Security News

Google Patches Old Flaw Exploited by Rooting Application (Threatpost)
2016-04-04 18:00

Today’s monthly Android Nexus Security Bulletin from Google includes a patch for a vulnerability being exploited in the wild to root Nexus 5 Android devices.

Calculate the cost and probability of a DDoS attack (Help Net Security)
2016-04-04 17:55

DDoS attacks are becoming increasingly larger, more complex, and perpetrated by cyber extortionist instead of hacktivists and vandals, according to a recent survey from Arbor Networks. New...

Cisco ‘High Severity’ Flaw Lets Malware Bypass FirePower Firewall (Threatpost)
2016-04-04 17:34

Cisco and the open-source IDS Snort are both vulnerable to malware under specific configurations.