Millions of users are open to attacks that can quietly compromise machines by exploiting a weakness in some of Firefox's most popular browser extensions. On Thursday, Boston University PhD Ahmet Buyukkayhan and Northeastern University Professor William Robertson presented their research on the attacks at Black Hat Asia in Singapore. Black Hat Asia...

Transport Layer Security (TLS) is the unsung champion and defender of all good citizens of the Internet. Rather like some invisible, altruistic Marvel superhero, it works tirelessly behind the scenes each and every day helping to protect the things we need and like to do online. Along with its now atrophied predecessor Secure Sockets Layer (SSL), it...

Security experts have discovered vulnerabilities in a database where the U.S. State Department stores visa information. Reuters writes that the State Department first learned of the security flaws following an internal review of its computer systems several months ago. In a report, security experts...

It’s been a month since Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center joined the ranks of Premera Blue Cross, Anthem, CareFirst BCBS, and a considerable number of other healthcare institutions that have experienced recent hacks where personal patient data might have been exposed. While it may have played out like the plot of a bad "cyber"-thriller movie,...

If there is one truth about today's threat landscape, it is that nothing remains the same. Such dynamism rests partially with the sheer volume of threats circulating the web. Multiple reports indicate that bad actors are developing as many if not more threats than security personnel have time to remediate. Indeed, in the second quarter of 2015 alone...

Verizon Enterprise Solutions – a B2B division of the telecommunications company that provides data breach response services – is reportedly facing a breach of its own. According to a report by investigative journalist Brian Krebs, a database containing the contact information of approximately 1.5...

The scourge of ransomware is by far today’s biggest computer security concern. By stepping into the crypto realm, cybercrooks have thrown down the gantlet to antivirus labs around the globe that are still mostly helpless in the face of this challenge. While many experts have been busy reverse-engineering obtained ransomware samples and posting...

In the information security space, there’s no shortage of insight that says increased technology and hardware are needed to combat the loss of information from expensive IT infrastructure. However, the real problems often lie in fallible human beings who’ve been entrusted to maintain the infrastructure and are failing to do so. Meanwhile, it’s...

Google has patched three security issues in Chrome 49, the most recent version of its popular web browser. On Tuesday, the United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US-CERT) released a bulletin announcing the tech giant's latest round of patches."Google has released Chrome version 49.0.2623.87 to address multiple vulnerabilities for Windows,...

Today’s VERT Alert addresses 13 new Microsoft Security Bulletins. VERT is actively working on coverage for these bulletins in order to meet our 24-hour SLA and expects to ship ASPL-660 on Wednesday, March 9th. Ease of Use (published exploits) to Risk Table Automated Exploit Easy ...

Tripwire isn't a patch management company, so why we conducted an extensive survey on patch fatigue is a worthwhile question to ask. The fact is, we spend a lot of time talking about and working with patches, even though we never actually deploy one for a customer. We spend so much time on patching because we're a vulnerability management vendor....

The US Department of Defense (DoD) announced last week the first ever cyber bug bounty program in the history of the federal government, inviting vetted hackers to test the security of the department’s network, website and applications. Dubbed “Hack the Pentagon,” the agency said its pilot bug bounty program is modeled after similar competitions...

Security breaches, also known as a safety violation, occur when a person or application illegally enters a confidential IT border. This could result in the hacking of unauthorized data, services, networks and applications that are highly critical. Breaches can also cause bankruptcy and destroy a company’s reputation, which is why most businesses...

Social engineering is perhaps the most dangerous vector of attack available to hackers. Social engineering could be a phone call made by an attacker to extract data; an email phishing attack that is composed to look like a legitimate request to gain sensitive information; or a physical intrusion into the building by someone claiming false credentials....

The world of technology is never in stasis, but as frantic as the field is, information security moves even faster. Those of us who work to stay aware of the latest trends in cyber security sometimes lose sight of the sobering reality that most people don't have the time or drive to do this--especially if it's not paying the bills. The combination...

This week, I am torn between attending RSA 2016 in San Francisco or HIMSS (Healthcare Information Management Systems Society), a very large healthcare conference in Las Vegas that annually attracts over 44,000 healthcare & IT professionals. Well, there's good news. I am going to both. Why? Cyber security is a major focus at HIMSS. In fact, there is...

The recent announcement from the Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council (PCI SSC) that it will be moving the PCI 3.1 deadline to June 2018 – giving an extra 24 months – caught my attention and reminded me of the ongoing dance between compliance and security. From a compliance and operational standpoint, the new deadline gives organizations...

The cyber security industry is growing faster than ever as companies increase their level of monitoring and analysis to protect themselves from breaches and data loss. The imperative for security professionals to be fast and accurate in recognizing and remediating security threats makes the user experience in security products absolutely critical. ...

Securing the Internet of Things (IoT) has become increasingly difficult. Devices are often shipped with out-of-date operating systems and unmaintained code, which is littered with vulnerabilities. To add to the frustration, traditional security tools cannot be installed on many of these devices. For many users, especially home and SMBs, there are...

Celebrating its 25th anniversary this year, the RSA Conference creates invaluable opportunities for attendees to connect with top security leaders, discover innovative technologies and deliberate the industry’s most pressing issues. With over 30,000 attendees, this annual event continues to help drive the information security agenda worldwide, and...