cyber security

Malware & Threats

Issued by: Security Week

Tech Giants Warn of Crypto Flaw in Infineon Chips

Microsoft, Google, HP, Lenovo and Fujitsu have warned customers of a potentially serious crypto-related vulnerability affecting some chips made by German semiconductor manufacturer Infineon Technologies. TPM vulnerability allows attackers to obtain private RSA keys The flaw, tracked as CVE-2017-15361, is related to the Trusted Platform Module (TPM), an international standard designed for protecting crypto processes…

Network Security

Issued by: CSO

Israel hacked Kaspersky, caught Russia using the software to hack U.S.

Instead of promoting goodwill relations with Israel, U.S. intelligence threw Israeli intelligence under the bus when explaining how Israel hacked Kaspersky and caught Russia using Kaspersky to search for NSA exploits and other U.S. government classified programs. The New York Times reported, “It was a case of spies watching spies watching spies: Israeli intelligence officers…

Network Security

Issued by: Security Week

North Korea Hacked Seoul’s War Plans: Report

North Korean computer hackers have stolen hundreds of classified military documents from South Korea including detailed wartime operational plans involving its US ally, a report said Tuesday. Rhee Cheol-Hee, a lawmaker for the ruling Democratic party, said the hackers had broken into the South’s military network last September and gained access to 235 gigabytes of…

Software Security

Issued by: Dark Reading

Artificial Intelligence: Experts Talk Ethical, Security Concerns

Global leaders weigh the benefits and dangers of a future in which AI plays a greater role in business and security strategy. CYBERSEC EUROPEAN CYBERSECURITY FORUM – Kraków, Poland – The future of artificial intelligence was a hot topic at the third annual CYBERSEC Cybersecurity Forum, where security professionals representing Poland, the Netherlands, Germany, and…

Network Security

Issued by: Help Net Security

Disqus, Forrester Research suffer data breach

Popular blog comment hosting service Disqus and market research company Forrester Research announced late on Friday that they’ve suffered a breach. While the latter was apparently limited to content made available to Forrester clients through Forrester.com, the former resulted in the theft of account data for some 17.5 million users.

Vulnerabilities

Issued by: Security Week

Websites Hacked via Zero-Day Flaws in WordPress Plugins

Zero-day flaws affecting several WordPress plugins have been exploited by malicious actors to plant backdoors and take control of vulnerable websites. The attacks have been spotted by Wordfence, a company that specializes in protecting WordPress websites. The firm’s investigation revealed that attackers had been exploiting previously unknown vulnerabilities in three WordPress plugins.

Network Security

Issued by: Trend Micro Blog

National Cyber Security Awareness Month for Organizations

The month of October 2017 is again the National Cyber Security Awareness Month (NCSAM) for individuals and organizations. This year’s theme is shared responsibility which is something we’ve been talking a lot about when it comes to public cloud support for many years. This year Trend Micro will be supporting NCSAM with a new blog…

Vulnerabilities

Issued by: Security Week

Amazon’s Whole Foods Investigating Payment Card Breach

Whole Foods Market, the supermarket chain acquired recently by Amazon for $13.7 billion, informed customers this week that it has launched an investigation after learning that some of its point-of-sale (PoS) systems may have been hacked. The company has provided only few details as the investigation is ongoing. However, it said the incident appears to…