Android P promises new security and privacy features

Android P, the next generation of Google’s operating system, may not be due for release until sometime later this year – but that doesn’t mean we don’t already know some of the features it has in store for us. That’s becau… Continue reading Android P promises new security and privacy features

MoviePass removes ‘unused’ location feature that tracked cinema-goers’ movements

MoviePass updates its app after taking some well-deserved heat after the company’s CEO revealed that it was tracking users’ movements a little too closely.
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Smashing Security #068: Malware from outer space!

If aliens did contact us would it be safe to open the email? Why would MoviePass track film lovers after they leave the cinema? Would you know how to get around Malaysia when your car rental website lets you down? And will Graham *please* stop talki… Continue reading Smashing Security #068: Malware from outer space!

400,000 servers at risk if open-source Exim remote attack bug is left unpatched

At least 400,000 servers are thought to be running a vulnerable program that can be tricked by a remote hacker into running malicious code.
Read more in my article on the Tripwire State of Security blog.
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400,000 servers at risk if open-source Exim remote attack bug is left unpatched

At least 400,000 servers are thought to be running a vulnerable program that can be tricked by a remote hacker into running malicious code.
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World record broken again! DDoS attack exceeds 1.7 terabits per second

Just days after it was revealed that a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack on GitHub had been measured at a record-breaking peak of 1.35 terabits per second, another attack has raced past, and claimed the world record at a mind-blowing 1.7 Tbp… Continue reading World record broken again! DDoS attack exceeds 1.7 terabits per second

World record broken again! DDoS attack exceeds 1.7 terabits per second

Just days after it was revealed that a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack on GitHub had been measured at a record-breaking peak of 1.35 terabits per second, another attack has raced past, and claimed the world record at a mind-blowing 1.7 Tbps… Continue reading World record broken again! DDoS attack exceeds 1.7 terabits per second