Security News

Updated Point-to-Point Encryption standard now provides more flexibility (Help Net Security)
2015-07-02 07:00

The Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council (PCI SSC) published an important update to one of its eight security standards, simplifying the development and use of Point-to-Point Encryption (P...

Multi-link network encryptor with 100 Gbps encrypted bandwidth (Help Net Security)
2015-07-02 06:30

Gemalto released its new SafeNet Multi-Link High Speed Encryptor (HSE) solution that provides the equivalent of 10 by 10 Gbps high-speed encryptors in one unit. With a total encrypted bandwidth of 100...

Attackers Revive Deprecated RIPv1 Routing Protocol in DDoS Attacks (Threatpost)
2015-07-01 16:45

An advisory from Akamai warns of a recent reflection style DDoS attack in which the deprecated RIPv1 routing protocol was leveraged against targets.

Pinterest Fixes Validation Vulnerability in API (Threatpost)
2015-07-01 16:41

Pinterest recently fixed an issue in the API of its web app that could have allowed remote attackers to compromise emails and carry out session hijacking and phishing attacks.

LifeLock Patches XSS That Could’ve Led to Phishing (Threatpost)
2015-07-01 15:48

Researchers identified a cross-site scripting vulnerability in a page on the LifeLock website that could allow an attacker to create an authentic-looking login page for the service and harvest...

Patched Apple QuickTime Vulnerability Details Disclosed (Threatpost)
2015-07-01 14:09

Researchers at Cisco Talos released details on a use-after-free vulnerability in Apple QuickTime that could lead to remote code execution.

Class-Action Suit Alleges OPM Officials Failed to Protect Employees’ Data (Threatpost)
2015-07-01 14:02

A class-action lawsuit filed by a government employees’ union against the Office of Personnel Management as a result of the massive data breach at OPM that affects more than 18 million people...

4,900 new Android malware strains discovered every day (Help Net Security)
2015-07-01 13:13

G DATA security experts discovered 440,267 new Android malware strains in the first quarter of 2015, which means that a new mobile malware strain for Android was discovered every 18 seconds. "New...

Researchers point out the holes in NoScript's default whitelist (Help Net Security)
2015-07-01 13:03

Security researchers Linus Särud and Matthew Bryant hav recently discovered some pretty big holes in NoScript, a popular Firefox plugin that prevents executable web content such as JavaScript, Java, F...

(IN)SECURE Magazine issue 46 released (Help Net Security)
2015-07-01 12:36

(IN)SECURE Magazine is a free digital security publication discussing some of the hottest information security topics. Issue 46 has been released today. Table of contents:The Art of War applied...