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Comcast Outage Traced to Teenage Hackers
DNS attack left service provider down for five hours
Man Arraigned for Setting Up 58,000 Brokerage Accounts
Comic book and cartoon characters got their own portfolios
Societe Generale Offers Findings on Breach Investigation
Trader's creativity, lack of proper controls combined to create perfect storm that lost the company $7 billion
New SQL Injection Attacks Exploit Adobe Flash Flaw
And it's not just online gamers who are at risk
Tech Insight: Debian Linux Flaw Threatens SSL Encryption
Vulnerability in Debian OpenSSL could allow attackers to decrypt 'secure' Web sessions
Passport to the Web
Our system for authenticating international travelers' identities is solid. Why can't we create a similar process online?
Hospital Security Programs Ailing, Study Says
Patient data at risk due to lack of attention to policies, regulations
Permanent Denial-of-Service Attack Sabotages Hardware
Researcher to demonstrate a permanent denial-of-service (PDOS) attack that remotely wipes out hardware via flash firmware updates
Cisco Alums Launch Security Startup
Rohati Systems's security appliance uses network-based entitlement control
Can You Pass This Privacy Quiz?
Most Californians couldn't, according to newly released research
Hackers Sniff Their Way Into Data From Restaurant Chain
Thieves collected 5,000 credit cards - and hundreds of thousands of dollars - from 11 Dave & Buster's locations
Check Point Offers Consumers 'New Level' of Security
'Browser virtualization' sandboxes OS, constitutes new category of products, firewall giant says
Tech Insight: Finding & Prioritizing Web Application Vulnerabilities
Web app flaws are rapidly becoming the most serious threat to your data. Do you know how to identify them - and which ones to fix first?
Ex-Feds Start Up ID Theft Protection Service
iSekurity promises to find out who stole your identity - or pay you $11,000
New Trojan Masquerades as Free MP3 Player
More than 500,000 users have detected new threat
DR's 10 Most Popular Stories Ever (Second Edition)
A look at the top stories from our first two years, including coolest hacks, biggest botnets, and a thumb drive exploit that readers just can't put down
Study: What Happens in Vegas Might Not Stay in Vegas
Wireless penetration test shows hotels, casinos don't adequately protect their WiFi networks
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Everything You Need to Know About DNS AttacksIt's important to understand DNS, potential attacks against it, and the tools and techniques required to defend DNS infrastructure. This report answers all the questions you were afraid to ask.
Domain Name Service (DNS) is a critical part of any organization's digital infrastructure, but it's also one of the least understood. DNS is designed to be invisible to business professionals, IT stakeholders, and many security professionals, but DNS's threat surface is large and widely targeted.
Attackers are causing a great deal of damage with an array of attacks such as denial of service, DNS cache poisoning, DNS hijackin, DNS tunneling, and DNS dangling. They are using DNS infrastructure to take control of inbound and outbound communications and preventing users from accessing the applications they are looking for. To stop attacks on DNS, security teams need to shore up the organization's security hygiene around DNS infrastructure, implement controls such as DNSSEC, and monitor DNS traffic
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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