Security News

Massive DDoS against GitHub continues (Help Net Security)
2015-03-30 13:41

Popular web-based Git repository hosting service GitHub has been battling a massive DDoS attack - the biggest they have ever experienced - for the last four days. "The attack began around 2AM UTC o...

Most enterprise network teams now deal with security investigations (Help Net Security)
2015-03-30 12:31

85 percent of enterprise network teams today are now involved with security investigations, indicating a major shift in the role of those teams within enterprises, according to Network Instruments. ...

Botnets inflating Twitch audiences help broadcasters earn money (Help Net Security)
2015-03-30 12:01

Most people dream about earning a living by doing something they enjoy. For some gamers, that dream is achievable by using Twitch, the game streaming service that offers gamers with a big-enough follo...

Data breaches drive identity theft and fraud (Help Net Security)
2015-03-30 10:59

Data breaches are affecting consumers nationwide and residents in and around Washington, D.C. are not immune to the consequences. According to a survey by Experian, 57 percent have been a victim of id...

Slack hacked, user database compromised (Help Net Security)
2015-03-30 10:24

Slack, the company behind the popular multi-platform enterprise collaboration app of the same name, has announced that they have suffered a data breach in February. Apparently, attackers have manag...

British Airways freezes some frequent-flyer accounts in wake of hack (Help Net Security)
2015-03-30 09:23

Tens of thousands of British Airways customers have had their frequent-flyer accounts temporarily frozen in the wake of a security breach. "British Airways has become aware of some unauthorised act...

Week in review: Hacking air-gapped computers using heat, car hacking, malware threat to virtual currencies (Help Net Security)
2015-03-30 07:56

Here's an overview of some of last week's most interesting news, interviews, articles and reviews: New PoS malware family comes with keylogger component Dubbed "PoSeidon," the malware sends the ...

10 practical security tips for DevOps (Help Net Security)
2015-03-30 06:47

More organizations are embracing DevOps and automation to realize compelling business benefits, such as more frequent feature releases, increased application stability, and more productive resource ut...