Microsoft Edge Tops Browser Protection Tests
Microsoft’s Edge browser blocks the highest percentage of socially engineered malware (SEM) and phishing attacks compared to Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox, newly published NSS Labs reports reveal.
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Mirai Botnet Takes Down Internet in Liberia
Mirai, the Internet of Things (IoT) botnet that has recently fueled multiple large distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks, is now targeting the Liberian infrastructure, taking down the Internet for the entire country, researchers warn.
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Don’t Get Caught in the Noise, Focus Security on What You Can Control
For many of us in the Security Industry, the possibility of using Internet of Things (IoT) devices as a launchpad for an attack has been mostly theoretical. However, information obtained after the recent massive distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack against the services offered by DYN.com appears to show that the threat is real and immediate.
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Solving IoT Security – Pursuing Distributed Security Enforcement
For many of us in the Security Industry, the possibility of using Internet of Things (IoT) devices as a launchpad for an attack has been mostly theoretical. However, information obtained after the recent massive distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack against the services offered by DYN.com appears to show that the threat is real and immediate.
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DomainTools Service Eyes Potentially Dangerous Domains
Domain name and DNS-based cyber threat intelligence firm DomainTools has launched a new security solution for preventing phishing attacks by idenitfying potentially dangerous domain names.
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PLCs Vulnerable to Stealthy Pin Control Attacks
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Continue readingTrident iOS Vulnerabilities Fully Dissected
The recently disclosed "Trident" 0-day vulnerabilities that put owners of iOS devices were patched in August, but the full technical details on them have been released only this week.
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Akamai to Kill Support for SHA-1 Certificates
Akamai on Wednesday announced that as of Dec 27, 2016 it will no longer support SHA-1 certificates, after only handing out SHA-256 certificates for a period of time starting Nov. 3.
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The Connected Conundrum: Why I No Longer Trust My Toaster
On Friday, October 21, the Internet slowed to a crawl. A new botnet attack, called Mirai, executed a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack against DNS provider Dyn. The result impacted service for some of the Web’s highest profile brands. This event was the largest known DDoS attack to date.
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