A fairly new piece of ransomware has been found leveraging pen-testing/attack tools for a more targeted approach of getting installed on compromised systems, Microsoft researchers warn.
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MITRE Launches Pilot for Rapid Assignment of CVEs
With an increasing number of researchers displeased with the fact that it takes a lot of time to assign Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) identifiers to their flaws, the MITRE Corporation has decided to launch a pilot program whose goal is to address the need for rapid CVE assignments.
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Bangladesh IT Expert Missing After Bank Heist Remarks
A Bangladeshi cyber security expert has gone missing, his family said Friday, days after he said officials at the central bank bore some responsibility for an $81 million theft from its foreign exchange account.
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Pwn2Own 2016: Hackers Earn $460,000 for 21 New Flaws
Pwn2Own 2016 has come to an end, with researchers earning a total of $460,000 in cash for disclosing 21 new vulnerabilities in Windows, OS X, Flash, Safari, Edge and Chrome.
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Reliable Exploit Developed for Android Stagefright Flaw
Experts at software research firm NorthBit have developed what they believe to be a reliable exploit for a Stagefright vulnerability affecting Google’s Android operating system.
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Nigerian Cybercriminals Target Firms Worldwide in BEC Campaign
Researchers at Trend Micro have been monitoring a business email compromise (BEC) campaign aimed at companies from all around the world.
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What Does a Typical Fortune 100 CISO Look Like?
What does a CISO look like? You may think that's a tough question–and it is. But the folks at cybersecurity firm Digital Guardian have done some research and profiled the typical CISO at a Fortune 100 enterprise.
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SAST and DAST: Part of a Balanced Software Security Initiative
“…is part of this balanced breakfast…”
This is the claim of many sugary cereals aimed directly at children. It is also the claim of many vendors in the software security market.
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Experts Earn $280,000 for Hacking Safari, Flash, Chrome
Pwn2Own 2016 contestants hacked Apple Safari, Adobe Flash Player and Google Chrome, and earned more than $280,000 on the first day of the competition taking place this week alongside the CanSecWest conference in Vancouver, Canada.
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American Express Warns Cardholders of Data Breach
American Express informed customers last week that their payment card information may have been compromised after a third party service provider suffered a data breach.
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