Security News

Microsoft Manually Patched Office Component: Researchers
2017-11-20 15:25

Microsoft engineers appear to have manually patched a 17 year-old vulnerability in Office, instead of altering the source code of the vulnerable component, ACROS Security researchers say. read more

Researcher Spars With Drone Maker DJI Over Security Flaws
2017-11-20 10:18

DJI Alleges Bug Bounty 'Hacker' Damaged Server And Threatened CompanyA veteran security researcher has become entangled in a conflict with Chinese drone manufacturer DJI over his security...

Drone Maker DJI, Researcher Quarrel Over Bug Bounty Program
2017-11-17 10:02

China-based Da-Jiang Innovations (DJI), one of the world’s largest drone makers, has accused a researcher of accessing sensitive information without authorization after the expert bashed the...

Researcher: McAfee URL Security Service Gave Pass to Trojan
2017-11-16 16:03

But ClickProtect Worked as Designed, McAfee ContendsA security service from McAfee designed to scan and block malicious links sent via email appears to have given a free pass to "Emotet" banking...

'Fake news' Becomes a Business Model: Researchers
2017-11-16 15:16

Cyber criminals have latched onto the notion of "fake news" and turned it into a profitable business model, with services starting at under $10, security researchers said Thursday. read more

Creating ATM Botnets Not Difficult, Researchers Say
2017-11-13 15:21

ATMs Are Not Immune to Supply Chain Attacks and Other Digital Threats read more

Researcher Bypasses IDS Using IDS Signatures
2017-11-09 16:03

Bucharest - DefCamp 2017- Intrusion detection system (IDS) signatures can be used as an evasion technique to bypass the IDS itself, a security researcher claims. read more

IoT is Insecure, Get Over It! Say Researchers
2017-11-08 20:29

Security experts Charlie Miller and Chris Valasek, contemplate the larger universe of the Internet of things and security.

To Share or Not to Share: The Security Researcher's Dilemma
2017-11-01 15:04

The End User Community is at the Mercy of Security Researchers to Act Responsibly read more

Researchers analyze 3,200 unique phishing kits
2017-10-31 19:05

Most phishing sites are quickly detected and access to them is blocked, but not matter how fast the “takedown” happens, the number of victims is still large enough to make the phishers’ effort...