US spying agency reveals bug disclosure program’s stats An NSA spokesperson said the agency discloses zero-day bugs to manufacturers and affected companies in 91% of the cases it discovers, asRead More →
Malware operators are taking aim at Web developers. A newly discovered ransomware is attacking Linux Web servers, taking aim at Web development environments used to host websites or code repositories. RussianRead More →
Last year we switched to using Slack for all our internal communication and it’s working out nicely. It’s very developer centric in that it offers integrations with lots of servicesRead More →
A variant of the Power Worm ransomware is infecting computers, encrypting their data files, and throwing away the encryption key, all because of an error in the malware’s programming. TheRead More →
HACKERS WHO BROKE into the personal email account of CIA Director John Brennan have struck again. This time the group, which goes by the name Crackas With Attitude, says itRead More →
Rafael Salema Marques is a Brazilian cyber-security researcher and, above all, a devoted Mac user. Today, Mr. Marques published a LinkedIn blog post and proof-of-concept video on YouTube, detailing aRead More →
We’re your servants, says general counsel unconvincingly After spending months pressuring tech companies to add backdoors into their encryption software, the FBI says it has given up on the idea.Read More →
Follow-on attacks show capabilities “commonly possessed by state-sponsored actors.” A provider of end-to-end encrypted e-mail said it paid a ransom of almost $6,000 to stop highly advanced denial-of-service attacks thatRead More →
Cyber-security vendors are revealing their statistics for the third quarter (Q3) of 2015, and a popular topic is DDoS attacks, a tactic widely used to mask more serious intrusions, toRead More →
IPB The encryption bothering parts of the UK’s Investigatory Powers Bill have left IT security experts flabbergasted. Introducing the draft internet surveillance law in the House of Commons on Wednesday,Read More →
