Latest news
-
Looking back at a year of Microsoft patches
14.01.2013
Last year Microsoft's Patch Tuesdays featured a total of 83 bulletins, which is a decline from previous years.
-
Disable Java! Recent 0-day exploit is included in exploit kits
11.01.2013
The Java zero-day that has recently been spotted being exploited in the wild has turned into big, big news as a number of popular exploit kits have been fitted with the exploit for it and there's still no news from Oracle on when we could expect a fix.
-
New Java 0-day exploited in the wild
10.01.2013
A new Java zero-day being exploited in the wild has been found.
-
Researchers crack Microsoft's Fix It for latest IE 0-day
07.01.2013
Microsoft has announced on Friday that this month's Patch Tuesday will include seven advisories, but unfortunately there will be no patch for the recently detected IE zero-day used in targeted watering hole attacks.
-
IE zero-day used in targeted watering hole attacks
02.01.2013
News that an Internet Explorer zero-day vulnerability was being and has been for quite some time been used in a new "watering hole" attack has livened the otherwise uneventful last week of 2012.
Spotlight
The CSO perspective on healthcare security and compliance
Posted on 20 May 2013. | Randall Gamby is the CSO of the Medicaid Information Service Center of New York. In this interview he discusses healthcare security and compliance challenges and offers a variety of tips.
Cyber espionage campaign uses professionally-made malware
Posted on 20 May 2013. | A massive cyber espionage campaign has been hitting government ministries, IT companies, academic research institutions, and more.
Ransomware adds password stealing to its arsenal
Posted on 17 May 2013. | Microsoft researchers are warning about a new variant of the well-known Reveton ransomware doing rounds.
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.
Hacking charge stations for electric cars
Posted on 15 May 2013. | Ofer Shezaf talks about what charge stations really are, why they have to be ‘smart’ and the potential risks created to the grid, to the car and most importantly to its owner’s privacy and safety.
By subscribing to our early morning news update, you will receive a daily digest of the latest security news published on Help Net Security.
With over 500 issues so far, reading our newsletter every Monday morning will keep you up-to-date with security risks out there.
 |
