Researchers Enlist Machine Learning In Malware Detection
A posting from dark reading by Kelly Jackson Higgins titled "Researchers Enlist Machine Learning In Malware Detection " No sandbox required for schooling software to speedily spot malware, researchers will demonstrate at Black Hat USA. In 100 milliseconds or less, researchers are now able to determine whether a piece of code is malware or not -- and […]
Windows 10 Will Use Virtualization For Extra Security
An interesting article from informationweek by Kelly Sheridan titled " Windows 10 Will Use Virtualization For Extra Security" When we're talking about Windows 10features, security upgrades are often edged out of the spotlight by flashy additions like Cortana for desktop, Microsoft Edge, and Universal Apps. Perhaps this is because Microsoft is targeting a broad consumer audience with […]
Ashley Madison Exposed: Affair Hookup Site Hacked, Member Data Posted Online
A posting from Dark Reading by Quick Hits titled " Ashley Madison Exposed: Affair Hookup Site Hacked, Member Data Posted Online" Member data pilfered, posted in apparent hacktivist-style doxing attack. Call it hacktivism with a spin: a controversial website for people seeking others who want to have an affair was hacked and personal details of its […]
Why Did A Security Firm Mysteriously Ditch a 'Privacy' Product?
A posting from Forbes by Yael Grauer titled "Why Did A Security Firm Mysteriously Ditch a 'Privacy' Product?" : Two weeks after Ben Caudill announced that he’d built a $200 hardware proxy which allows Internet users to mask their location, the Rhino Labs owner shut down his project. His much anticipated August appearance at DEF CON, […]
Did Firefox listen to Facebook and just kill Flash? (No, but there's another patch!)
Did Firefox listen to Facebook and just kill Flash?
Dark Reading Radio: Firewall Smackdown
A posting from dark reading by Marilyn Cohodas titled firwall smackdown: Is there a future for the venerable firewall? Join us for a debate between security CEOs Asaf Cidon of Sookasa and Jody Brazil of FireMon. Show time is Wednesday, July 15, 1:00 PM New York/10:00 AM San Francisco. In today’s BYOD world there […]
Flash zero-day leaks out from "Hacking Team" hack, patch expected Real Soon Now
An informative article by paul duckin titled " flash zero-day leak out from hacking team hack, patch expected real soon" Wouldn't you just know it! Last night we wrote about how Flash troubles come in threes, like those proverbial buses: An emergency update against targeted attacks, followed by... A concerted effort to milk that exploit […]
Leaked Emails: How Hacking Team And US Government Want To Break Web Encryption Together
An informative article by Thomas fox-brewster about “Why China Wants Your Sensitive Data”: Get ready America: one of the most notorious surveillance providers on the planet, Hacking Team TISI NaN%, is expanding in earnest on US shores. And, if it hasn’t collapsed as a result of a hugely embarrassing attack on its servers, the likes of […]
When hackers get hacked: Secretive spy software team falls victim to attack
An informative article by Laura Hautala at c|net titled “When hackers get hacked: Secretive spy software team falls victim to attack”: It seems no one is safe on the Internet. The latest example: hackers claimed to breach the files of Italian spy software company Hacking Team and then used the company's own Twitter account to broadcast […]