‘We have reached a point where cyber competitions can move beyond traditional exercises to being on par with esports’

Session shows how researchers found multiple vulnerability in Canon firmware that can be used in a malware attack.

Dozens of insecure drivers from 20 vendors illustrate widespread weaknesses when it comes to kernel protection.

Researchers exploit a SQLite memory corruption issue outside of a browser.

Patrick Wardle proves that signature-based anti-malware protection on Macs is woefully inadequate when fending off modern attacks.

The insurer has informed customers a third party used a list of user IDs and passwords to attempt access into online accounts.

LAS VEGAS –  A vulnerability in a popular IoT lock key – used chiefly by a high-end hotel in Europe – allowed researchers to break into hotel rooms. The locks in question are dubbed “mobile keys” because of their reliance on mobile phones as opposed to card-based access such as those based on mag-strips and […]

The bug exists in a controller that oversees HVAC, lighting, sensor and alarm systems, to name a few.

A ransomware outbreak that hit QuickBooks cloud hosting firm iNSYNQ in mid-July appears to have started with an email phishing attack that snared an employee working in sales for the company, KrebsOnSecurity has learned. It also looks like the intruders spent roughly ten days rooting around iNSYNQ's internal network to properly stage things before unleashing the ransomware. iNSYNQ ultimately declined to pay the ransom demand, and it is still working to completely restore customer access to files.

By Uzair Amir

If you’re in a smart city, you can open up an app and report it. This is the goal; that everything can be done through the use of technology.

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