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• January 27, 2017 27 Jan'17

  How improper SSH key management is putting enterprises at risk

  In part two of his interview with SearchSecurity, SSH creator Tatu Ylonen explains why proper SSH key management is crucial and how attackers can use lost or exposed keys.

• January 27, 2017 27 Jan'17

  Americans split on federal government security, encryption attitudes

  News roundup: Half of Americans don't trust federal government security. Plus, a Kaspersky Lab manager was arrested; an internal DOD network was found vulnerable; and more.

• January 26, 2017 26 Jan'17

  More than 200 vulnerabilities found in Trend Micro security products

  Researchers uncovered more than 200 vulnerabilities across Trend Micro products, but experts said the company brand won't take a hit.

• January 26, 2017 26 Jan'17

  Microsoft defeats DOJ appeal in cloud data privacy case

  Microsoft notches another win in its battle to protect cloud data privacy, as an appeals court quashes the DOJ appeal over a warrant for data stored in an Ireland data center.

• January 26, 2017 26 Jan'17

  Heartbleed bug still found to affect 200,000 services on the web

  Researchers found the infamous Heartbleed bug is still unpatched on as many as 200,000 services connected to the internet and experts don't expect that number to change.

• January 25, 2017 25 Jan'17

  Risk & Repeat: Windows SMB warning raises questions, concerns

  In this episode of SearchSecurity's Risk & Repeat podcast, editors discuss the Shadow Brokers' alleged exploit for Windows SMB and what it means for both enterprises and Microsoft.

• January 25, 2017 25 Jan'17

  Project Zero finds Cisco WebEx vulnerability in browser extensions

  A critical Cisco WebEx vulnerability in the service's browser extensions was discovered and patched, though some disagree the patch goes far enough to protect against attack.

• January 24, 2017 24 Jan'17

  Certificate Transparency snags Symantec CA for improper certs

  Symantec CA could be in for more trouble after a security researcher, using Certificate Transparency logs, discovered more than 100 improperly issued certificates.

• January 23, 2017 23 Jan'17

  SEC to investigate the Yahoo breach disclosures

  The SEC has requested more information for potential cases concerning whether the Yahoo breach disclosures could have come sooner.

• January 20, 2017 20 Jan'17

  Future of the federal CISO position in question as Touhill steps down

  Retired Brig. Gen. Gregory Touhill stepped down as the federal CISO, leaving questions surrounding the future of the position and the work he has done.

• January 20, 2017 20 Jan'17

  Carbanak gang using Google services for command and control

  Researchers find the Carbanak gang has evolved its attacks on financial institutions to use Google services for command and control infrastructure in malware.

• January 20, 2017 20 Jan'17

  Vulnerable Adobe extension downloads covertly to Chrome

  News roundup: A flawed Adobe extension was secretly installed on 30 million Chrome browsers. Plus, the Mirai author has been identified; Google releases security details; and more.

• January 19, 2017 19 Jan'17

  Windows 10 security tackles exploits, while Windows 7 gets a warning

  As Microsoft touted its Windows 10 security features defeating unpatched zero-day vulnerabilities, it also warned customers about security issues with Windows 7.

• January 19, 2017 19 Jan'17

  US-CERT reminds users that Windows SMB v1 needs to die

  Experts say US-CERT is taking advantage of a potential -- but unverified -- vulnerability in Windows SMB v1 to remind enterprise users the outdated service should be disabled.

• January 17, 2017 17 Jan'17

  Gmail phishing campaign uses real-time techniques to bypass 2FA

  Researchers saw a Gmail phishing campaign in the wild using clever tricks to access accounts including a difficult 2FA bypass only possible in real time.

• January 13, 2017 13 Jan'17

  Microsoft privacy tools give users control over data collection

  New Microsoft privacy tools will give users control over the data collected on the web and within Windows. Experts hope the tools will offer data privacy transparency.

• January 13, 2017 13 Jan'17

  St. Jude Medical finally patches vulnerable medical IoT devices

  News roundup: St. Jude Medical patches vulnerable medical IoT devices after a five-month controversy. Plus, the Email Privacy Act is reintroduced; Juniper warns of a firewall flaw; and more.

• January 12, 2017 12 Jan'17

  Google Cloud KMS simplifies the key management service, but lacks features

  Experts are impressed with the simplicity of Google's Cloud KMS even if it doesn't separate itself from the key management service competition.

• January 11, 2017 11 Jan'17

  Insecure MongoDB configuration leads to boom in ransom attacks

  Poor authentication in MongoDB configurations has led to a sharp increase in ransom attacks, and experts say tens of thousands of databases could be at risk.

