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• Application vulnerabilities still a top security concern

  16.05.2013

  Respondents to a new (ISC)2 study identified application vulnerabilities as their top security concern.

• Dangerous CSRF attacks up 132%

  23.04.2013

  FireHost has announced today its Q1 2013 web application attack statistics, detailing the type and number of the most dangerous cyberattacks blocked by the firewalls that protect its servers in the U.S.

• Client-Side Attacks and Defense

  20.03.2013

  Authors: Rob Shimonski and Sean-Philip Oriyano Pages: 296 Publisher: Syngress ISBN: 1597495905 Introduction Whether it's security vulnerabilities in software used by millions of home users and employees, or the natural human tendency to trust what comes at us, but even the most complex and far-reaching attacks today start with the compromise of a single endpoint.

• Cross-site scripting attacks up 160%

  29.01.2013

  Each quarter, FireHost reports on the Superfecta – a group of four cyberattacks that are the most dangerous – and warns that both Cross-Site Scripting and SQL Injection attacks have become even more prevalent since the third quarter of 2012.

• Security vulnerabilities in ESPN ScoreCenter mobile app

  18.01.2013

  ESPN ScoreCenter, one of the most popular mobile sports apps on the market, has significant security vulnerabilities that could compromise users’ mobile devices, including the threat of data theft.

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Spotlight

IT security jobs: What's in demand and how to meet it

Posted on 15 May 2013.  |  Let's say you want a career in information security, where do you start? What credentials do you need? What are employers looking for? Read on to find some answers.

Is Microsoft is reading your Skype communications?

Posted on 15 May 2013.  |  The question of whether Skype allows U.S. intelligence and law enforcement agencies to access the communications exchanged by its users has still not been adequately answered by Microsoft.

Internet Explorer best at blocking malware

Posted on 14 May 2013.  |  While Chrome’s malware download protection improved significantly, Internet Explorer 10 continues to outperform the other browsers with a block rate of 99.96%.

Researcher refuses to help Saudi telco to spy on people

Posted on 14 May 2013.  |  You would think that a Saudi Arabian telecom firm interested in monitoring its users' mobile communications would not be asking a well-known pro-privacy researcher for help, but you would be wrong.

Malicious browser extensions are hijacking Facebook accounts

Posted on 13 May 2013.  |  Facebook users - especially those in Brazil - are being targeted with malicious browser extensions trying to hijack Facebook profiles, warns Microsoft.