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SHA-1 Collision Spells the End for Old Algorithm
Engineers at Google have created the first SHA-1 collision, an achievement that should lay to rest any remaining doubts about the practical security of the
February 23, 2017
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Suspect Arrested in Mirai Attack on Deutsche Telekom Routers
Authorities in the U.K. have arrested a man suspected of being involved in the attack last year on routers belonging to Deutsche Telekom customers, an
February 23, 2017
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Security Lessons From Snowden
SAN FRANCISCO–Working in the security field offers ample opportunity to learn from your mistakes, and perhaps no organization has had to go through that process
February 16, 2017
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Security Teams Are Becoming Cyber Espionage Investigators
SAN FRANCISCO–As cyber espionage has moved from the government sector into the corporate world, enterprise security professionals have found themselves needing to become investigators to deal with
February 15, 2017
Device Security
‘When Computers Start Killing People, There Are Going to Be Consequences’
SAN FRANCISCO–The massive, rapidly expanding network of insecure IoT devices is becoming so large and unwieldy that it will inevitably attract attention from government regulators
February 14, 2017
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Microsoft President: We Need to Create a Digital Geneva Convention
By Brian Donohue SAN FRANCISCO—In a keynote address at the 2017 RSA Conference, Microsoft President Brad Smith called for the creation of “a trusted and
February 14, 2017
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Macro-Enabled Malware Targets macOS
A new piece of malware that targets macOS appears to be the first one that includes one of the favorite tricks of Windows malware authors:
February 9, 2017
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FBI Targets Extensive Cybercrime Ring
A Brooklyn man has pleaded guilty to charges as part of an FBI investigation into a banking malware and money mule scheme that has been
February 6, 2017
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Details Emerge of Severe WordPress Content Injection Flaw
WordPress has revealed the details of a critical privilege escalation vulnerability that the company fixed in a security release last week. The bug was part
February 3, 2017