AvatarManuel TorresA major bug is forcing Microsoft to rebuild Skype for Windowsverified_publisherEngadget - Rachel EnglandThe fix will land with a new version of Skype, rather than a security update. Skype has fallen afoul of a security flaw that can allow attackers to gain system-level privileges to vulnerable computers, Microsoft has confirmed. However, the company won't immediately fix the issue because doing so …
AvatarManuel TorresEquifax under pressure after data breach updatebbc.co.uk - BBC NewsEquifax is facing a fresh demand to disclose the full extent of last year's data breach, following a report that it was bigger than previously disclosed. The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported on Friday that cyber-thieves had accessed US citizens' email addresses, tax ID numbers and more driver …
AvatarManuel TorresGovernment websites have quietly been running cryptocoin mining scriptsverified_publisherTNW - Matthew HughesA security researcher has discovered thousands of legitimate websites — many belonging to local governments and government agencies — running scripts that secretly force visitors’ computers to mine cryptocoins. In the UK, both the websites of the Information Commissioner’s Office and the Student …
AvatarManuel TorresFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoData Encryption: 4 Common Pitfallsdarkreading.com - Joe CosmanoEmploying data encryption is a no-brainer, as it supports the defense-in-depth strategy that organizations must embrace to stop bad actors from …
AvatarManuel TorresDARPA funds unhackable computer project to replace ‘patch-and-pray’ solutionsverified_publisherDigital Trends - By Bruce BrownIn its search for hardware solutions to cyberintruders, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) awarded a $3.6 million grant to the …
AvatarManuel TorresWords Of Praise But No Forgiveness For Hacker Who Stopped North Korean CyberattackBuzzFeed - Kevin CollierHomeland Security Adviser Tom Bossert praised British researcher Marcus Hutchins for stopping the WannaCry ransomware attack. But Hutchins still faces criminal charges. Marcus Hutchins enters the federal courthouse in Los Angeles. Formally announcing for the first time that North Korea was behind a …
