Security News

Rockwell Patches Serious ‘FrostyURL’ PLC Vulnerability (Threatpost)
2015-10-29 12:00

Rockwell Automation has patched a handful of vulnerabilities in its Allen-Bradley MicroLogix programmable logic controllers

Tracking Connected Vehicles (Schneier on Security)
2015-10-29 11:33

Researchers have shown that it is both easy and cheap to surveil connected vehicles. The second link talks about various anonymization techniques, none of which I am optimistic about....

Hackers put up for sale 13 million plaintext passwords stolen from 000webhost (Help Net Security)
2015-10-29 10:33

000webhost, a popular free web hosting service, has suffered a data breach that resulted in the compromise of the name, email address and plaintext password of some 13 million of its customers. The...

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...