January 18, 2017 Cybersecurity Meltdown: UK Skills Shortage Puts Companies in the Hot Seat 2 min read - As the IT skills shortage continues to grow, organizations in the U.K. are struggling to cope with the lack of qualified cybersecurity professionals.
January 17, 2017 A Guide to CyberTech Israel 2017 2 min read - CyberTech Israel 2017 will bring together IT experts, vendors and enthusiasts from around the world to discuss the latest innovations in cybersecurity.
January 17, 2017 Asia-Pacific Ransomware Attacks Emerge in the U.S. 2 min read - Researchers have observed an increase in Asia-Pacific ransomware so far in 2017. Variants of these sophisticated attacks are likely to emerge in the U.S.
January 16, 2017 Tricky Tracking: New Cross-Browser Fingerprinting IDs User Hardware 3 min read - A new cross-browser fingerprinting technique has the ability to identify user hardware. Is there any way for users to stay anonymous anymore?
January 16, 2017 GoDaddy Goofs Up on SSL Certificate Security 2 min read - GoDaddy had a SSL certificate security problem. A flawed authentication protocol caused the site to revoke 9,000 SSL certificates.
January 16, 2017 Kettle, Meet Pot: Mobile Phone Hacking Firm Gets Hacked, Loses 900 GB of Data 2 min read - An anonymous actor compromised mobile phone hacking company Cellebrite and stole 900 GM of potentially compromising information.
January 12, 2017 Ad Fraud Generates Cash for Cybercriminals and Pain for Website Managers 2 min read - Security researchers discovered two unrelated ad fraud campaigns in which cybercriminals hijacked clicks from authentic Google advertisements.
January 12, 2017 New PoC Exploit Weaponizes Security Research 2 min read - The authors of the Sundown exploit kit leveraged research conducted by Texas-based security firm Theori to develop a PoC exploit.
January 10, 2017 Botnet Phones Home Via Ghost Host 2 min read - Researchers disclosed a new method known as "ghost host," in which malware authors input false names in the HTTP host fields of a botnet's communications.
January 10, 2017 Missing Security Plus Malicious Attacks Equals Massive MongoDB Servers Breach 2 min read - Cybercriminals leveraged poor password hygiene among users and administrators to compromise nearly 30,000 databases on MongoDB servers.