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Organizations Still Slow to Detect Breaches: CrowdStrike

Organizations are getting better at detecting breaches on their own, but it still takes them a long time to do it, according to a new report from CrowdStrike. [Read More]

Unpatched Flaw Exposes Netgear Routers to Hacking

Netgear has launched an investigation after CERT/CC advised users to stop using routers affected by a critical vulnerability [Read More]

Study Analyzes Passwords Used in Opportunistic, Criminal Attacks

A study conducted by Rapid7 analyzes the credentials used by malicious actors in opportunistic and criminal attacks [Read More]

"BadWinmail" Outlook Flaw Puts Enterprises at Risk

Enterprises that haven’t installed Microsoft’s latest security updates are exposed to attacks due to serious Outlook vulnerability [Read More]

Malware Served via Anti-Adblocking Service PageFair

Hackers breached the systems of anti-adblocking service PageFair and used the access to deliver malware [Read More]

Cisco IOS Rootkits Can Be Created With Limited Resources: Researchers

Developing rootkits for Cisco IOS devices doesn’t require advanced knowledge or the resources of a nation state, according to researchers. [Read More]

Tor Increasingly Used by Malicious Actors: IBM

IBM has identified more than 150,000 malicious events originating from United States Tor exit nodes this year. [Read More]

Google Study Compares Top Security Practices of Regular Users, Experts

Google study shows regular users don’t see software updates as an important online security practice. [Read More]

France Calls US Spying 'Unacceptable' After WikiLeaks Claims

France summoned the US ambassador on Wednesday and said it "will not tolerate any acts that threaten its security" after leaked documents indicated Washington spied on President Francois Hollande and his two predecessors. [Read More]

New Chrome SSL Warning Improved Adherence Rates: Google

A team of researchers at Google have been trying to come up with a new design for Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) warnings that can convince users not to ignore such alerts. [Read More]