After receiving numerous improvements, a Remote Administration Tool (RAT) that emerged last year on hacking forums was recently observed in live attacks, Fortinet security researchers reveal.
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Russian Black Hat Hacks 60 Universities, Government Agencies
A Russian-speaking black hat hacker has breached the systems of more than 60 universities and U.S. government agencies, according to threat intelligence firm Recorded Future.
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Watch Live: RSA Conference 2017 Keynotes
Live from RSA Conference 2017 in San Francisco – Tune in here to watch today's keynotes streamed live from the conference.
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Cyber Skills Shortage May Require Employers to Change Course: Report
The cyber security skills gap is known and documented, and empirically understood by all enterprise security leaders. It was recently quantified by job site Indeed.com, which measured the difference between available positions and market interest in them.
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FireEye Becomes AV Replacement, Adds macOS Support
SAN FRANCISCO – RSA CONFERENCE 2017 – Cyber threat protection and intelligence firm FireEye today unveiled major updates to its endpoint security platform, including two new protection engines and support for Apple’s macOS systems.
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Researchers Break ASLR Protection via JavaScript Attack
Address space layout randomization (ASLR) protection can be broken via practical attacks using JavaScript without any specific instructions or software features, a newly published research paper claims.
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Taking Mature Security Operations to the Masses
All Organizations Deserve a Mature Security Operations Function
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Study Shows Exposure of Critical Sectors, ICS in U.S.
A study conducted by Trend Micro using the Shodan search engine provides some useful information on the exposure of critical infrastructure and industrial systems in the United States.
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CrowdStrike Sues NSS Labs to Prevent Publication of Test Results
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Continue readingAmnesty Warns of Phishing Attacks on Qatar Activists
Human rights watchdog Amnesty International has uncovered a sophisticated phishing campaign targeting journalists, activists and other entities in Nepal and Qatar interested in migrants' rights.
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