Security News

Hacking Nest Thermostat (Help Net Security)
2015-03-10 08:24

TrapX confirmed the design flaws discovered in the Nest Learning Thermostat. They validated the attack vector presented at the Black Hat 2014 conference by compromising the device and an entire home n...

Active campaigns deliver old and new ransomware families (Help Net Security)
2015-03-10 08:13

Cyber crooks' love for ransomware continues unabated, and user are warned about several active campaigns trying to deliver the malware on target computers. The campaigns have been set up to distrib...

The Pentagon is looking to hire 3,000 infosec pros (Help Net Security)
2015-03-10 08:07

The US Department of Defense has gotten permission and is aiming to hire 3,000 infosec professionals to work at the US Cyber Command by the end of this year, and is set to make the majority of the mem...