Starting this week, the RC4 cipher is disabled in Edge (Windows 10) and Internet Explorer 11 (Windows 7 and newer), bringing Microsoft’s browsers in line with Chrome and Firefox.
read more
Millions of Cars Vulnerable to Remote Unlocking Hack
read more
Continue readingPakistan Approves Controversial Cybercrime Law
Pakistan on Thursday approved a controversial cybercrime bill the government says will safeguard citizens against harassment and criminalize online child pornography, but which activists say curbs free speech.
read more
Go Boldly to the Cloud: Embracing the Security Benefits of the Cloud Infrastructure
Less than ten minutes driving west from my home, you encounter a vast expanse of large, windowless buildings. Situated near them are impressive physical plants dedicated to cooling these buildings and providing back-up power in the case of a power failure.
read more
Flaw in Facebook Copyright Tool Earns Expert $4,000
A researcher has earned a significant bug bounty after finding a severe vulnerability in Facebook’s Rights Manager copyright management tool.
read more
Encrypted, Obfuscated Malware Slips Into Google Play
A set of malicious applications that recently slipped into Google Play might have infected up to 3,000 devices to date, Intel security researchers have discovered.
read more
Linux Flaw Allows Attackers to Hijack Web Connections
Researchers discovered that a Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) specification implemented in Linux creates a vulnerability that can be exploited to terminate connections and conduct data injection attacks.
read more
Secure Boot Vulnerability Exposes Windows Devices to Attacks
Secure Boot Bypass Allows Hackers to Load Bootkits/Rootkits on Windows Devices
read more
Security Firm Dangles $500,000 for iOS 0-Days
Researchers looking to cash in on working exploits for 0-day and N-day vulnerabilities can now turn to a new bounty program from Exodus Intelligence, which is offering up to $500,000 for certain exploits.
read more
Hadoop Data Encryption: “P.S. Find Robert Langdon”
“P.S. Find Robert Langdon” and an out-of-order Fibonacci sequence are part of the cryptic message in the opening scenes of “The Da Vinci Code.” Following that, we see cryptographer Sophie Neveu with Professor Langdon embark on a hunt to recover and unlock the secrets of the cryptex keystone.
read more
