49 percent of the UK organisations have a response plan for DDoS attacks in place, with one-third of them considering it as a key concern.
Category: Security
Microsoft suspends its email notification service
The service isn’t likely completely shuttered as Microsoft is sending out suspension notices rather than a full-scale shutdown.
South Korean mobile bankers turn victims of Android malware
Thousands of users have already lost their personal data to fake banking apps!
Threats to enterprises – the evolving landscape
Enterprises are increasingly being targeted with advanced malware and those with critical infrastructure or supporting critical national infrastructure are primary targets.
Microsoft Interflow debuts to reduce response time
A security and threat information exchange service for cyber security experts to share threat data in real-time!
Montona confirms security breach; data of 1.3 million people compromised
DPHHS director Richard Opper: We have no reports, nor do we have any evidence that anyone’s information was used in any way, or even accessed.
Oh Luuuk! Hackers siphon off €500,000 from bank accounts through fraudulent transactions
The malware used in the fraud hasn’t been analysed yet, but Kaspersky researchers believe that it could be a strain of Zeus.
McAfree warns users of mobile malware on the rise
Beware: 8 out of 10 Flappy Bird clones riddled with malware!
Over 300K servers still vulnerable to Heartbleed bug
It’s going to be 3 months since the discovery of Heartbleed, and 309,197 servers are yet to be patched!
SEA targets Reuters again; this time through advertising network Taboola
The pro-Bashar al-Assad hacking collective managed to redirect Reuters visitors to site controlled by it on Sunday.
Cisco open sources FNR; the experimental block cipher it claims will protect privacy in cloud
The cipher doesn’t need padding as in case of AES and this could mean that there will be less storage and bandwidth requirements.
Google forks OpenSSL to create its own BoringSSL
The latest fork means that there will be three different versions of SSL. Which one will you choose?
Thousands of servers with Supermicro motherboards store admin passwords in clear text
Over 31,000 servers just ready waiting to hand you over the admin password.
Android ransomware Simplocker ripped apart by student; releases tool to decrypt encrypted files
If you are one of those affected users, do not pay up any ransom – instead download the Java program from Simon Bell to decrypt your data.
Microsoft issues patch for Malware Protection Engine vulnerability
Redmond fixes flaw in its own anti-malware engine that could otherwise lead to denial of service condition if exploited.