Microsoft to pay up to US$15K for bugs in two Visual Studio tools
Microsoft has started a three-month bug bounty program for two tools that are part of Visual Studio 2015.
Jeremy Kirk | 22 Oct | Read more
Microsoft has started a three-month bug bounty program for two tools that are part of Visual Studio 2015.
Jeremy Kirk | 22 Oct | Read more
Researchers from Boston University said on Wednesday they've found several flaws in NTP that could undermine encrypted communications and even jam up bitcoin transactions.
Jeremy Kirk | 22 Oct | Read more
Synack, a security company uses crowdsourcing for penetration testing, has built an intelligence platform that it says will narrow down weak points in a company's network.
Jeremy Kirk | 22 Oct | Read more
Google and Yahoo are expanding their use of a successful system used to detect spam.
Jeremy Kirk | 21 Oct | Read more
Magento said Tuesday there does not appear to be a new vulnerability in its e-commerce platform that is causing some websites to become infected with the Neutrino exploit kit.
Jeremy Kirk | 21 Oct | Read more
In the 1960s and 70s, technically savvy enthusiasts sought to game telecommunications systems to make free calls, keeping telecom engineers on their toes.
Jeremy Kirk | 20 Oct | Read more
Some websites running the e-commerce platform Magento appear to have been infected with code that directs victims to the Neutrino exploit kit
Jeremy Kirk | 19 Oct | Read more
Facebook will now warn people if it has a strong suspicion an account is being targeted by a nation-state.
Jeremy Kirk | 19 Oct | Read more
Apple scored unforgettable hits against Microsoft with its Mac vs. PC ads, which anthropomorphized Windows as a sneezing, miserable office worker.
Jeremy Kirk | 15 Oct | Read more
An open-source tool for importing content into the Magento e-commerce platform, called Magmi, has a zero-day vulnerability, according to security vendor Trustwave.
Jeremy Kirk | 14 Oct | Read more
A cybercriminal network that caused at least $10 million in losses has been disrupted by U.S. and U.K. law enforcement, with the U.S. seeking a Moldovan man's extradition, the Department of Justice said Tuesday.
Jeremy Kirk | 14 Oct | Read more
The Web is full of deception, and it's sometimes still hard for people to figure out if the website they're viewing really is what it says it is.
Jeremy Kirk | 14 Oct | Read more
Hackers are like any other coders: they want to built better software, even if it's a program that merely aims to extract a ransom from a hapless Android user.
Jeremy Kirk | 13 Oct | Read more
Apple's removal of several apps from its mobile store on Thursday shows the challenges iOS developers can face when app guidelines shift.
Jeremy Kirk | 12 Oct | Read more
Apple on Thursday removed several apps from its store that it said could pose a security risk by exposing a person's Web traffic to untrusted sources.
Jeremy Kirk | 12 Oct | Read more