In the two years since the details of the NSA’s deep penetration of the Internet infrastructure began to emerge, there has been a major movement afoot among Web companies to encrypt more and more of their resources and services. The latest large property to make this move is Reddit, which by the end of the […]
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Amazon Transparency Report Shows Few Requests For User Data
Amazon has released its first transparency report, and for a company as large as Amazon, there is surprisingly little in the way of detail or explanation in the report. The company reported that it received 813 subpoenas, 25 search warrants, and 0-249 national security requests. Of the 813 subpoenas Amazon received in the first five […]
56 million login credentials at risk from app vulnerability
As many as 56 million login credentials may be at risk because of cloud services used incorrectly by app developers, according to new research from the University of Darmstadt.
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Synology Fixes File-Takeover Flaw in Cloud Station OS X Client
There is a vulnerability in some versions of Synology’s Cloud Station client for OS X that can enable any user to take over system files and gain complete control of the machine. Cloud Station is a system that allows users to sync files across a number of devices. The system saves changes to files on […]
Oracle Patches VENOM Vulnerability
Oracle on Saturday released its patch for the VENOM vulnerability, a guest escape flaw that affects many virtualization platforms.
Several Factors Mitigate VENOM’s Utility for Attackers
Proof of concept code exploiting the VENOM vulnerability has surfaced. Its author says mitigating factors make VENOM difficult to exploit at scale.
Google Moving Toward Encrypted Ad Services
Google engineers have spent the last several years moving many of the company’s online services to encrypted links. Gmail is HTTPS by default, and Google search is done over SSL for much of the world. Now the company is working to move its ad-serving and ad-buying platforms to HTTPS, as well. Google’s ad networks are pervasive […]
Avira Antivirus Pro: is it really the best?
Advanced Real Time Protection
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Gitrob Combs Github Repositories for Secret Company Data
Gitrob, an open source intelligence tool, helps security analysts search Github organization repositories for files not meant for public consumption.
Shellshock Exploits Targeting SMTP Servers at Webhosts
SANS Internet Storm Center reports attacks against SMTP servers using Shellshock exploits to create a DDoS botnet.