January Android security update fixes 5 critical flaws, removes unneeded component

The update fixes 12 issues, five of which are critical.

Cisco Jabber flaw allows MitM attackers to wiretap communications

A vulnerability in Cisco's Jabber client for Windows can be exploited by attackers.

Difficult to block JavaScript-based ransomware can hit all operating systems

Ransom32 is delivered on the victims' computer in the form of a self-extracting WinRAR archive.

Cisco Systems will be auditing their code for backdoors

Cisco Systems has announced that they will be reviewing the software running on their devices.

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When hacking saves lives: Hacking medical devices and implants

Of all the IoT devices out there, none are more crucial to users than the medical devices that help them simplify the management of certain medical conditions or, in the most extreme cases, actually keep living.


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When hacking saves lives: Hacking medical devices and implants

Of all the IoT devices out there, none are more crucial to users than medical devices.

De-anonymizing code authors by analyzing executable binaries

A group of researchers that have previously proven that it's possible to de-anonymize programmers by analysing the source code of programs they have created, have now demonstrated that a good result can be also be achieved by analyzing executable binaries of those programs.

Is the Cybersecurity Act of 2015 effective?

While many are decrying the newly signed Cybersecurity Act of 2015 for its privacy issues, DB Networks is taking the Act to task for an equally troublesome reason: It is based on erroneous assumptions, rendering it nearly completely useless at improving cybersecurity.

Facebook drops Flash, adding one more reason for users to stop using it altogether

Facebook recently announced it stopped using Adobe Flash for web videos that appear on its News Feed, Pages and the embedded Facebook video player, instead deploying a video player built around HTML5.


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