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Certain HP laptops are found recording users’ keystrokes

Issued by: CSO

Over two dozen HP laptop models have been secretly recording users’ keystrokes, possibly by mistake, according to a Swiss security firm. The keylogger is found within the PCs’ audio driver software and has existed since at least Dec. 2015, the security firm Modzero said in a Thursday blog post. The audio driver was designed to…

Software Security

Top 4 Software Development Methodologies

Issued by: Black Duck

Successful projects are managed well. In order to manage a project efficiently, the manager or dev team must choose which software development method works best for the project at hand. All of the numerous software development methodologies that exist are used for different reasons. I’ve been doing some research to understand why different methodologies exist,…

Software Security

Shift your perspective on cybercrime to realize how well you’re doing

Issued by: CSO

A report recently surfaced placing the global impact of cybercrime at a staggering $450B. Naturally, it pressed on the tender wound and supplied further evidence that we are woefully unprepared, globally, to tackle such a complex challenge. In 2016 “cybercrime cost the global economy over $450 billion, over 2 billion personal records were stolen and…

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3 overlooked endpoints for cyber attacks and how to protect them

Issued by: Trend Micro Blog

You probably think you have endpoint security covered. After all, organizations have been securing end-user desktop and laptop computers for decades with anti-virus software and other cyber security programs. Because of these steps, you think you’re not at risk of an endpoint-initiated attack. However, NTT Security’s 2015 Global Threat Intelligence Report found that 70 percent…

Software Security

Data breaches: Playing by a new set of rules?

Issued by: Help Net Security

The regulator can come in and fine your organization. In fact, it could get even worst because you will become the victim of abnormal churn rate. You know that term to describe the number of customers that will leave you because they just don’t trust you anymore. Within the last year we have seen examples…

Software Security

Fighting Cyber Security F.U.D. and Hype

Issued by: Security Week

Dr. Ian Levy is technical director at the UK’s National Cyber Security Center (NCSC), which is part of GCHQ. It is fair to say that the NCSC will play a major part in defining and delivering the UK government’s cyber security policy over the next few years. In October 2016, Ian Levy reportedly made an…

Software Security

Enable self-healing endpoint security with Application Persistence

Issued by: Help Net Security

There’s lots of malware there today. The first thing it does when it executes, tries and disable the AV client on the endpoint. Application Persistence, through our Persistence technology, allows you to ensure that if something were to happen to that – we’ll just use the AV as an example – AV product, the firmware…

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New Financial Regulation Forces Cyber Security into the Board Room

Issued by: Security Week

The New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) ‘first-in-the-nation’ cybersecurity regulation for the financial services industry is, as of 1 March 2017, operational . One of the most highly regulated industries is now even more regulated in New York. “New York is the financial capital of the world, and it is critical that we…

Network Security, Software Security

Google Expands Safe Browsing Protection on macOS

Issued by: Security Week

Google announced this week that it will expand Safe Browsing on macOS in an effort to protect Chrome users against unwanted ad injections and unauthorized settings changes. “Safe Browsing is broadening its protection of macOS devices, enabling safer browsing experiences by improving defenses against unwanted software and malware targeting macOS,” Google’s Kylie McRoberts and Ryan…