Pagers are still used in industrial environments and many organizations don’t realize that the messages sent with these devices can be highly useful to malicious actors looking to launch a targeted attack.
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Script Kiddies Likely Behind Dyn DDoS Attacks
There are several theories and claims as to who might be behind the distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks launched last week against DNS provider Dyn, but researchers believe the attacks were actually launched by script kiddies.
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Critical Vulnerabilities Patched in Joomla
Two critical account creation vulnerabilities have been addressed on Tuesday in the Joomla content management system (CMS) with the release of version 3.6.4.
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ICS Networks at Risk Due to Flaw in Schneider PLC Simulator
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Continue readingAndroid Root Exploits Abuse Dirty COW Vulnerability
The “Dirty COW” Linux kernel vulnerability that was publicly disclosed last week can be leveraged to achieve root privileges on Android devices, security researchers reveal.
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LinkedIn Hacker Tied to Major Bitcoin Heist
The Russian national accused by U.S. authorities of hacking LinkedIn, Dropbox and Formspring made at least 1,500 bitcoins in 2013, including 620 stolen from a now-defunct exchange, according to a security expert.
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Apple Patches Multiple Flaws in iOS, macOS Sierra, Safari
Apple released a new set of security patches this week to resolve multiple vulnerabilities in iOS, macOS Sierra, Safari, tvOS, and watchOS.
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Mozilla Distrusts Certificates From WoSign, StartCom
Mozilla has decided to revoke trust in new WoSign and StartCom certificates, despite the steps taken by the companies in an effort to address the issues found by the web browser vendor.
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Required Insider Threat Program for Federal Contractors: Will It Help?
Many organizations use hundreds or even thousands of third party vendors. They connect to their networks, access private corporate data, and too often, as we saw in the case of Edward Snowden and more recently Harold Martin, elevate organizations’ cyber risk.
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Kaspersky Launches Industrial Control Systems CERT
Kaspersky Lab announced last week the launch of a new global computer emergency response team (CERT) focusing on industrial control systems (ICS).
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