http://www.net-security.org Help Net Security en-us Copyright since 1998 by HNS staff Wed, 12 Aug 2015 10:15:02 -0500 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/HelpNetSecurity/~3/4iHUYhpmjIs/secworld.php A team of researchers from the University of California, San Diego, have managed to hack a Corvette via specially crafted SMS messages sent to a tracking dongle (i.e. a telematic control unit) plugged... Wed, 12 Aug 2015 09:00:36 -0500 http://www.net-security.org/secworld.php?id=18755 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/HelpNetSecurity/~3/74ZJkfsKwsA/secworld.php In this month's Patch Tuesday, Microsoft has released 14 bulletins and patches addressing a bucketload of vulnerabilities in a number of its products, including its new browser Edge. The updates h... Wed, 12 Aug 2015 06:52:02 -0500 http://www.net-security.org/secworld.php?id=18754 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/HelpNetSecurity/~3/E0bywt4D1pk/secworld.php The US Securities and Exchange Commission announced civil fraud charges against 32 defendants for taking part in a scheme to profit from stolen nonpublic information about corporate earnings announcem... Wed, 12 Aug 2015 05:12:07 -0500 http://www.net-security.org/secworld.php?id=18753 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/HelpNetSecurity/~3/ba50RGizvWQ/secworld.php OpenSSH encrypts all traffic (including passwords) to effectively eliminate eavesdropping, connection hijacking, and other attacks. Additionally, it provides secure tunneling capabilities and several ... Wed, 12 Aug 2015 04:20:10 -0500 http://www.net-security.org/secworld.php?id=18752 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/HelpNetSecurity/~3/j6dMZauk27s/secworld.php Pop-up ads targeting mobile device users are, arguably, one of the most annoying things in existence. But did you know that they could also make you inadvertently spend small amounts of money for effe... Wed, 12 Aug 2015 04:04:11 -0500 http://www.net-security.org/secworld.php?id=18751 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/HelpNetSecurity/~3/NGZaUAZnxqY/article.php We have all seen the headlines: another botnet dismantled, and we can all rest easy that the threat that has been plaguing us for all those years is now no longer an issue. After the headlines, howeve... Wed, 12 Aug 2015 03:30:27 -0500 http://www.net-security.org/article.php?id=2352 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/HelpNetSecurity/~3/_qlkWCFr8rY/article.php Lookingglass have been in the threat intelligence analysis and management market for 10 years now, and have a proven track record in the space. In this podcast recorded at Black Hat USA 2015, Allan... Wed, 12 Aug 2015 03:00:09 -0500 http://www.net-security.org/article.php?id=2351 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/HelpNetSecurity/~3/J92xmLuHFPk/secworld.php Despite recent high-profile data theft attacks, much of the American workforce has not taken action to protect information on their personal and corporate-issued devices. Citrix found that the majorit... Wed, 12 Aug 2015 02:18:45 -0500 http://www.net-security.org/secworld.php?id=18750 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/HelpNetSecurity/~3/nmZWn533Jq4/secworld.php Mozilla released Firefox 40. The update includes four critical, seven high and two moderate security updates. The new release now issues a warning if you visit a page known to contain deceptive so... Wed, 12 Aug 2015 02:00:18 -0500 http://www.net-security.org/secworld.php?id=18749 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/HelpNetSecurity/~3/A5X4GZZl-t4/secworld.php Kali Linux, the open source penetration testing platform, has reached version 2.0. Kali Linux 2.0 comes with a 4.0 kernel, now based on Debian Jessie. It features improved hardware and wireless d... Tue, 11 Aug 2015 11:09:33 -0500 http://www.net-security.org/secworld.php?id=18748 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/HelpNetSecurity/~3/ChcBHcKD9PE/conference.php Sessions include exploring the threat landscape and its drivers, the common pitfalls endemic to current business trends that ensure a perpetual pipeline of vulnerabilities available for exploitation a... Tue, 11 Aug 2015 09:30:00 -0500 http://www.net-security.org/conference.php?id=579 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/HelpNetSecurity/~3/72K3BflU9iI/secworld.php Time and again, organizations of all sizes and in all industries fall victim to insider threats: disgruntled, malicious insiders - employees, former employees, contractors or business associates - who... Tue, 11 Aug 2015 09:13:51 -0500 http://www.net-security.org/secworld.php?id=18747 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/HelpNetSecurity/~3/l9LnEhHtDa4/malware_news.php If they haven't already, Internet Explorer users would do well to implement the security update provided by Microsoft last month, as among the fixed vulnerability is one that is currently being exploi... Tue, 11 Aug 2015 06:31:56 -0500 http://www.net-security.org/malware_news.php?id=3087 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/HelpNetSecurity/~3/QJ6p2GhJf3g/secworld.php Closely behind the discoveries of the Stagefright flaw, the hole in Android's mediaserver service that can put devices into a coma, and the Certifi-gate bug, comes that of an Android serialization vul... Tue, 11 Aug 2015 04:59:47 -0500 http://www.net-security.org/secworld.php?id=18746 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/HelpNetSecurity/~3/iERLzGgJm4w/secworld.php Data reveals Tampa as the top hot spot for online fraud and ThreatMetrix found a correlation between top cities for fraud and those home to hosted data centers. The top 10 list of U.S. cities fo... Tue, 11 Aug 