A recently detected PowerShell backdoor can steal information and execute various commands on the infected machines. Dubbed PRB-Backdoor, the malware has been distributed via a Word document containing malicious macros. The documentRead More…
A cryptographic hash function is a hash function which takes an input (or ‘message’) and returns a fixed-size alphanumeric string, which is called the hash value (sometimes called a message digest, aRead More…
Thousands of websites around the world, including many operated by governments, have been infected by hackers using the sites’ computing power to “mine” cryptocurrencies, security researchers said. The attack is the firstRead More…
Hard-coded Password Lets Attackers Bypass Lenovo’s Fingerprint Scanner Lenovo has recently rolled out security patches for a severe vulnerability in its Fingerprint Manager Pro software that could allow leak sensitive data storedRead More…
Is spyware spying on you? What can you do about it? Any type of software that monitors and records your behaviour online can be considered spyware. Spyware is malware that is installedRead More…
Refuting allegations that its anti-virus product helped Russian spies steal classified files from an NSA employee’s laptop, Kaspersky Lab has released more findings that suggest the computer in question may have beenRead More…
DDoS attacks are increasing – here’s how to fight back The distributed-denial-of-service (DDoS) attack landscape is constantly evolving, and is now routinely populated by hacktivists, trolls, extortioners and even used as aRead More…
Several security flaws in the Wi-Fi Protected Access 2 (WPA2) protocol were recently disclosed, which can reportedly expose wireless devices to Key Reinstallation AttaCK (KRACK), a proof-of-concept exploit that compromises WPA2’s encryptionRead More…
Windows Server 2016 includes major security innovations that can help protect privileged identity, make it harder for attackers to breach your servers, and detect attacks so that you can respond faster. ThisRead More…
Microsoft fixed 81 vulnerabilities in its security update round this month, 27 of which were labelled “critical” and one zero-day which is under active attack. CVE-2017-8759 is only rated “important”, but the .NETRead More…
