Security News

Information on 50 Million Turkish Citizens Dumped Online (Threatpost)
2016-04-06 16:00

Turkey’s communications minister is denying reports this week that the personally identifiable information of 50 million of the country's citizens has been leaked online.

WhatsApp implements end-to-end encryption by default (Help Net Security)
2016-04-06 15:29

Over 1 billion users will get end-to-end encryption by default once they update to the latest version of the software. WhatsApp, the most popular messaging app in the world, works on iPhones,...

CONIKS (Schneier on Security)
2016-04-06 15:27

CONIKS is an new easy-to-use transparent key-management system: CONIKS is a key management system for end users capable of integration in end-to-end secure communication services. The main idea is...

Microsoft plugs online services account hijacking vulnerability (Help Net Security)
2016-04-06 14:31

London-based security researcher and bug hunter Jack Whitton has discovered a serious cross-site request forgery flaw affecting Microsoft’s authentication system for online services. A successful...

eBook: Guide to protecting SaaS apps from DDoS attacks (Help Net Security)
2016-04-06 14:15

With a business model dependent on 100% uptime for their online customers, the last thing SaaS companies can afford is a DDoS attack. Read this DDoS eBook from Incapsula and find out: Why SaaS...

The security impact of IoT evolution (Help Net Security)
2016-04-06 14:00

Francis Bacon, First Viscount St. Alban (1561 – 1626), wrote, “As the births of living creatures, at first are ill-shapen, so are all innovations, which are the births of time.” While this...