Security

Pierluigi Paganini March 27, 2019
Norsk Hydro estimates losses between $35M – $41M in the first week after cyberattack

Norwegian aluminum giant Norsk Hydro estimates more than $40 million losses in the first week following the ransomware attack that disrupted its operations. Last week Norwegian Norsk Hydro, one of the biggest Aluminum producer, suffered an extensive cyber attack that impacted operations in several of the company’s business areas across Europe and the U.S. The news […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 26, 2019
iOS 12.2 update addresses some troubling vulnerabilities

This week Apple released iOS 12.2 to address 51 security vulnerabilities in the popular mobile operating system running on iPhone 5s and later, iPad Air and later, and iPod touch 6th generation. Most of the flaws affect the web rendering engine WebKit, an attacker could trick victims into opening a maliciously crafted web content to […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 24, 2019
Microsoft Defender ATP now protects also macOS

Microsoft has announced the availability of Defender ATP Endpoint Security for Apple macOS Microsoft has announced the availability of Microsoft 365 advanced endpoint security solution across platforms, with the support of Apple Mac it added to Microsoft Defender Advanced Threat Protection (ATP). Microsoft Windows Defender ATP was first introduced in 2016 as a defensive solution […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 22, 2019
Cisco addresses High-Severity flaws in IP Phone 8800 and 7800 series

Cisco released security updates to address vulnerabilities in its IP Phone 7800 and 8800 series that could be exploited by remote, unauthenticated attackers. Cisco released security patches to address vulnerabilities in its IP Phone 7800 and 8800 series that could be exploited by remote, unauthenticated attackers. Cisco IP Phone 8800 series are business desk phones […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 21, 2019
Facebook passwords stored in plain text, hundreds of millions users affected

News problems for Facebook that admitted to have stored the passwords of hundreds of millions of users in plain text. Facebook revealed to have stored the passwords of hundreds of millions of users in plain text, including passwords of Facebook Lite, Facebook, and Instagram users. “As part of a routine security review in January, we […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 20, 2019
Putty users have to download a new release that fixes 8 flaws

PuTTY Releases Important Software Update to Patch 8 High-Severity Flaws The popular SSH client program PuTTY has released an important software update to address eight high-severity security vulnerabilities. PuTTY is one of the most popular open-source software that allows users to access computers over SSH, Telnet, and Rlogin network protocols. The popular SSH client program […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 19, 2019
Aluminum producer Norsk Hydro hit by a massive cyber attack

The giant of aluminum producers, Norway’s Norsk Hydro, announced on Tuesday that it had been hit by a cyber-attack of unknown origin. One of the biggest Aluminum producer, the Norwegian Norsk Hydro, suffered an extensive cyber attack. “Hydro became victim of an extensive cyberattack in the early hours of Tuesday, impacting operations in several of […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 19, 2019
EU adopts EU Law Enforcement Emergency Response Protocol for massive cyberattacks

Europol announced the EU Law Enforcement Emergency Response Protocol new protocol for law enforcement agencies in the European Union and abroad to handle major cross-border cyberattacks. Europol announced the adoption of a new protocol for law enforcement bodies in the EU and abroad to respond to major cyber cross-border cyberattacks. The protocol dubbed EU Law […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 18, 2019
Slack Launched Encryption Key Addon For Businesses

Slack announced today to launch encryption keys that will help businesses to protect their data. Slack announced today to launch encryption keys that will help businesses to protect their data. Staying safe is the toughest job in this risky online world. With the exponential growth of online threats, companies are working days and nights to […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 15, 2019
It is the first time in the history that civic groups hold a protest against a national CERT

Demonstration in front of the National CERT of Philippines for failing to act on cyber attacks targeting regime critical media and civil society organizations On March 12, the World Day Against Cyber-Censorship, media and civilsociety organizations in Philippines held a demonstration in front ofNCERT (National Computer Emergency Response Team) to protest against the negligence of […]