February 19, 2019
Windows 7 users: You need SHA-2 support or no Windows updates after July 2019 | ZDNet
Microsoft will begin rolling out SHA-2 standalone updates for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 in March in preparation for its July 16 implementation deadline. Source: Windows 7 users: You need SHA-2 support or no Windows updates after July 2019 | ZDNet
February 19, 2019
Chinese and Iranian Hackers Renew Their Attacks on U.S. Companies
President Trump’s withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal and his trade conflicts with China are believed to have inspired new waves of attacks. Source: Chinese and Iranian Hackers Renew Their Attacks on U.S. Companies
February 14, 2019
The great Equifax mystery: 17 months later, the stolen data has never been found, and experts are starting to suspect a spy scheme
Equifax’s data breach on Sept. 7, 2017, stunned markets and American consumers, but the data has disappeared. Source: The great Equifax mystery: 17 months later, the stolen data has never been found, and experts are starting to suspect a spy scheme
February 14, 2019
The infosec reckoning has arrived
2018 represented a record year for venture capital investment into information security, but this isn’t a positive trend – and it definitely doesn’t mean we’re more secure. An unwarranted percentage of solutions being funded are not solving the problems defenders face the most. And with high numbers of lackluster information security startups failing to meet […] Source: The infosec reckoning has arrived
February 14, 2019
Shlayer Malware Disables macOS Gatekeeper to Run Unsigned Payloads
A new variant of the multi-stage Shlayer malware known to target macOS users has been observed in the wild, now being capable to escalate privileges using a two-year-old technique and to disable the Gatekeeper protection mechanism to run unsigned second stage payloads. Source: Shlayer Malware Disables macOS Gatekeeper to Run Unsigned Payloads