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Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg| Date: Wed, 15 Feb 2017 00:30:24 +0000
A new attack cracks a key hacking protection known as address space layout randomization, leaving millions of computers vulnerable. The post A Chip Flaw Strips Away Hacking Protections for Millions of Devices appeared first on WIRED.
Read MoreCredit to Author: Andy Greenberg| Date: Wed, 15 Feb 2017 00:30:24 +0000
A new attack cracks a key hacking protection known as address space layout randomization, leaving millions of computers vulnerable. The post Software Can’t Fully Fix This Massive New Security Flaw appeared first on WIRED.
Read MoreCredit to Author: msft-mmpc| Date: Tue, 14 Feb 2017 21:56:15 +0000
The volume of ransomware encounters is on a downward trend. Are we seeing the beginning of the end of this vicious threat? Unfortunately, a look at the attack vectors, the number of unique families released into the wild, and the improvements in malware code reveals otherwise. Ransomware was arguably the biggest security story of 2016….
Read MoreCredit to Author: Andy Greenberg| Date: Tue, 14 Feb 2017 18:55:08 +0000
You’re about to be able to turn on new encrypted calling features. But you may also want to turn off one that could leak your metadata. The post The Best Encrypted Chat App Now Does Video Calls Too appeared first on WIRED.
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Credit to Author: Gregg Keizer| Date: Tue, 14 Feb 2017 10:35:00 -0800
Microsoft today took the unprecedented step of postponing an entire month’s slate of security updates for Windows and its other products just hours before the patches were to begin rolling out to customers.
“We discovered a last-minute issue that could impact some customers and was not resolved in time for our planned updates today,” Microsoft said in a post to the MSRC (Microsoft Security Research Center) blog. “After considering all options, we made the decision to delay this month’s updates.”
Today was set as Patch Tuesday, the monthly release of security fixes from Microsoft. Normally, Microsoft issues the updates around 10 a.m. PT (1 p.m. ET). Although Microsoft did not time stamp its blog post, the SAN Institute’s Internet Storm Center (ISC) pointed out the delay at 8:22 a.m. PT (11:22 ET).
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Credit to Author: Lucian Constantin| Date: Tue, 14 Feb 2017 10:28:00 -0800
Security researchers have discovered a macOS malware program that’s likely part of the arsenal used by the Russian cyberespionage group blamed for hacking into the U.S. Democratic National Committee last year.
The group — known in the security industry under different names including Fancy Bear, Pawn Storm, and APT28 — has been operating for almost a decade. It is believed to be the sole user and likely developer of a Trojan program called Sofacy or X-Agent.
X-Agent variants for Windows, Linux, Android, and iOS have been found in the wild in the past, but researchers from Bitdefender have now come across what appears to be the first macOS version of the Trojan.
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Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg| Date: Tue, 14 Feb 2017 18:55:08 +0000
You’re about to be able to turn on new encrypted calling features. But you may also want to turn off one that could leak your metadata. The post Encryption App Signal Adds Video Calls—And a New Privacy Tradeoff appeared first on WIRED.
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Credit to Author: Blair Hanley Frank| Date: Tue, 14 Feb 2017 08:52:00 -0800
Microsoft is calling for a Digital Geneva Convention, as global tensions over digital attacks continue to rise. The tech giant wants to see civilian use of the internet protected as part of an international set of accords, Brad Smith, the company’s president and chief legal officer, said in a blog post.
The manifesto, published alongside his keynote address at the RSA conference in San Francisco on Tuesday, argued for codifying recent international norms around cyberwarfare and for establishing an independent agency to respond to and analyze cyberattacks.
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