Eduard Kovacs

Eduard Kovacs (@EduardKovacs) is a managing editor at SecurityWeek. He worked as a high school IT teacher for two years before starting a career in journalism as Softpedia’s security news reporter. Eduard holds a bachelor’s degree in industrial informatics and a master’s degree in computer techniques applied in electrical engineering.

ESET Forum Breached, User Credentials Compromised

The ESET Security Forum has been hacked and the company has confirmed that account credentials of its roughly 2,700 members have been accessed by...

June 6, 2014

Default Password Exposes Digital Highway Signs to Hacker Attacks

Highway dynamic message signs (DMS) from LED display and scoreboard systems manufacturer Daktronics are vulnerable to cyberattacks, the Department of Homeland Security's ICS-CERT (Industrial Control...

June 6, 2014

Man Fined $6,400 for XSS Attack on Singapore President’s Website

A Singaporean man has been fined $6,400 for launching a cross-site scripting (XSS) attack on the official website of Istana, the residence and office...

June 6, 2014

New MitM Vulnerability Plagues Client, Server Versions of OpenSSL

OpenSSL has been updated to address several security issues, including a flaw that appears to have existed in the code for more than 15...

June 5, 2014

UK Government Wants More Jail Time for Hackers

In the speech delivered at the start of the parliamentary session, Queen Elizabeth II revealed the UK government’s plans to hand out tougher sentences...

June 5, 2014

Mobile Ad Libraries Put Enterprise Data at Risk, Firm Says

Mojave Networks Introduces Mobile Application Reputation Feature

June 4, 2014

Final Round of DARPA’s Cyber Grand Challenge to Take Place at DEF CON 2016

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) revealed on Tuesday that the final competition for its automated security systems development challenge will take place...

June 4, 2014

Security Intelligence Startup Fortscale Raises $10 Million

Israel-based enterprise security intelligence startup Fortscale has secured $10 million in a funding round led by Blumberg Capital and Intel Capital. According to the...

June 4, 2014

Microsoft Examines Relationship Between Cybersecurity and Socio-Economic Conditions

Microsoft Report Analyzes Impact of Today’s Decisions on Future of Global Cybersecurity Microsoft has released a new report that aims to show the technology...

June 3, 2014

Man Admits Hacking Law Enforcement Networks, Stealing Payment Card Data

A 25-year-old man from New Bedford, Massachusetts, has been charged with hacking into the computer networks of several organizations in the United States.

June 3, 2014

Les Anderson Appointed Vice President of Cyber at BT

British telecommunications services company BT has appointed Les Anderson as vice president of cyber at BT Security in an effort to enhance protection of...

June 3, 2014