Security News

Let's Encrypt CA to issue its first cert (Help Net Security)
2015-06-17 12:28

Let's Encrypt, a non-profit certificate authority (CA) set up by the Electronic Frontier Foundation, Mozilla, Cisco, Akamai, IdenTrust, and researchers at the University of Michigan, is finally ready ...

Zero Trust approach to network security (Help Net Security)
2015-06-17 12:00

Zero Trust is an alternative security model that addresses the shortcomings of failing perimeter-centric strategies by removing the assumption of trust. With Zero Trust there is no default trust fo...

86.2 million phone scam calls delivered each month in the U.S. (Help Net Security)
2015-06-17 10:37

Phone fraud continues to threaten enterprises across industries and borders, with the leading financial institutions’ call centers exposed to more than $9 million to potential fraud each year. Pi...

Newly patched Flash Player bug exploited to deliver crypto ransomware (Help Net Security)
2015-06-17 07:37

It took less than a week for a functional exploit for a recently patched Adobe Flash Player vulnerability to be added to the Magnitude exploit kit, Trend Micro researchers warn. "We saw a similar i...

Emulating the security analyst with software (Help Net Security)
2015-06-17 07:27

This is the second installation of a two-part article discussing why static security detection methods can no longer protect enterprises from advanced hacking efforts. In this installation, the author...

Keyboard app bug puts millions of Samsung mobile users at risk, researcher claims (Help Net Security)
2015-06-17 07:15

A vulnerability in the Swift keyboard, which comes pre-installed on Samsung mobile devices, can be exploited by remote attackers to secretly install malicious apps, access the device's camera and micr...

Exposing cyberattacks targeting government networks in Southeast Asia (Help Net Security)
2015-06-17 07:06

Palo Alto Networks uncovered a series of potentially state-sponsored cyberattacks targeting government and military organizations in countries throughout Southeast Asia. Help Net Security has learned ...