Cybercrime in 2017 was a tumultuous year “full of twists and turns”, with new (but old) infection methods, a major return to social engineering, and ups and downs in ransomware. These conclusions come from the ‘Cybercrime tactics and techniques: 2017 state of malware’ report (PDF) published today by Malwarebytes. “We look at our own detection […]

A critical vulnerability that could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code has been found in a component used by more than 100 industrial control systems (ICS) from tens of vendors. The flaw affects the web server component of 3S-Smart Software Solutions’ CODESYS WebVisu product, which allows users to view human-machine interfaces (HMIs) for […]

Vulnerabilities that could allow unauthorized file deletion, unauthorized command execution and authentication bypass impacted WD (Western Digital) MyCloud devices, Trustwave reports. The vulnerabilities were discovered in the MyCloud personal storage device and were reported to Western Digital last year. The company has already released a firmware update to address them. All of the issue were […]

Kaspersky Lab this week released an update for its Secure Mail Gateway to resolve a series of vulnerabilities that could lead to account takeover, code execution, and privilege escalation. The Kaspersky Secure Mail Gateway is an integrated email system and security solution that comes bundled with anti-spam, anti-malware, and anti-phishing and deployed on a virtual […]

Grammarly has fixed a bug with its Chrome browser extension that exposed its authorization tokens to websites, allowing sites to assume the identity of a user and view their account’s documents. “I’m calling this a high severity bug, because it seems like a pretty severe violation of user expectations,” said Tavis Ormandy, a researcher at […]

Researchers have released a proof-of-concept framework for a new covert channel for data exchange using the Transport Layer Security (TLS) protocol. The method exploits the public key certificate standard X.509 and could allow for post-intrusion C2 communication and data exfiltration to go unnoticed despite network perimeter protections. According to Fidelis researchers, the covert data exchange […]

Google set the record straight on Android security Tuesday, announcing that in 2017 it booted 700,000 apps from Google Play for violating marketplace policies. In a blog post titled “How we fought bad apps and malicious developers in 2017,” Google outlined efforts made over the last 12 months to keep users safe. “Last year we’ve […]

About 35% of organizations in a new survey said they’re taking a “cloud-first” approach to their business – meaning that all new projects are done in the cloud. However, 40% of respondents felt that their security solutions aren’t as flexible and scalable as the rest of their cloud initiatives. According to Hurwitz & Associates’ Balancing […]