MasterCard, VISA Warn of Processor Breach – 10,000,000 credit cards...
VISA and MasterCard are alerting banks across the country about a recent major breach at a U.S.-based credit card processor. Sources in the financial sector are calling the breach “massive,” and say it...
View ArticleWordPress admin privilege auto-handover – Does such a thing exist?
We were wondering if there is such a function or plug-in available for WordPress which automatically provides a designated existing registered user of a WordPress site with full administration...
View ArticleProfessional Social Networking – Is it risking your organisations assets?
In today’s employment environment everyone is fighting to be the best and stand out from the crowd when it comes to getting that next career break no matter how big or small. Maybe it’s a voluntary...
View ArticleDisable Java NOW, users told, as Java 0-day exploit hits web
A new browser-based exploit for a Java vulnerability that allows attackers to execute arbitrary code on client systems has been spotted in the wild – and because of Oracle’s Java patch schedule, it may...
View ArticleDisabling Java Plug-ins
In recent years, the Java development platform has become a favored target for hackers, leading to a growing list of Java-specific vulnerabilities being discovered and exploited by various malware. As...
View ArticleOracle knew about critical Java flaws since April 2012
The critical Java vulnerabilities that have security experts cautioning users to disable Java in their browsers are not new discoveries, a security firm claims. On the contrary, Oracle has known about...
View ArticleDouble Trouble: Critical Java zero-day exploits TWO bugs
A potent Java security vulnerability that first appeared earlier this week actually leverages two zero-day flaws. The revelation comes as it emerged Oracle knew about the holes as early as April....
View ArticleOracle releases out of the blue out of cycle fixes for Java
Out of nowhere Oracle has released an emergency update to address the zero-day vulnerabilities being exploited by many different criminal groups. Surprisingly they included some previously unknown...
View ArticleBCC’d or not BCC’d – Wordfence
I received the below email with nice friendly information and updates regarding the popular WordPress plugin Wordfence, a very popular and familiar to some, Security oriented plug-in for WordPress....
View ArticleFemale hackers need apply
Even when I was starting to study my degree just some 4 years ago in Digital Forensics and IT Security there appeared to be very little interest in the subject of IT as a whole, let alone Digital...
View ArticleRFC – Digital Forensics within IaaS Environments
Request for comments – I would be interested in knowing your thoughts and opinions on the topic of “Digital Forensics within Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) Environments. For my sins I have chosen...
View ArticleA ‘must read’– The Mandiant APT report
If you haven’t already read it, your homework for this week is the Mandiant APT1 Report. Don’t read someone else’s interpretation until you’ve read the report yourself, in full. Don’t read the...
View ArticleA-Doh!-Be hit by ‘sophisticated’ Cyber Attack
Adobe’s systems have been hit by numerous “sophisticated attacks” that have compromised the information of 2.9 million customers, and accessed the source code of Adobe products. The company said on...
View ArticleNCA ALERT – Mass ransomware spamming event targeting UK computer users
The NCA’s National Cyber Crime Unit are aware of a mass email spamming event that is ongoing, where people are receiving emails that appear to be from banks and other financial institutions. The...
View ArticleRansomware crooks launch customer service website
Now here’s a first — crooks who realize the importance of customer service. It’s the latest twist in the global CryptoLocker ransomware attack. This diabolically nasty malware locks up all of the...
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