The Badlock bug: Start your patch prep today
Not having any details about the latest Badlock bug is frustrating, but IT administrators can do more than just mark their calendars and wait for the security update.In fact, just waiting is a bad...
View ArticleNew ransomware abuses Windows PowerShell, Word document macros
A new ransomware program written in Windows PowerShell is being used in attacks against enterprises, including health care organizations, researchers warn. PowerShell is a task automation and...
View ArticleTelecom Partners Say Cloud Security Is Top Of Mind In Wake Of Verizon Breach
Verizon Enterprise Solutions is the latest victim of a data breach that affected more than a million of its enterprise customers, news that partners believe will have wide-ranging implications on...
View ArticleCops: Lottery terminal hack allowed suspects to print more winning tickets
Six people have been charged in what prosecutors say was a scheme to hack Connecticut state lottery terminals so they produced more winning tickets and fewer losing ones. At least two of the suspects...
View ArticleuKnowKids Premier (for iPhone)
By Jordan Minor, Neil J. Rubenking Parental control apps are great tools for keeping kids away from the dangerous corners of the Web, as well letting parents keep an eye on what their kids are up to...
View ArticleFireEye Goes on the Offensive With New Red Team Services
Best known for its incident response services and detection technologies, FireEye enters the penetration testing security market with Red Team Operations. When protecting an enterprise from...
View ArticleIranian Hackers Indicted for Attacks on U.S. Infrastructure
They targeted multiple bank websites as well as the controls for a dam in New York state. Seven Iranian programmers were indicted Thursday on computer hacking charges for their involvement in...
View ArticleMore than $200,000 in vintage comics stolen from Macon, GA comic book shop
On Wednesday night there was a break in at Comics Plus, a comic book shop in Macon, GA.According to WMAZ, a local news outlet, the bandit or bandits used a crowbar to pry open the door and then...
View ArticleX-ray scanners, CCTV cams, hefty machinery … let’s play: VNC Roulette!
Little reminder to secure your desktops and hardware Pics Medical equipment, farm machinery, electricity generators.Security cameras, desktops with browsers logged into Facebook, stock inventory...
View ArticleIt's time for security spring cleaning
Garve Hays, Solutions Architect at Micro Focus: Check both the operating system and your security solution. Regarding TLS/SSL alone, there have been a menagerie of attacks including DROWN, FREAK,...
View ArticleNet Nanny (for iPhone)
ByJordan Minor, Neil J. Rubenking Do you know what your children are up to online? With a parental control app, you can make sure the answer to that question isn't something bad.These services keep the...
View ArticlePatent that cost Microsoft millions gets invalidated
US Patent and Trademark OfficeOne of the oldest and most profitable patent trolls, Uniloc, has been shot down.Its US Patent No. 5,490,216, which claims to own the concept of "product activation" in...
View ArticleSix charged for ‘hacking’ lottery terminals to spew only winning tickets
Winner winner, prison dinner? Six people have been charged with exploiting a bug in lottery terminals to print off winning tickets on demand. Connecticut prosecutors say the group conspired to...
View ArticleSnowden ‘more helpful than dangerous’ says ex-Colin Powell aide
But he has ruined his own life The leaks from NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden about US worldwide surveillance have helped rather than harmed America, and the leaks haven't endangered lives. Lawrence...
View ArticleVideo clears Texas man of assaulting cop—did police commit perjury?
The Texas man, Lawrence Faulkenberry, shown being leg whipped and thrown down, was accused of assaulting a police officer. When prosecutors saw the video, they declined to press charges. "I knew the...
View ArticleVerizon Acknowledges Breach of 'Basic' Customer Contact Data
Attackers used a flaw in the company’s enterprise-customer portal to grab client data from the company, which has made a name for itself as an expert in responding to breaches. A few weeks after...
View ArticleQ&A: JavaScript creator Brendan Eich puts Brave face on the Web
Best known as the creator of JavaScript and a co-founder of Mozilla, Brendan Eich these days has moved on to a new project. He is CEO of Brave Software, which wants to “build a better Web” that puts...
View ArticleSpread honeypots over your defense plan
I love honeypots.I’ve even written a book about them.Any time you set up a fake system that nothing and no one should try to connect to, you cull invaluable information that any security defender will...
View ArticleFBI hack may raise questions about iPhone security
The FBI hack of an iPhone 5c running iOS 9 may have left the device just a little bit insecure in the eyes of some users, as the agency has not provided details of how it was able to access data on the...
View ArticleSome old SAP systems have default kernel user accounts. Guess what happened...
Infosec bloke pokes hornet's nest with stick; patch ASAP Security researchers were able to access default SAP accounts on enterprise systems worldwide by using default passwords. The security snafu...
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