ICS-CERT released an advisory about a vulnerability in TURCK automation gear discovered by an IOActive researcher that enabled access to hard-coded passwords contained within the devices.
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Despite £800m in Losses, Small Businesses Scoff at Security
Small and medium-sized businesses are losing a staggering £785 million per year to cybercrime, according to a joint report published by the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) and the Home Office and Business Departments in the United Kingdom.
Report Says Active Recovery Efforts Could Deter IP Theft By Foreign Attackers
An independent commission focused on the threat of intellectual property from U.S. companies says that between 50 percent and 80 percent of all IP theft originates in China and, in a new report, urges the government to take stronger action against government-sanctioned IP theft. The Commission on the Theft of American Intellectual Property said in[...]
Thousands of DHS Personnel Notified of Data Breach
The Department of Homeland Security this week began notifying up to tens of thousands of employees, contractors and others with a DHS security clearance that their personal data may be at risk. The notifications began on Monday, according to an online statement, after officials learned of a vulnerability in software used by a vendor to[...]
Google Strengthening Keys on SSL Certificates to 2048 Bits
As attacks against cryptographic systems and the SSL infrastructure have advanced in recent years, experts have begun to fret about the future utility of the system. Companies that rely on the security of the SSL technology are beginning to take steps to address the issue, with the latest being Google, which is planning to change[...]











