Tag: anti spyware software

They want to let ISPs share your web browsing history   by Jacob Kastrenakes Mar 7, 2017   Republicans took the first step toward reversing the Federal Communication Commission’s internet privacy rules today, with 25 senators introducing legislation that would reverse the rules and forbid the commission from passing anything similar to them in the… Continue reading Republicans introduce resolution to kill FCC’s internet privacy rules

Cybercriminals usually add features to stay on top of targets, but these have removed some to dupe AV software.                                          By Danny Palmer | March 8, 2017   While threats like ransomware might have been making more headlines lately, point of sales (POS) malware is still very… Continue reading One of the oldest forms of POS malware has been tweaked to avoid detection

8th March 2017  by Lisa Vaas   A father was fined €956 after a German judge said that warning his 11-year-old son not to download anything online wasn’t explicit enough about online piracy. In fact, it was “negligent”, the court said.   According to Torrent Freak, the 11-year-old boy downloaded an audio book.   His father… Continue reading Dad ruled liable and fined for his son’s illegal download

Zeljka Zorz – March 8, 2017   Confide, the encrypted instant messaging application with a self-destructing messaging system that has become popular with White House staffers, is not so secure after all.                                        IOActive released today the results of the company’s recent research into the app, and noted that they found several issues… Continue reading Encrypted messaging app Confide suffers from many security issues

Modern homes adorned with TVs, refrigerators and other electronic gadgets are now susceptible to hackers’attack. Americans find their homes have already been hacked and there is an exponential rise of such cyber attacks giving jitters amidst the home owners. Gone are those days, where burglars attack homes making their way through a back door forced… Continue reading 5 Ways to Protect Smart Homes

Users no longer able to log into their accounts   Mar 7, 2017 13:30 GMT  ·  By Bogdan Popa   UPDATE 3: We’re seeing reports that some users can once again access their accounts, but a confirmation from Microsoft that all services have been restored is yet to come. For the moment, what we know… Continue reading Microsoft Account Goes Down, Skype, Xbox, OneDrive All Affected Updated

7th March 2017 By Marc Laliberte   A researcher gives us a glimpse into what happened when he found a problem with an IoT device.   As an information security researcher, a major part of my job is to help software and hardware manufacturers fix security issues before they’re exploited by bad guys. When white… Continue reading A Real-Life Look into Responsible Disclosure for Security Vulnerabilities

By Ionut Arghire on March 07, 2017   Google this week released a new set of monthly security patches for Android to address over 100 vulnerabilities in the platform, 35 of which carry a Critical severity rating.   In a newly published Security Bulletin, Google reveals that two partial security patch level strings are rolling… Continue reading Google Patches 35 Critical Android Vulnerabilities

7th March 2017  by John E Dunn   Google has revealed its emergency patching efforts to fix a widespread and “pernicious” software vulnerability that affected thousands of open source projects in 2015.   Referred to as “Mad Gadget” by Google (aka the Java “Apache Commons Collections Deserialization Vulnerability” CVE 2015-6420), the flaw was first highlighted by… Continue reading Google leads ‘guerilla patching’ of big vulnerability in open source projects

 By Michael Mimoso    March 7, 2017                                           A discussion draft of a bill proposed on Friday by Rep. Tom Graves (R-GA) that would exclude organizations from prosecution for hacking back is already stirring up some concerns about potential unintended consequences. The Active Cyber Defense Certainty Act would exempt victims of computer crimes from prosecution… Continue reading Active Defense Bill Raises Concerns Of Potential Consequences