Updates released on Wednesday for the Ubuntu operating system address several vulnerabilities in the Linux kernel, including ones that can be exploited for denial-of-service (DoS) attacks and arbitrary code execution.
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Don’t Improve Network Security – Create Secure Networks
Security Leaders Must Change Their Mindset on How to Think About Policy, Detection and Enforcement
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ATMs to IoT: The Generational Divide of Digital Trust
The former CISO of a large intelligence community agency once told me, “The number one challenge in IT Security is the carbon-based life form.” Needless to say, that comment has stuck with me as I read articles daily about hacks with their genesis found in credentials lifted from phishing schemes.
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OSVDB Shut Down Permanently
The maintainers of the Open Sourced Vulnerability Database (OSVDB) announced this week that the project will be shut down permanently due to the lack of support from the industry.
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Police Raids Target Cyber-criminals in Four Countries: Germany
Police have launched raids against 170 suspected cyber-criminals across Germany and in the Netherlands, France and Canada, German authorities said Wednesday, announcing the arrest of a 22-year-old chief suspect.
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Vulnerabilities Continue to Plague Industrial Control Systems
The DHS ICS-CERT issued three security advisories on industrial control systems (ICS) this week, again showing that critical infrastructure and industrial networks continue to face serious issues.
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Popular Firefox Add-ons Expose Users to New Attack
A group of researchers from Northeastern University have detailed a new method that allows malicious actors to launch stealthy attacks by leveraging the lack of isolation between Firefox add-ons.
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Turkey to Probe Massive ‘Personal Data Leak’
Turkey's authorities launched a probe Wednesday into a leak of the personal data of some 50 million Turkish citizens, the latest breach to expose weaknesses in the country's information security.
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Hackers Will Break Into Email, Social Media Accounts for Just $129
Hiring a hacker to compromise an account with a popular email or social media service will cost you just $129, according to a new report from Dell SecureWorks on underground hacker markets.
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Israel Prepares to Defend Against Anonymous Online Attacks
Israeli security agencies are on alert over the potential for cyber-attacks by Anonymous on Thursday, after the hacker group previously targeted the Jewish state each April 7.
The attacks in solidarity with the Palestinians have in the past succeeded in blocking government sites, including for the ministries of defense and foreign affairs.
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