Security News

Microsoft Revokes Trust for Certificates Leaked by D-Link (Threatpost)
2015-09-24 18:59

Microsoft revoked the four digital certificates inadvertently leaked last week by networking gear manufacturer D-Link.

Naikon APT Group Tied to China’s PLA Unit 78020 (Threatpost)
2015-09-24 17:37

As China president Xi Jinping visits the U.S., a new report surfaces tying cyberespionage activities against U.S. interests in the South China Sea to China's PLA Unit 78020.

Cisco Patches Denial-of-Service, Bypass Vulnerabilities in IOS (Threatpost)
2015-09-24 15:16

Cisco pushed out its usual semiannual round of patches on Wednesday for IOS, the software the company uses for most of its routers and switches.

Vulnerabilities in security software leave users open to attacks (Help Net Security)
2015-09-24 14:31

In most people's minds, antivirus and security software equals better security. But thanks to security researchers who have taken it upon themselves to analyze some of those offerings, we are discover...

The number of fingerprints stolen in OPM hack rose to 5.6 million (Help Net Security)
2015-09-24 13:08

Once again, the scope of the breach at the US Office of Personnel Management has been amended: OPM's press secretary Sam Schumach announced on Wednesday that "of the 21.5 million individuals whose Soc...

Apple tackles the XcodeGhost crisis by removing apps, alerting devs and users (Help Net Security)
2015-09-24 11:38

The XcodeGhost incident has demonstrated that however secure a system is thought to be, there's always a way in. It also shows how the very human tendency of trying to simplify and hasten the executio...

CUJO: Plug-n-play protection for all devices (Help Net Security)
2015-09-24 08:00

CUJO is a smart device that brings business level Internet security to guard all of your connected home devices. It's simple to start with no installation necessary. You get an app that alerts you ...

Chinese promotion company hijacks Android devices around the world (Help Net Security)
2015-09-24 07:59

A Chinese mobile app promotion company has created malicious adware that allows them to gain complete control of users' Android devices. The company misuses this access to make the phones download add...

Healthcare industry sees 340% more security incidents than the average industry (Help Net Security)
2015-09-24 07:30

Raytheon|Websense examined the current state of cyber threats and data-stealing attacks against an increasingly digital healthcare industry. Healthcare is highly-targeted and increasingly vulnerable a...

Free WordPress plugin for a password-free login (Help Net Security)
2015-09-24 07:00

Nearly 25 percent of the Internet runs on WordPress, and now these sites can be more secure thanks to a free WordPress plugin available from LaunchKey. The plugin enables administrators to enhanc...