Security News

Attackers are turning MySQL servers into DDoS bots (Help Net Security)
2015-10-28 15:34

Someone has been compromising MySQL servers around the world and using them to mount DDoS attacks. The latest targets of these attacks are an (unnamed) US hosting provider and a Chinese IP address. ...

US Library of Congress makes tinkering with your car software legal (Help Net Security)
2015-10-28 14:45

The US Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) makes it illegal to circumvent technological measures used to prevent unauthorized access to copyrighted works. But, there are exceptions to the rule, an...

What can we expect from 2016? A growth in online extortion, hacktivism and mobile malware (Help Net Security)
2015-10-28 13:34

Next year, continued growth in online extortion, hacktivism and mobile malware is expected, as well as a shift to an offensive cybersecurity posture for government entities and corporations, according...