The cybersecurity industry has until Wednesday, June 29, to submit views on a proposed code of practice for app store operators and developers
French, Spanish, Portuguese and Brazilian cops take action
Pluggable Authentication Modules (PAM) on Unix based systems are useful to change logon behavior and enforce authentication via various means.
In “Red Team Strategies” the chapter “Protecting the Pentester” walks the reader through the configuration of a PAM module to get notified in real-time via a...
FTC also demands major security improvements
Win for rights groups means bad news for security services
Do you need a blockchain? And if so, what kind? Trail of Bits has released an operational risk assessment report on blockchain technology. As more businesses consider the innovative advantages of blockchains and, more generally, distributed ledger technologies (DLT), executives must decide whether a...
The closing keynote panel explored how we can anticipate the future of cybercrime
Geoff White also touched upon the emerging world of cryptocurrency theft
A new Trail of Bits research report examines unintended centralities in distributed ledgers Blockchains can help push the boundaries of current technology in useful ways. However, to make good risk decisions involving exciting and innovative technologies, people need demonstrable facts that are arri...
Annual or quarterly security training will not protect organizations from phishing and other human threats
Defunct ransomware operation was one of the most aggressive
Trail of Bits has launched a podcast. The first five-episode season is now available for download. The podcast and its RSS feed are available at trailofbits.audio, and you may subscribe on all major podcast outlets, including Apple iTunes, Spotify, Gaana, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music, and many othe...
New research uncovers major enterprise security gaps
Fifteen new investigations opened after reports of human trafficking
Recently we have disclosed new advisories related to the remote exploitation of Huawei smartphones.
The research that led to these findings was motivated by analyzing new interfaces for remote code execution on a mobile platform. After our work on exploiting Huawei’s Kirin via its baseband interface...
A panel of experts discussed practical strategies to implement security on a budget
Securing end points is just one challenge facing firms in the legal sector
La Bauer Gruppe et la Mürwiker Gruppe, deux entreprises allemandes, ont été sévèrement touchées par des cyberattaques qui ont crypté leurs serveurs et données, les laissant sans accès à leurs systèmes informatiques essentiels. Les attaques ont entraîné des coûts de restauration estimés à environ 2,3...
Ian Hill hosted a roundtable discussion on disinformation warfare
Marsha Quallo-Wright, deputy director for critical national infrastructure at the NCSC, discusses the latest cyber threat trends impacting the UK