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Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg| Date: Wed, 22 Mar 2017 14:00:39 +0000
According to Google’s own stats, only half of Android devices received a security update any time in 2016. The post Good News: Android’s Huge Security Problem Is Getting Less Huge appeared first on WIRED.
Read MoreCredit to Author: Mark Nunnikhoven (Vice President, Cloud Research)| Date: Wed, 22 Mar 2017 13:42:55 +0000
Cybercrime is a business. Professional criminals refine their processes, measure performance, and regularly evaluate the return on their investments. Every move is strategic. We see this time and time again with ransomware campaigns and throughout the underground. Which is why the latest report from Joseph Cox at Motherboard is mind boggling. Joseph brings us the…
Credit to Author: Rainer Bock| Date: Wed, 22 Mar 2017 13:00:59 +0000
What is the Antarctic Biennale, and what does Kaspersky Lab have to do with it?
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Credit to Author: Tony Loi| Date: Tue, 21 Mar 2017 09:31:57 -0700
Over the last few months we discovered and reported multiple vulnerabilities found in different versions of Microsoft Word. These vulnerabilities were patched in the January (MS17-002) and March (MS17-014) security updates. These patches are rated as important, and as always, we suggest users update Microsoft Office as soon as possible.
Read MoreCredit to Author: Eugene Kaspersky| Date: Tue, 21 Mar 2017 15:47:21 +0000
Don’t miss the liveblog right from the Antarctic. We are there for the Antarctic Biennale — and it’s a really breathtaking experience.
Read MoreCredit to Author: Jérôme Segura| Date: Tue, 21 Mar 2017 15:48:54 +0000
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The post Canada and the U.K. hit by Ramnit Trojan in new malvertising campaign appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.
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Credit to Author: Susan Biddle| Date: Tue, 21 Mar 2017 08:21:27 -0700
More than any other database containing sensitive information for a large quantity of people, electronic health records (EHRs) are an especially attractive target for hackers. The patient data they hold can be used for financial gain, as recent reports show that stolen healthcare databases are being sold on the deep web for as much as US$500,000. But we’ve also seen a number of instances where large data breaches have occurred at the hands of state actors looking to collect data for espionage purposes. No matter the reasoning behind…
Read MoreCredit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Tue, 21 Mar 2017 11:00:35 +0000
Google and Jigsaw are helping protect elections from DDoS attacks and more. The post A Cybersecurity Arsenal That’ll Help ‘Protect Your Election’ appeared first on WIRED.
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