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UN Report Warns Encryption Backdoors Violate Human Rights
Report says States should be promoting strong encryption and anonymity tools, not restricting them.
IRS Attack Demonstrates How Breaches Beget More Breaches
Weak authentication validation assumed only taxpayers would know their Social Security Numbers and other information that criminals have been stealing for years.
'Tox' Offers Ransomware As A Service
The ransomware is free to use but site retains 20 percent of any ransom that is collected, McAfee researcher says.
Moose Malware Uses Linux Routers For Social Network Fraud
Linux/Moose is sophisticated enough to do DNS hijacks, DDoSes, and deep network penetration...so why is it wasting its time on Instagram?
IRS Breach Exposes 100,000 Taxpayers' Tax Returns, Other Data
Online 'Get Transcript' service accessed from February to mid-May.
A Threat Intelligence-Sharing Reality-Check
Many organizations employ sharing one-way (gathering) and mainly for 'CYA,' experts say.
Google: Account Recovery Security Questions Not Very Secure
An analysis of millions of answers to security questions show many are predictable and easily guessable, says Google.
Data Encryption In The Cloud: Square Pegs In Round Holes
Conventional encryption is a surefire solution for protecting sensitive data -- except when it breaks cloud applications. “Format-preserving” encryption could change all that.
Half Of Retail, Healthcare Sites 'Always Vulnerable'
Finding vulnerabilities in custom web applications isn't the major problem; fixing them in a timely fashion is, a new report from WhiteHat Security finds.
Logjam Encryption Flaw Threatens Secure Communications On Web
Most major browsers, websites that support export ciphers impacted
Polish Security Firm Discloses Unpatched Security Flaws in Google App Engine
Google was given enough time to respond researcher says.
Experts' Opinions Mixed On VENOM Vulnerability
Some say the virtualization vuln could be worse than Heartbleed, while others advise to patch, but don't panic.
Cloud Security Alliance, Waverley Labs Collaborate On Open-Source Software-Defined Perimeter Spec
SDPs offer enterprises an alternative to traditional perimeter tools for protecting network assets, says CSA, Waverley
VENOM Zero-Day May Affect Thousands Of Cloud, Virtualization Products
Critical vulnerability in the open-source QEMU hypervisor lets attackers break out of a virtual machine, execute code on a host machine and access all the other VMs on the host.
Verizon 2015 Data Breach Cover Puzzler Solved: Defending Champs Win
The 2015 DBIR Cover Challenge is as highly anticipated by some as the DBIR report itself.
Protecting The Data Lifecycle From Network To Cloud
Enterprises are pushing more sensitive and regulated data into the public cloud than ever before. But the journey carries many new risks.
10 Security Questions To Ask A Cloud Service Provider
Help the business assess the risks of cloud services with these handy questions.
PHP Hash Comparison Weakness A Threat To Websites, Researcher Says
Flaw could allow attackers to compromise user accounts, WhiteHat Security's Robert Hansen -- aka "RSnake" -- says in new finding on 'Magic Hash' vulnerability.
White House Evaluating New Court Ruling Declaring NSA Data-Collection Program Illegal
Administration will continue to work with Congress to reform surveillance laws, NSC spokesman says.
Vixie Proposes 'Cooling-Off Period' For New Domains To Deter Cybercrime
Short trial period would help detect malicious use of domain names, Internet expert says.
Law Enforcement Finding Few Allies On Encryption
Cloud providers, mobile device manufacturers, private citizens, and a bipartisan Congressional committee are lining up on the opposite side.
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The 10 Most Impactful Types of Vulnerabilities for Enterprises TodayManaging system vulnerabilities is one of the old est - and most frustrating - security challenges that enterprise defenders face. Every software application and hardware device ships with intrinsic flaws - flaws that, if critical enough, attackers can exploit from anywhere in the world. It's crucial that defenders take stock of what areas of the tech stack have the most emerging, and critical, vulnerabilities they must manage. It's not just zero day vulnerabilities. Consider that CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog lists vulnerabilitlies in widely used applications that are "actively exploited," and most of them are flaws that were discovered several years ago and have been fixed. There are also emerging vulnerabilities in 5G networks, cloud infrastructure, Edge applications, and firmwares to consider.
Incident Readiness and Building Response Playbook
In this special report, learn the Xs and Os of any good security incident readiness and response playbook.
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