More than 1.5 million DDoS attacks daily are targeting the Bash bug flaws known as Shellshock. Researchers have now discovered a total of four Shellshock vulnerabilities and warn that more may follow.
As news of the Shellshock bug continues to spread, CISOs in all sectors are taking steps to mitigate the risks posed by the vulnerability. Likewise, regulators and industry groups have ramped up dissemination of alerts.
The point-of-sale vendor behind the Jimmy John's breach has stepped forward, saying that, along with the 216 impacted Jimmy John's eateries, an additional 108 different restaurants have been compromised.
The social media savvy Islamic State frightens most of the world with its gruesome Internet postings of executions and online recruitment of new Jihadists. But is the terrorist group likely to launch cyber-attacks?
Financial institutions are starting to report fraud tied to the massive Home Depot payment card data breach. One card issuer calls the fraud ramp up "much greater than what we saw from Target, Michaels and Neiman Marcus."
The restaurant chain Jimmy John's has confirmed a payment card data breach affecting about 216 of its locations in 40 states. The breach stems from the compromise of a "point-of-sale vendor."
FS-ISAC has teamed up with the Depository Trust and Clearing Corp. to offer software designed to ease cyberthreat information collection and sharing, helping safeguard against cyber-attacks.
What's as disturbing as news of the Chinese hacking U.S. defense contractors' systems is that the contractors failed to notify the military of most of those intrusions because of how they interpreted cyber-intrusion reporting requirements.
A researcher says he tricked the Touch ID biometric fingerprint scanner built into the new iPhone 6, using a fake fingerprint created with glue. But it remains to be seen how well would-be fraudsters could employ this technique.
A $500 million class action lawsuit against Home Depot has been filed in Canada following the disclosure by the retailer that 56 million payment cards were exposed in a data breach.
In the year since federal regulators began enforcing the HIPAA Omnibus Rule, there's been a huge spike in the number of major breaches reported. What's behind the surge?
Banking Trojans are increasingly being repurposed for espionage purposes. Recent victims of modified banking malware include a chemical manufacturer as well as an unknown number of Salesforce users.
The unexpected departure of Steven VanRoekel as the federal chief information officer likely will have little direct impact on the Obama administration's cybersecurity initiatives. Find out why.
Security experts analyze the latest details that big-box retailer Home Depot provided about a breach that exposed 56 million payment cards. A hot topic: the nature of the malware used in the attack.
Healthcare organizations are increasingly top targets for sophisticated data breaches. How can they improve their defenses? Paul Smith of Ascension Health and Mark Hanson of Fortinet offer tips.
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