The fake Facebook messages deliver Nivdort, a trojan that interferes with internet connections and allows the installation of ransomware.
Five are indicted in US in GlaxoSmithKline case
At the end of last year, we had some free time to explore new and interesting uses of the automated bug-finding technology we developed for the DARPA Cyber Grand Challenge. While the rest of the competitors are quietly preparing for the CGC Final Event, we can entertain you with tales of running our...
Impact of data breach and subsequent handling begins to hit home
FireEye has announced the acquisition of threat intelligence provider iSIGHT Partners for $275 million.
Now that the new year is upon us, we can look back and take assessment of 2015. The past year saw Trail of Bits continuing our prior work, such as automated vulnerability discovery and remediation, and branching out into new areas, like secure self-hosted video chat. We also increased our community...
NCC Group says stats should be ‘wake-up call’ for businesses
Yahoo Mail Patches Severe XSS Flaw Affecting 300M Users
We’re excited to announce our financial support for Let’s Encrypt, the open, automated and free SSL Certificate Authority (CA) that went into public beta on December 3. With so much room for improvement in the CA space, Let’s Encrypt offers a refreshing, promising vision of encrypting the web. Expen...
Android poses more significant risk for corporate IT environments than Apple iPhones do.
Despite pressure after Paris attacks, digital minister stands firm
Today, we’re releasing the source code to our self-hosted video chat platform, Tuber Time Communications (or just “Tuber”). We’ve been using Tuber for private video calls with up to 15 members of our team over the last year or two. We want you to use it, protect your privacy, and help us make it bet...
Hacktivists Anonymous hit the websites of automotive manufacturer Nissan with a DDoS attack in an anti-whaling campaign.
Phishing fraud continued to rise in 2015, with scams costing victims £174.4 million.
An attacker could execute arbitrary code or impersonate the authenticated user and perform a man-in-the-middle attack.
The program is offering up to $40,000 towards women’s scholarships in the field.
Tripwire study shows rate of attacks is also increasing
Norwegian and Europol officers worked with Damballa to track suspects
The company combines Websense, Raytheon Cyber Products and the recently-acquired Stonesoft next-generation firewall business.
Eset study warns of dangers of removable media