Security News

Over $18 million lost to Cryptowall just in the US (Help Net Security)
2015-06-24 08:13

Cryptowall is still "the most current and significant ransomware threat targeting US individuals and businesses," the FBI warned in a public service announcement published on Tuesday. Initial attac...

US, UK spies reverse-engineered security software in search for flaws (Help Net Security)
2015-06-23 15:30

The UK GCHQ has been actively trying to reverse-engineer popular security software in order find vulnerabilities that can be used to neutralize the protection the software offers to the agency's poten...

OPM hack shines light on abysmal state of US federal systems's security (Help Net Security)
2015-06-23 06:09

With each passing day, newly revealed details about the US Office of Personnel Management (OPM) hack show an ugly picture of the security situation in the OPM, and other US government departments and ...

US Navy Soliciting Zero Days (Threatpost)
2015-06-15 13:09

A RFP, which has since been taken down, surfaced last week from the Naval Supply Systems Command seeking operational exploits and vulnerability intelligence for commercial software from leading IT vendors.