Microsoft Plans to Disable SSLv3 in IE, All Online Services
Microsoft is planning to disable support for the weak SSLv3 protocol in Internet Explorer at some undetermined point in the future.
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Dennis Fisher is a journalist with more than 13 years of experience covering information security.
Dyreza Banker Trojan Attackers Exploiting CVE-2014-4114 Windows Flaw
The Dyreza Trojan is exploiting the recently disclosed CVE-2014-4114 vulnerability in Windows that was first used by the Sandworm attackers.
Cyberespionage: ‘This Isn’t a Problem That Can Be Solved’
The issue of cyberespionage is a thorny one, both technically and politically speaking, but some experts say there may not actually be a solution to the problem.
The lack of a central authority for government network security is not a new problem but it’s not necessarily a bad thing, if everyone is doing their jobs, some experts say.
The United States government and private sector are unprepared for a major cyber attack on the country’s critical infrastructure, a former Congressman said.
A security researcher has identified a Tor exit node that was actively patching binaries users download, adding malware to the files dynamically. The discovery, experts say, highlights the danger of trusting files downloaded from unknown sources and the potential for attackers to abuse the trust users have in Tor and similar services. Josh Pitts of Leviathan […]
There is a severe remote code execution vulnerability in a number of Cisco’s security appliances, a bug that was first disclosed nearly three years ago.
Attackers are using a zero day vulnerability in nearly all supported versions of Windows in a series of targeted attacks.
The FTC has hired Ashkan Soltani, a highly regarded and respected technologist and privacy researcher, as its chief technologist.
Google is introducing an improved two-factor authentication system for Gmail and its other services that uses a tiny hardware token that will only work on legitimate Google sites.
