Mounties chasing ‘viable’ lead in CRA’s Heartbleed breach
The Canada Revenue Agency website is seen on a computer screen displaying information about the Heartbleed security risk on April 9, 2014.
View ArticleTrustwave’s SpiderLabs Launches ModSecurity 2.8.0
Trustwave’s SpiderLabs has announced the availability of version 2.8.0 of ModSecurity, the open-source, cross-platform Web application firewall (WAF) engine for IIS, Apache and Nginx. The latest...
View ArticlePhishing Campaign Targets World of Warcraft Players
The e-mails ask recipients for their Battle.net user names, passwords, and answers to security questions.
View ArticleSatellite Telecom Vulnerable to Hackers: Researchers
WASHINGTON – Security flaws in many satellite telecommunications systems leave them open to hackers, raising potential risks for aviation, shipping, military and other sectors, security researchers...
View ArticleTwo Thirds of U.S. Companies Were Breached by SQL Injection Attacks in 2013
The average SQL injection breach took almost 140 days to discover, according to the Ponemon Institute.
View ArticleAlleged Heartbleed Hacker Arrested in Canada
Stephen Solis-Reyes, 19, is a second-year student at Western University.
View ArticleCybercriminals Combine Phishing with Tech Support Scams
Back in February, experts warned Internet users of a campaign in which cybercriminals not only tricked people into handing over their login credentials, but also lured them to bogus tech support...
View ArticleAttackers Less Reliant on Botnets to Launch Powerful DDoS Attacks: Akamai
Akamai Publishes Prolexic Q1 2014 Global DDoS Attack Report Attackers are shifting away from traditional botnet-based distributed denial of service attacks in favor of other techniques to launch larger...
View ArticleInfosec Professionals Are Satisfied with Their Job, but There’s Still a...
Its becoming clear to everyone that information security is an important part of the IT industry and the recent data breaches and privacy issues have demonstrated it. While most infosec professionals...
View ArticleMcAfee Presents Strategy for Helping Private and Public Sector Strengthen...
Intel-owned McAfee has announced its strategy for helping organizations in both the public and private sector in securing their networks against cyber threats. The security solutions provider...
View ArticleMichaels Stores confirms data breach, 3 million cards affected
The company said in January it learned of the breach and hired security firms to investigate. Michaels also said that it has contained the incident and the malware isn’t a threat.
View ArticleObservable Networks Launches Cloud-Based Network Security Service
Observable Networks, an emerging leader of network security technology and advanced threat detection services, today officially entered the IT security market, empowering organizations to readily...
View ArticleRedHack Hackers Target Aktif Bank over Controversial e-Ticketing System
Members of the hacktivist collective RedHack claim to have breached into the systems of Aktif Bank (aktifbank.com.tr), Turkeys largest privately owned investment bank. The attack comes just as the bank...
View ArticleDiet Spammers Turn Compromised Twitter Account into “CNN Hotline”
Spammers continue to abuse compromised Twitter accounts to advertise shady miracle diets. Experts have come across a fake CNN account that has been used to lure internauts to weight loss websites....
View ArticleAMD’s plan to get back into the black? Fix the internal IT culture, and fast
AMD’s chief information officer tells ZDNet how his company’s efforts to compete amid financial downturn rest on its innovation efforts, because the chipmaker can’t innovate without a solid internal IT...
View ArticleSecurity innovator Finjan returns as security investor
Often, when a tech company gets bought out, the company – along with its culture and identity – get “swallowed up” by its new owner, with its name just a memory.
View ArticleCybercriminals Can Hijack Steam Accounts with Steam Guard Enabled
The accounts of Steam users can be highly valuable for cybercriminals, which is why theyre always coming up with novel phishing techniques. To protect their accounts, Steam users can enable Steam...
View ArticleUFC’s Dana White Confirms Jon “Bones” Jones Had His Accounts Hacked
On Tuesday, the fans of Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) fighter Jon Bones Jones were shocked to see that he was posting homophobic comments on Instagram. Jones claims his accounts were hacked. Jon...
View ArticleAttackers Exploit Heartbleed Flaw to Bypass Two-factor Authentication, Hijack...
Attackers Exploit Heartbleed Vulnerability to Circumvent Multi-factor Authentication on VPNs and Hijack Active User Sessions After details of the critical “Heartbleed” vulnerability in OpenSSL emerged...
View ArticleGAO: SEC Needs to Further Improve Security Controls
In a report published on Thursday, the United States Government Accountability Office (GAO) noted that the Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) needed to further improve its information security...
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