D...

Are IT security pros optimistic or naïve? (Help Net Security)
2015-10-29 07:09

Half of IT security practitioners in the U.S. view their organization as an unlikely target for attack, according to a Ponemon Institute survey of 614 IT security practitioners in the U.S. who are fam...