Security News

White House, State Department Counted Among CozyDuke APT Victims (Threatpost)
2015-04-22 19:09

A data-mining advanced persistent threat hit a handful of high profile targets last year, including the White House’s computer network.

Threat Intelligence Sharing Still Seen as a Challenge (Threatpost)
2015-04-22 19:03

SAN FRANCISCO–The discussion about information sharing has been going on in the security community since before there was a security community, but the tone and shape of the conversation have...

‘Fully Secure Systems Don’t Exist’ (Threatpost)
2015-04-22 16:06

SAN FRANCISCO–The more things change, the more they stay the same. Thirty years ago, Adi Shamir, one of the inventors of the RSA algorithm, was asked to do a keynote speech at a conference and...

Renewed Attention on Android Apps Failing SSL Validation (Threatpost)
2015-04-22 00:12

CERT researcher Will Dormann presented an update on his research looking at Android apps that fail to validate SSL; Google meanwhile, says it will get stricter with enforcement.

Threat Information Sharing Bill to Become Law, Experts Say (Threatpost)
2015-04-22 00:04

SAN FRANCISCO - The U.S. House of Representatives is likely to pass an information sharing bill this week and that bill is just as likely to become law in the coming months, according to a panel...

Microsoft Data Shows Drop in Remote Code Execution Bugs Being Exploited (Threatpost)
2015-04-21 21:41

SAN FRANCISCO–One of the downsides to being a software company with a huge customer base is that your products are going to be prime targets for attackers. But the flip side to that coin is that...

DHS Secretary on Recruiting Trip at RSA Conference (Threatpost)
2015-04-21 19:01

DHS Secretary Jeh Johnson pitched RSA Conference attendees on working for the department's NCCIC initiative, as well as providing help on solving the NSA's frontdoor problem.

NetNanny Found Using Shared Private Key, Root CA (Threatpost)
2015-04-21 18:43

An issue with the content-control software NetNanny could open users’ systems up to man-in-the-middle (MiTM) attacks, HTTPS spoofing and intercept, researchers warned Monday.

Crypto ‘Front Door’ Debate Likely to Go On For Years (Threatpost)
2015-04-21 18:42

SAN FRANCISCO–Encryption is the hot new topic in security at the moment, as it has been any number of times in the last few decades. And, as in the past, the notions of key escrow, mandated legal...

Naval Academy Midshipmen Win NSA Hacking Contest (Threatpost)
2015-04-21 18:01

Cadets from the U.S. Naval Academy have won the NSA's annual hacking contest for the third time in fifteen years.