Security News

Lenovo.com hijacking made possible by compromise of Webnic registrar (Help Net Security)
2015-02-26 11:35

Lenovo simply can't catch a break. After the massive negative attention it received for their ill-advised decision to ship some of its notebooks with pre-installed adware that also uses MITM SSL certi...

The business and social impacts of cyber security issues (Help Net Security)
2015-02-26 09:57

With multiple recent high profile attacks targeting household names and large employers, individuals increasingly fear cyber crime and its resulting consequences at work as well as at home, according ...

Companies expects others to protect them against DDoS attacks (Help Net Security)
2015-02-26 07:28

One in five businesses surveyed believe that their online services should be protected against DDoS attacks by their IT service providers (in particular, network providers). However, this responsibili...

Google scraps Pwnium, invites researchers to submit Chrome bugs year-round (Help Net Security)
2015-02-26 07:28

Google is scrapping its annual Pwnium hacking competition which has been held for four years in a row at the CanSecWest conference in Vancouver, Canada, but that doesn't mean that security researchers...

Healthcare security spending to reach US$10 billion by 2020 (Help Net Security)
2015-02-26 07:26

The healthcare sector is ill-prepared for the new cyberage. Hospitals, clinics, trusts, and insurers are under attack from malicious online agents. The value of personal health information, made more ...

Webnic Registrar Blamed for Hijack of Lenovo, Google Domains (Krebs on Security)
2015-02-26 06:41

Two days ago, attackers allegedly associated with the fame-seeking group Lizard Squad briefly hijacked Google's Vietnam domain (google.com.vn). On Wednesday, Lenovo.com was similarly attacked....