2015 04:00:05 -0500 http://www.net-security.org/secworld.php?id=18745 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/HelpNetSecurity/~3/wFSeQAgXeoY/article.php Applications are becoming more accessible on the web across all industries including gaming, e-commerce, software, and media. This is great for reaching new customers around the globe, but along with ... Tue, 11 Aug 2015 02:51:29 -0500 http://www.net-security.org/article.php?id=2350 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/HelpNetSecurity/~3/jOla-SoKXgY/secworld.php Kaspersky Lab has discovered that the Darkhotel group, an elite spying crew uncovered by its experts in 2014 and famous for infiltrating Wi-Fi networks in luxury hotels to compromise selected corporat... Tue, 11 Aug 2015 02:17:50 -0500 http://www.net-security.org/secworld.php?id=18744 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/HelpNetSecurity/~3/jWFRESC3oW4/secworld.php Cognosec has revealed critical security flaws in ZigBee, one of the most popular wireless communication standards used by Internet of Things (IoT) devices today. Speaking at Black Hat USA 2015 in L... Tue, 11 Aug 2015 01:57:20 -0500 http://www.net-security.org/secworld.php?id=18743 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/HelpNetSecurity/~3/M2Rt3eNbO_4/article.php Technology has transformed the way organisations work and its evolution is now faster than ever before. The promise of IT transformation presents many opportunities for businesses, but the number of o... Mon, 10 Aug 2015 08:37:44 -0500 http://www.net-security.org/article.php?id=2349 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/HelpNetSecurity/~3/I_xqbYT9X5U/secworld.php Pressing a finger on your mobile phone's fingerprint scanner has to be the easiest, most seamless way to unlock the device, and this is why more and more manufacturers equip their mobile products with... Mon, 10 Aug 2015 07:25:01 -0500 http://www.net-security.org/secworld.php?id=18742 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/HelpNetSecurity/~3/nCU6lOjPYhk/secworld.php US networking technology company Ubiquiti Networks has been swindled by fraudsters and has lost nearly $47 million. According to the quarterly financial report the company filed last week with the ... Mon, 10 Aug 2015 05:44:07 -0500 http://www.net-security.org/secworld.php?id=18741 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/HelpNetSecurity/~3/4Eo8-fK8jTU/secworld.php Starting on September 3, Google will begin disabling inline installation (i.e. installation from the developer's website) for extensions linked to deceptive sites and ads. This is the latest in a s... Mon, 10 Aug 2015 04:52:07 -0500 http://www.net-security.org/secworld.php?id=18740 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/HelpNetSecurity/~3/yQbnjwd67Kc/secworld.php TEAM (The Employment Agents Movement), the largest network of independent recruiters in the UK, has been hit by a Saudi Arabian hacker that goes by the online handle JM511. The hacker apparently le... Mon, 10 Aug 2015 03:38:47 -0500 http://www.net-security.org/secworld.php?id=18739 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/HelpNetSecurity/~3/RC-tC-33gNQ/secworld.php Personal and financial information of 2.4 million customers of British mobile phone retailer Carphone Warehouse have likely been compromised in a breach, along with encrypted credit card details of ar... Mon, 10 Aug 2015 03:12:52 -0500 http://www.net-security.org/secworld.php?id=18738 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/HelpNetSecurity/~3/L23ejdIpOiM/secworld.php Here's an overview of some of last week's most interesting news and articles: What’s the state of your software? In the face of the repeated high profile breaches of US Office of Personnel Manag... Mon, 10 Aug 2015 02:20:55 -0500 http://www.net-security.org/secworld.php?id=18737 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/HelpNetSecurity/~3/yVSPiFHX-RM/secworld.php A critical Firefox vulnerability has been spotted being exploited in the wild. The bug, reported by security researcher Cody Crews, allows attackers to violate Firefox' same origin policy and injec... Fri, 7 Aug 2015 06:56:13 -0500 http://www.net-security.org/secworld.php?id=18736 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/HelpNetSecurity/~3/boJGCTKLjP0/secworld.php The Electronic Frontier Foundation has finally released version 1.0 of Privacy Badger, a browser extension that blocks some of the sneakiest trackers that try to spy on your Web browsing habits. Mo... Fri, 7 Aug 2015 06:18:22 -0500 http://www.net-security.org/secworld.php?id=18735 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/HelpNetSecurity/~3/aPDJM7PPlVs/secworld.php Pentagon's Joint Staff unclassified email system, used by 4,000 military and civilian personnel, has been compromised by attackers, and it has been taken offline until the threat is dealt with. Acc... Fri, 7 Aug 2015 05:12:27 -0500 http://www.net-security.org/secworld.php?id=18734 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/HelpNetSecurity/~3/5bYYfndJK74/secworld.php Physically tampering with gasoline tanks is dangerous enough, given how volatile gas can be. Altering a fuel gauge can cause a tank to overflow, and a simple spark can set everything ablaze. But imagi... Fri, 7 Aug 2015 03:31:53 -0500 http://www.net-security.org/secworld.php?id=18733 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/HelpNetSecurity/~3/m3Zsoy5N3s8/secworld.php Secunia has taken an early peek at the trend in vulnerabilities for 2015, and has presented the results at Black Hat USA 2015. Seven months into the year, the number of detected zero-day vulnerabiliti... Fri, 7 Aug 2015 03:17:14 -0500 http://www.net-security.org/secworld.php?id=18732