• January 10, 2017 10 Jan'17

  January Patch Tuesday sparse before Windows security updates change

  Microsoft offers up a meager January 2017 Patch Tuesday release before bigger changes planned for Windows security update announcements, which are set to take effect in February.

• January 10, 2017 10 Jan'17

  What are the potential pros and cons of a Cyber National Guard?

  A congressman proposed adding a Cyber National Guard to the military to protect the U.S. from cyber adversaries. Expert Mike O. Villegas examines the potential drawbacks of this branch.

• January 09, 2017 09 Jan'17

  In a post-Mirai world, the FTC wants more secure routers from D-Link

  The Federal Trade Commission filed a lawsuit against D-Link, and experts said the move was likely to push more secure routers in the wake of the Mirai botnet attacks.

• January 06, 2017 06 Jan'17

  FTC launches competition to improve IoT device security

  News roundup: FTC starts a contest to create a better IoT device security tool. Plus, ransomware is now illegal in California; Google patches 29 critical Android flaws; and more.

• January 06, 2017 06 Jan'17

  Doxware: New ransomware threat, or just extortionware rebranded?

  The threat of ransomware continues to evolve, with a new spin on extortionware, called doxware, that's designed to target and potentially expose sensitive data of ransomware victims.

• January 04, 2017 04 Jan'17

  SSL certificate validation flaw discovered in Kaspersky AV software

  Google Project Zero discovers more antivirus vulnerabilities. This time, the issues are with how Kaspersky Lab handles SSL certificate validation and CA root certificates.

• January 03, 2017 03 Jan'17

  Decades-old bug in the libpng open source graphics library patched

  A low-severity vulnerability dating back to 1995 in libpng, the official reference library implementation for PNG, may have enabled remote DoS attacks.

• November 17, 2016 17 Nov'16

  Chinese company caught preinstalling Android spyware on budget devices

  A Chinese company was found to be preinstalling Android spyware on budget smartphones and collecting phone call and messaging data without consent.

• August 29, 2016 29 Aug'16

  Pegasus iOS exploit uses three zero days to attack high-value targets

  A new remote iOS exploit called Pegasus leverages three zero days in what appear to be state-sponsored targeted attack campaigns against political dissidents.

• December 15, 2015 15 Dec'15

  Old Microsoft Kerberos vulnerability gets new spotlight

  A new blog post detailed authentication vulnerabilities in Microsoft Kerberos that cannot be patched and could lead to attackers having free rein over systems.

• December 01, 2015 01 Dec'15

  Amex credit card hack predicts replacement card number

  Samy Kamkar found a weakness in the algorithm American Express uses to generate replacement card information and created a credit card hack as a proof-of-concept.

• April 28, 2015 28 Apr'15

  Comparing the top SSL VPN products

  Expert Karen Scarfone examines the top SSL VPN products available today to help enterprises determine which option is the best fit for them.

• March 03, 2015 03 Mar'15

  Amid Apple Pay fraud, banks scramble to fix Yellow Path process

  Banks are rushing to fix sloppy authentication processes at the heart of rising Apple Pay fraud. Experts also worry about potential fraud with other mobile payment systems.

• April 10, 2014 10 Apr'14

  NSA TAO: What Tailored Access Operations unit means for enterprises

  The NSA's top-secret Tailored Access Operations offensive hacking unit offers enterprise defense strategy lessons. Expert Nick Lewis discusses.

• February 05, 2014 05 Feb'14

  Amid Microsoft MD5 deprecation, experts warn against SHA-1 algorithm

  With Microsoft's MD5 deprecation set for next week, experts say companies must be careful to avoid other weak protocols, like SHA-1.

• September 20, 2013 20 Sep'13

  HP introduces 'self-healing' BIOS protection with SureStart

  HP's new SureStart feature detects and 'heals' corrupted BIOS code.

• June 19, 2013 19 Jun'13

  RSA Silver Tail improves online fraud detection, enterprise security

  Fraud prevention for the Web: RSA Silver Tail sets stage for enterprise-level security with big data and brand new interface.

• November 01, 2012 01 Nov'12

  Protecting Intellectual Property: Best Practices

  Organizations need to implement best practices to protect their trade secrets from both internal and external threats.

• May 18, 2010 18 May'10

  Should there be PCI security requirements for bank account data?

  Gartner analyst wonders why no PCI-like standard exists for bank account information, which online criminals are targeting.