A year-long investigation by a U.S. congressional committee has reportedly concluded that Huawei Technologies and ZTE pose a security threat to the nation, and the committee is advising U.S. firms to buy networking gear from other vendors. ...
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Facebook has restricted the rate at which users can perform phone number searches on its mobile website in order to block a recently disclosed method of harvesting phone numbers. “The ability to search for a person by phone number ...
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Some cloud providers fail to detect and block malicious traffic originating from their networks, which provides cyber criminals with an opportunity to launch attacks in a botnet-like fashion, according to a report from security consultancy ...
Tags: cloud provider, network, security consultancy, BAE System
A new piece of malicious software targeted at Apple users has been found on a website dedicated to the Dalai Lama. The malware, nicknamed “Dockster,” is a backdoor that allows an attacker to control the victim’s ...
Tags: Apple, botnets, Dockster, highlightedpost, malware, Web attacks
Many organisations continue to rely on ineffective intrusion prevention systems (IPS) for defending information systems, says security firm Stonesoft. Advanced evasion techniques (AETs) – which combine several known evasion ...
Microsoft has released further information on a patch for the zero-day vulnerability in Internet Explorer that affects versions IE6 to IE9. The Internet Explorer maker has made available a "fix-it" that uses its application compatibility ...
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Microsoft refuted claims on Thursday that an information disclosure leak in its Internet Explorer browser poses a privacy risk, arguing that the company publicising the issue is seeking to put its competitors in an unfavourable light. ...
Tags: Microsoft, Explorer browser, web pages, software products
The hacktivist collective Anonymous celebrated Guy Fawkes Day on Monday by claiming it had stolen data from Symantec and ImageShack servers and had found a zero-day flaw in ZPanel. Fawkes was arrested over an alleged Nov. 5, 1605 botched ...
Internet communication platform Skype has been hit by worm malware that could infect Windows PCs. When users of the communication platform click on an instant message that says"lol is this your new profile pic"they instantly download ...
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With funding from The Hershey Co., Project Peanut Butter will make and distribute vitamin-enriched nutritional packets to impoverished children in rural Ghana. Through Project Peanut Butter, children in rural Ghana will receive ...
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Defence contractor Lockheed Martin has warned that the danger from cyber-attacks has increased significantly, after it recorded a big rise in the number of threats to its own systems. The firm, the Pentagon's number one defence supplier, ...
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Computerworld-Microsoft today patched a dozen vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer(IE),Windows,Word and Exchange,fixing flaws in the new IE10 for the first time and crushing bugs in Windows 8 and Windows RT for the second month running. ...
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Aon has introduced a fully probabilistic flood catastrophe model for Thailand, aimed to assist global insurers in better understanding risk management exposures. The new model features improved key drivers for understanding flood risk in ...
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European Network and Information Security Agency (ENISA) has advocated to impose mandatory cyber insurance for firms and urged insurance firms to develop related schemes, which will assist them to save reputational damage. The agency in ...
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Guelph Hydro Electric Systems Inc. believes the addition of a new Hydro One transmission line in Guelph is critically needed to meet the increasing demand for electricity in the growing community, reduce outage frequency and improve the ...
Tags: Electricity Supply, New sources of renewable, Electric Systems