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Stick to your New Year’s resolution of understanding all there is about security patches and join us in taking a look at the security updates released by Adobe and Microsoft for the month of January 2017. Microsoft Patches for 2017 After a record setting 2016, the folks in Redmond start 2017 off by releasing only…
We are nine weeks away from Pwn2Own™ 2017 returning to CanSecWest, which is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year. A lot has changed in the world since the first Pwn2Own in 2007. The computing space has changed drastically, as well. The first Pwn2Own happened before Conficker or Stuxnet. It happened before the rise of nation-state…
We live in challenging times. The pressures facing us all individually, and society as a whole, have never been greater, and at times, we’ve never seemed more fractured and destructive. In such times, it is easy to pull back, focus inward and look after number one. However, in truth it has never been more important…
Not all cybercriminals steal information and data. Some criminals actually try to physically break into ATMs and steal cash. To do so, they’re employing malware called Alice.
Smart cities are redefining the way we live and work. Blending cutting edge IoT technologies with virtualization, big data, cloud and more, they represent an urgent and ongoing attempt to overcome the challenges associated with rapid urbanization. There’s just one problem. These vast, interconnected technology systems also raise serious privacy and security concerns. That’s why…
I recently posted about why ransomware is such a money maker for criminals. Read it through and I think you’ll understand why this is an area of massive growth for criminals. Ransomware is one of the fastest rising attacks currently out there with no end to that growth in sight. Criminals are making a lot…
A lot can happen in a decade. I read an article earlier this week about Apple celebrating the 10th anniversary of its very first iPhone. I started thinking about what was going on in the TippingPoint world 10 years ago and the first thing that came to mind was our Pwn2Own contest. In 2007, the…