This time every year I tell myself the same thing: “You’ve got to cut back on the drinking.” But I’m not about to listen to some weirdo who talks to himself. Yet, I want to make some kind of resolution! What’s left of the professional in me has some ideas about resolutions that we, as a security community, can make. Here are five.
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“Switcher” Android Trojan Hacks Routers, Hijacks Traffic
Researchers at Kaspersky Lab have come across a new Android Trojan that hacks routers and changes their DNS settings in an effort to redirect traffic to malicious websites.
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IBM Reports Significant Increase in ICS Attacks
The number of attacks aimed at industrial control systems (ICS) increased by 110 percent in 2016 compared to the previous year, according to data from IBM Managed Security Services.
The company has attributed this significant increase to brute force attacks on supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) systems.
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Multiple Vulnerabilities Impact ZyXEL Customized Routers
Various ZyXEL customized routers are plagued by several vulnerabilities and by default login credentials, SecuriTeam security researchers warn.
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Critical RCE Flaw Patched in PHPMailer
The developers of PHPMailer have patched a critical vulnerability that can be exploited by a remote attacker for arbitrary code execution, a researcher said on Sunday.
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Sony Deletes Tweets on Britney Spears’s Death, Blames Hackers
No, Britney Spears is not dead. Yet her fans' hearts may have skipped a beat today when tweets purportedly from Sony Music Entertainment said "RIP @britneyspears #RIPBritney 1981-2016" and "Britney spears is dead by accident! We will tell you more soon #RIPBritney."
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Four Cybersecurity Resolutions for 2017
2016 was a big year for cybersecurity news, most of it not terribly encouraging. Still, the year did present the cybersecurity industry with several teachable moments that I believe all security professionals should heed as we move into a new year. Accordingly, I’ve made four New Year’s resolutions for the cybersecurity industry in 2017. If any of these items are not on your “to do” list for 2017, I would challenge you to add them.
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Thailand Detains Nine for Hacks Protesting Cyber Law
Thai authorities have detained at least nine people on suspicion of hacking, a senior junta official said Monday, following days of disruption to government websites sparked by the passing of a controversial cyber censorship law.
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Turkey Probing 10,000 Over Online ‘Terror’ Activity
Turkey is investigating 10,000 people suspected of terror-related activity on the internet or posting comments on social media insulting government officials, the interior ministry said on Saturday.
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Switzerland’s GovCERT Cracks DGA and Blocks 500 Domains Used by Tofsee Botnet
Following a successful analysis of the domain generation algorithm used by the Tofsee botnet, the Swiss domain registry (SWITCH) has temporarily suspended around 520 possible .ch domain names — seriously weakening if not neutralizing the botnet.
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