Hackers are getting faster at exploiting zero-day flaws. That’s going to be a problem for everyone | ZDNet For my full story on this cyber security problem we all face see here at Octagon Technology.
Three Zero Day vulnerabilities in APC UPS units
Check yours now if you have an APC UPS (uninterruptible power supply). TLStorm exploits expose more than 20 million UPS units to takeover. Was yours one of them? | TechRepublic Here is an example of a peripheral part of your computer systems being vulnerable to attack and from there hackers …
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Counting Cows Chinese Cyber Crime
If it was not so serious, with a title like this I would have saved this for “Because It’s Friday” post. China exploited cow-counting app to spy on US, says Mandiant • The Register A report by cyber security firm Mandiant outlines how the Chinese state sponsored hacking group Double …
Here’s why you need more than anti-virus, you need training as well
Here is a cyber security threat, that could get into your business and not be detected by your anti-virus. It is not a zero day vulnerability, it just does not get detected! CinaRAT Delivered Through HTML ID Attributes – SANS Internet Storm Centre This is where training comes in to …
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Making a business from bug bounty – controversial?
Zerodium has announced it will buy bugs from researchers in popular email clients – for white-hat purposes although their actions are controversial. Zerodium looks to buy zero-days in Outlook and Thunderbird email clients – The Record by Recorded Future