Menlo Security has recently published a new report that will probably dismay you if you're a business owner.
Microsoft Office has been named as the attack vector of choice for hackers around the world. The most common form of the attack is a malicious Word document or other office document attached to an innocent looking email.
Researchers at Okta Security have stumbled across something big. Recently, they discovered a flaw in Apple's OS that would have allowed hackers to completely undermine Apple's code signing process.
While at first glance that doesn't sound so bad, the implications are terrifying.
Most small and midsize business (SMB) owners exist in a bubble of blissful ignorance. They focus on the day-to-day operations of their organization, driving growth, facilitating hiring and guiding marketing, without a single thought given to the security of the computer networks these processes depend on.
Do you use Cortana? It's a handy virtual assistant (like Siri) built into Windows 10. Unfortunately, as useful as she is, there's a problem. Even if you don't use Cortana yourself, take heed: Microsoft has recently issued a security update based on findings by McAfee researchers.
File this one away under "confirming things we already knew." A recent study conducted jointly by Blink and Trusona confirmed that people just don't like passwords very much.
Their study tracked the login behavior of 148 participants over a three-week period.
What's old is new again.
Hackers have recently begun re-deploying a decade-old trick called 'ZeroFont' to get around Microsoft's security filters and deliver phishing and spam emails to Office 365 email accounts. The gimmick? Zero-point fonts.
How many web apps do you have on your phone? Probably a ton. Here's something you likely didn't know. Based on the latest research from Positive Technologies, nearly half of them (48 percent) are vulnerable to unauthorized access.
As bad as that is, it's just the tip of the proverbial iceberg.
Malicious code can wind up on your PC or phone by any number of roads. Companies do their best to guard the digital passes, but invariably, things get missed and the hackers find a way in. It's a constant battle, and sadly, one that the good guys are losing.
More bad news for Intel. Yet another security flaw has been identified in the processors the company makes. This one is so newly discovered that the full technical details have yet to be released. Here's what we know so far, from a recent Intel announcement:
"System software may opt to utilize Lazy FP state restore instead of eager save and restore of the state upon a context switch.
Being "number 1" isn't always a good thing. Rapid7 has just published their third annual "National Exposure Index," and unfortunately, the United States has the dubious honor of being the nation most at risk for a cyber attack on its core services.
