Security – Page 1627 – Computer Security Articles

Credit to Author: Cynthia Hseih| Date: Mon, 26 Jun 2017 12:50:00 +0000

The emerging trend towards security automation is becoming essential for cloud deployment. Traditionally, businesses configure a Web Application Firewall with static policies to address unchanging, known-bad threats. Unfortunately, it can be tricky to get them all right in Public Cloud environment. With a growing number of attack variants, more rules you add the more potential there is to run into false positives. FortiWeb’s integration with the Azure Security Center now allows customers to take a reactive policy approach to web security…

Security Sophos

June 26, 2017 admin

Ransomware revisited – is it really the worst sort of malware? [PODCAST]

Credit to Author: Paul Ducklin| Date: Mon, 26 Jun 2017 09:21:04 +0000

Is ransomware really the worst sort of cyberattack you can experience? Or is it more of a “worst among equals,” given all the other sorts of malware out there too?<img alt=”” border=”0″ src=”https://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=news.sophos.com&blog=834173&post=40271&subd=sophos&ref=&feed=1″ width=”1″ height=”1″ /><img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sophos/dgdY/~4/EYsGO5DwAkE” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

Security Sophos

June 26, 2017 admin

Il tuo mouse sa quando stai mentendo

Credit to Author: Sophos Italia| Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2017 05:10:12 +0000

Il mouse collegato al computer e la tua mano potrebbero dirci molto più di quanto sospetti sulla tua identità. Ciò potrebbe essere una cosa buona, come recentemente osservato dai ricercatori in Italia, o fastidiosa come quelli della comunità Tor hanno sottolineato un po’ più di un anno fa. La cosa buona. I ricercatori italiani (Monaro, […]<img alt=”” border=”0″ src=”https://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=news.sophos.com&blog=834173&post=40178&subd=sophos&ref=&feed=1″ width=”1″ height=”1″ /><img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sophos/dgdY/~4/7GPhWUQ_2sg” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

QuickHeal Security

June 26, 2017 admin

Quick Heal Total Security receives BEST+++ certification from AVLab

Credit to Author: Rajib Singha| Date: Mon, 26 Jun 2017 07:53:29 +0000

AVLab is an independent organization that conducts tests on security software for corporate networks and individual user devices. These tests are conducted by using malicious software, tools, and bypassing security techniques that are used in real cyberattacks. In April 2017, AVLab conducted a ‘Protection test against drive-by download attacks’. What…

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Fortinet Security

June 25, 2017 admin

Google’s 2017 CTF – The “ASCII Art Client” Challenge

Credit to Author: Honggang Ren| Date: Sun, 25 Jun 2017 07:00:00 +0000

In our last blog in this series, we discussed FortiGuard Labs’ participation in Google’s second annual Capture The Flag (CTF) competition. In this blogpost, I want to share how I solved another challenge, called“ASCII Art Client”. ChallengeDescription For this challenge, participants were given two files: a binary file aart_client and a network capture aart_client_capture.pcap. File1: aart_client File2: aart_client_capture.pcap The goal of the challenge was: This client displays nice…

Security Wired

June 24, 2017 admin

ORide Is a Prototype for an Encrypted Uber That Can’t Track You

Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg| Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2017 15:00:00 +0000

Researchers built a proof-of-concept system to show that Uber and Lyft don’t actually need to know where you are.

Security Wired

June 24, 2017 admin

Senators Push Trump for Answers on Power Grid Malware Attack

Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg| Date: Thu, 22 Jun 2017 21:40:57 +0000

Nineteen legislators say the discovery of automated grid-disruption malware in Ukraine means the White House isn’t doing enough to protect critical infrastructure.

Security Sophos

June 23, 2017 admin

Ransomware families – and how to fight them

Credit to Author: Bill Brenner| Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2017 09:52:16 +0000

SophosLabs looked at the most prolific ransomware variants. And, we offer you the tools to better defend against them.<img alt=”” border=”0″ src=”https://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=news.sophos.com&blog=834173&post=39967&subd=sophos&ref=&feed=1″ width=”1″ height=”1″ /><img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sophos/dgdY/~4/FrSFs81iTfA” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>