South Korea has had over 110,000 cyber attacks in the last 5 years A recently released report has revealed that South Korean government agencies were subject to over 114,000 cyber attacks in the last five years. The report, compiled using data from the National Computing…
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A fundamental aspect of web applications which developers should bear in mind is securing the input inserted by the user. Â Many times, due to lack of attention or understanding, programmers might ignore the review of the code, resulting in security breaches, which through exploiting represent…
In the headlines: FireEye and Kaspersky vulnerabilities, Windows 10 âKeyloggerâ and more
Windows 10 âKeyloggerâ and how to switch it off When the first Windows 10 preview was released, there were reports of it containing a keylogger. It now appears that this feature did indeed make it into the released version, via the Windows helper Cortana. As…
In the headlines: Ashley Madison hack, Amazon quits Flash, Stolen IRS tax records and more
Adultery site data hits the web with serious consequences The Ashley Madison hack continues to grab headlines, with a reported 39GB of data having now been dumped online. What also emerged from the leaked data is that around 90% of users were in fact male….
In the headlines: Oracle CSO fracas, Wassenaar re-evaluated, car hacking lawsuits and more
Oracle publish then delete blog whining about bug finders Weâre well in the age of the âbug bountyâ, where companies have cottoned on to the fact that itâs safer to pay those who discover security flaws in their products using ethical hacking techniques and software,…
In the headlines: Chinese VPN Services, MasterCard survey, Firefox Exploit and more
Chinese Internet Policing Becomes Literal China is well known for having some of the strictest internet restrictions in the world and the level of control from the government is now set to increase further, with police being posted at the larger internet companies. The government…
In the headlines: Android vulnerabilities, MongoDB database and more
Major Android vulnerability leaves billions of devices open to attack This week saw some serious Android vulnerabilities hit the headlines; according to various reports these affect 95% of Android devices, allowing them to be hacked simply be receiving an MMS message. The six vulnerabilities are…
In the headlines: Ashleymadison.com, CVS pharmacy, Jeep hack and more
Google calls Wassenaar rules unfeasible The Wassenaar rulesâ potential transposition into US law came to light a few weeks ago and just as the open comments on the proposal come to an end, Google have officially spoken out against the proposal. âWe believe that these…
Black Hat Infosecurity Report reviewed
Black Hat USA is one of the biggest security events on the global calendar; now in its 18th year the six day event is well attended by the security staff of some of the biggest companies, with many having more than 5000 employees. Therefore, this…