Security News

Hacking Team spyware survives on target systems with help of UEFI BIOS rootkit (Help Net Security)
2015-07-15 11:59

How did Hacking Team make sure that its Remote Control System (RCS) spyware will remain on targets' computers even if they reinstall their OS, format their hard drives or install a new hard disk? The ...

Oracle fixes Java zero-day exploited by Pawn Storm hackers (Help Net Security)
2015-07-15 09:18

With its quarterly Critical Patch Update, Oracle has released security fixes for 193 vulnerabilities across all of its products (a good summary can be found here), including the Java zero-day bug (CVE...

Employees embrace BYOD, but still worry about privacy (Help Net Security)
2015-07-15 08:14

The findings of a new survey from Tyntec, based on responses from Spain, the UK and US, reveal sluggish adoption of BYOD policies by organizations, while its employees voice strong privacy concerns an...

Unsharing in the sharing economy (Help Net Security)
2015-07-15 07:19

It’s been a big year for the sharing economy. Numerous consumer services have skyrocketed to popularity by basing their business on the sharing of resources. Companies like Uber, AirBnB, or even SnapG...

Duke APT group adds low-profile SeaDuke Trojan to their malware arsenal (Help Net Security)
2015-07-15 07:09

Not much is known about the cyber espionage group that wields the so-called "Dukes": backdoors and information stealers that all have "Duke" in their name, and have been used to compromise high-value,...