At the Security Analyst Summit, Mark Dowd described how memory corruption mitigations are successfully driving up exploit development costs.
Lines Around Cyber Threat Intelligence Sharing Blurring
The lines between between information shared between intelligence services, companies, and the government are getting increasingly blurry, a Georgetown professor warned.
Fileless Banking Malware Attackers Break In, Cash Out, Disappear
Attackers behind February’s fileless malware attacks dropped malware on some bank ATMs that gave them the ability to dispense money, “at any time, at the touch of a button.”
Lazarus APT Spinoff Linked to Banking Hacks
The Lazarus Group has splintered off a group whose mission is to attack banks and steal money in order to fund its operations.
Security Analyst Summit 2017 Day One Recap
Mike Mimoso and Chris Brook recap the first day of this year’s Security Analyst Summit, including Mark Dowd’s memory corruption bug keynote, the digital archeology around Moonlight Maze, ATM hacking, and the Lazarus APT.
Monday review – the hot 26 stories of the week
From the scam that knows all your details and the latest LastPass vulnerability to the four year old who used Siri to save a life, and more!
Twitter users hit out at confusing revamp of @ mentions
Twitter ignores users’ calls to tackle abuse to roll out confusing change to replies that make it more difficult to see who you’re talking to
This Year's H-1B Visa Applications Look A Lot Like Last Year's
“This year’s round of H-1B visa program applications was scheduled to launch Monday, and it was largely absent of President Donald Trump’s proposed policy changes,” writes Newsweek. An anonymous reader quotes their report: The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services last…
Can Robots Help Children With Autism?
An anonymous reader writes: Sunday is World Autism Awareness Day, and landmarks around the world will “light it up blue” as a show of support, including New York’s Rockefeller Center and the White House. “Autism spectrum disorders affect an estimated…
The US May Finally See Widespread 'Super Wi-Fi' Deployment
The end of the FCC’s spectrum auction last week “should give a clear indication of how much space will be available in each TV market for Super Wi-Fi,” according to the Bay Area Newsgroup. An anonymous reader quotes their report:…