Happy October! And we all know what that means… Cooler weather, fuzzy sweaters, pumpkin spiced everything, and National Cyber Security Awareness Month (NCSAM). In honor of NCSAM, we’re taking a dive into the world of mobile and will be sharing ways to keep your developers #CyberAware so that you don’t fall victim to some of
Checkmarx is continuing its tradition of hosting the brightest programming and computing minds from Israel’s leading academic institutions. This year it was a group of young kids who are currently honing their skills at the Tel Aviv University (TAU). They are a part of a special program that will enable them to complete their college
Gone are the days when people frequented their banks to get their errands done. With more and more banking activities being performed online via web and mobile applications, the security risks are rising exponentially. But are banks and financial institutions doing enough to safeguard our privacy and financial assets? What are the risks and what
How can you tell who’s up to no good when it comes to your networks and computer systems? Simon Bell, a computer science student in his last year at the University of Sussex, has set out to help answer that question. He’s created an SSH (Secure Shell) honeypot written in C with the aim of
Windows XP will be officially discontinued on 8 April, but the legend platform is far from becoming extinct. 95% of the world’s ATMs are still powered by the 12-year old operating system, opening the door for Ploutus attacks. More and more hackers are using SMS messages to steal money. As informed in our previous Windows
The Cridex Banking Trojan is wreaking havoc in Europe, especially in Germany. Hackers are implementing the traditional phishing methodology to trick victims into compromising their banking information. The Cridex malware has now officially overtaken the ZeuS Trojan and its clones thanks to the recent activity spike. Six different URL schemes are being used to cover-up
It was a crazy week, with the secretive Bitcoin creator supposedly outed, details of 280,000+ payment cards tied to Sally Beauty purchases discovered for sale online and a new Facebook clickjacking campaign that preys on the curious, so let’s get down to it shall we? Here are your weeks biggest security stories:
The political tension in between Russia and the USA is mounting and the latest cyberweapon revelation is not going to help calm the relations. German security firm G-Data has exposed Uroburos, a sophisticated and complex rootkit that has been infiltrating US related targets for more than 3 years. Uroburos has also been analyzed and broken
Yahoo’s in the news again with a new vulnerability (now fixed) and a starring role, unknown to them, in the Brit’s surveillance methods. With Sears possibly facing another breach and a cache of 360 million user credentials found for sale on the black market, there’s a lot to know about so take a few minutes
We all have different opinions on the Justin Bieber phenomenon, but there is no denying his star-power and influence over the younger generation. The Canadian star is constantly in the headlines for the wrong reasons, including a DUI arrest last week. Interestingly, this event has deeply affected information security worldwide.
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