Security News

Critical vulnerability in RealTek SDK breaks routers' security (Help Net Security)
2015-04-30 09:30

A critical vulnerability in version 1.3 of the RealTek software development kit (SDK) has opened hole in D-Link and Trendnet Wi-Fi routers - and possibly many others, as well - which can be exploited ...

Chrome extension protects your Google account from phishers (Help Net Security)
2015-04-30 07:36

Google developers have created Password Alert, an open source Chrome extension that aims to prevent users from entering their Google password in a phishing site or, alternatively, alert them when they...

Emerging trends and targeted threat intelligence (Help Net Security)
2015-04-30 07:28

In this podcast recorded at RSA Conference 2015, Court Little, Director of Product Management at Solutionary, talks about how the bar is being raised across the entire security space: users are gettin...

93% of DDoS attacks last 30 minutes (Help Net Security)
2015-04-30 07:17

As the tide of DDoS attacks continues to expand, the rise of the Internet of Things (IoT) and the influx of network connected devices, such as webcams and routers, are leading to the growth of Simple ...

Unpatched, vulnerable PDF readers leave users open to attack (Help Net Security)
2015-04-30 07:16

Unpatched, vulnerable PDF readers are a big security issue for private PC users, according to Secunia. 14% of PC users in the US (up from 12.9% last quarter) have an unpatched operating system, and th...