Is the probability of an Automated Patch Breaking a System Worse Than the Incrased Risk of Getting Hacked?
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Carbanak Group Targets Banks in Middle East, U.S.
Researchers at security firm Proofpoint have discovered what they believe to be new Carbanak campaigns aimed at organizations in the Middle East, the United States and other countries.
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Radamant C&C Server Manipulated to Spew Decryption Keys
A flaw in the command and control (C&C) server used by Radamant ransomware has allowed researchers to trick the malware into decrypting victim’s machines for free, InfoArmor reports.
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Apple Says FBI Out to ‘Rewrite History’ in iPhone Case
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Continue readingGoogle Tracks Use of HTTPS on Top 100 Websites
Google announced on Tuesday that its transparency report now includes a section dedicated to monitoring the use of HTTPS on the world’s top 100 websites.
Data protection and privacy have become increasingly important, and many organizations have started moving their websites and services to HTTPS. However, the migration process can prove challenging for large services.
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Suffocating Volume of Security Alerts Challenge Incident Response
Study Shows Many Companies Ignore Majority of Security Alerts
A new study shows that incident response (IR) has become more difficult over the past two years due to an increasing number of IT activities and security alerts, and the difficulty of extending existing IR processes to new technologies.
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PowerSniff Malware Attacks Abuse Macros, PowerShell
A new piece of malware dubbed “PowerSniff” has been spotted by researchers in semi-targeted attacks aimed at users in the United States and some European countries.
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2016 CISO Forum at Ritz-Carlton, Half Moon Bay: Request Your Invite
The 2016 SecurityWeek CISO Forum will take place June 1-2 at the beautiful Ritz-Carlton, Half Moon Bay, just south of San Francisco.
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SSL Encryption: Keep Your Head in the Game
Cryptography isn’t new. Humans have always liked to keep secrets. Or at least try.
More than 400 years ago, Mary, Queen of Scots, tried. Unfortunately, in the encryption-gone-wrong Babington plot, she didn’t fair so well. When one of Queen Elizabeth’s cunning advisors decrypted a coded correspondence about an assassination conspiracy, it was off with poor Mary’s head.
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Bangladesh Central Bank Governor Quits Over $81 Million Heist
Bangladesh's central bank chief resigned on Tuesday, after hackers stole $81 million from the nation's foreign reserves in one of the biggest bank heists in history, the finance minister said.
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