Security News

18-year-old bug can be exploited to steal credentials of Windows users (Help Net Security)
2015-04-14 10:29

A new technique for exploiting an 18-year-old bug in Windows Server Message Block (SMB), which would allow attackers to intercept user credentials, had been uncovered by Cylance researcher Brian Walla...

Main sources of data breaches: Phishing, RAM scrapers, web app insecurity (Help Net Security)
2015-04-14 10:26

US telecom giant Verizon has published its 2015 Data Breach Investigations Report, which is based on an analysis of nearly 80,000 security incidents, including more than 2,100 confirmed data breaches,...

As Ransomware Attacks Evolve, More Potential Victims Are at Risk (Threatpost)
2015-04-14 10:00

In early December, as most people were dealing with the stress of looking for the perfect holiday gifts and planning out their upcoming celebrations, police officers in a small New England town...