Security News

Critical Java Bug Extends to Oracle, IBM Middleware (Threatpost)
2015-11-10 14:07

Researchers have built proof-of-concept exploits for an unpatched unserialize vulnerability in Apache Commons Collections, a library used in most Java rollouts.

Vizio Smart TVs track your viewing habits, info is sold to third parties (Help Net Security)
2015-11-10 13:26

Owners of Smart TVs manufactured by California-based consumer electronics company Vizio should be aware that their viewing habits are being tracked and that information sold to third parties ("partner...

ProtonMail restores services after epic DDoS attacks (Help Net Security)
2015-11-10 12:56

After several days of intense work, Switzerland-based end-to-end encrypted e-mail provider ProtonMail has largely mitigated the DDoS attacks that made it unavailable for for hours on end in the last w...

Linus Torvalds on Linux Security (Schneier on Security)
2015-11-10 12:38

Interesting interview. Slashdot thread....

88 Percent of Networks Susceptible to Privileged Account Hacks (Threatpost)
2015-11-10 12:27

A security firm is warning this week that 88 percent of networks are at risk of being compromised via credential theft and reuse.