Pierluigi Paganini
April 25, 2018
Welcome Portugal, on Tuesday the state joined the NATO Cyber-Defence Centre. The centre has the mission to enhance the capability, cooperation and information sharing among NATO, its member nations and partners in cyber defence. The NATO Cyber-Defence Centre has a new member, on Tuesday Portugal joined the organization. The NATO Cyber-Defence Centre is a multinational and interdisciplinary hub of cyber […]
Pierluigi Paganini
April 24, 2018
Israeli researchers presented their new research named BeatCoin, it is an experiment wherein they demonstrate how to steal private keys for a cryptocurrency wallet installed on cold storage. How to protect cryptocurrency wallets? Many experts will tell you to store them in air-gapped networks, but let me remind you to check if Ben Gurion experts are far from […]
Pierluigi Paganini
April 23, 2018
You might have heard that WordPress security is often referred to as hardening, WordPress website security is all about putting locks on doors and windows and having lookouts on each of your “towers.” You might have heard that WordPress security is often referred to as “hardening.” While the name might cause a few eyebrows to […]
Pierluigi Paganini
April 23, 2018
Cisco has announced a set of security patches that address the CVE-2018-0229 vulnerability in its implementation of the Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML). The CVE-2018-0229 flaw could be exploited by an unauthenticated, remote attacker to establish an authenticated AnyConnect session through an affected device running ASA or FTD Software. “A vulnerability in the implementation of Security […]
Pierluigi Paganini
April 21, 2018
Threat intelligence firm AlienVault announced the launch of a free endpoint scanning service, called OTX Endpoint Threat Hunter. Threat intelligence firm AlienVault announced the launch of a free endpoint scanning service, called OTX Endpoint Threat Hunter, that allows private firms and security experts to identify threats in their networks. “OTX Endpoint Threat Hunter is a free threat-scanning […]
Pierluigi Paganini
April 20, 2018
Google announced that iOS users can now benefit from Google prompt feature via their Gmail application. Security and usability are crucial requirements for Google. Google announced that iOS users can now receive Google prompts via their Gmail application. “In 2017, we made Google prompt the primary choice for G Suite users turning on two-step verification for the first […]
Pierluigi Paganini
April 19, 2018
Microsoft announced the new Windows Defender Browser Protection extension that aims to protect them from online threats. Microsoft has a surprise for Chrome users in the Chrome Web Store, it’s the new Windows Defender Browser Protection extension that aims to protect them from online threats. The new extension will help users in avoiding phishing emails, as well as, […]
Pierluigi Paganini
April 18, 2018
Intel announced a new Threat Detection Technology and a framework of critical root-of-trust hardware security capabilities in its chips. Intel continues to innovate its products, the tech giant announced two new technologies, the Threat Detection Technology (TDT) and Security Essentials. The Threat Detection Technology leverages the silicon-level telemetry and functionality to allow security products detect sophisticated threats. […]
Pierluigi Paganini
April 17, 2018
The UK GCHQ intelligence agency warns UK telcos firms of the risks of using ZTE equipment and services for their infrastructure. The alert was issued by the National Cyber Security Centre that said the Chinese firm “would present risk to UK national security that could not be mitigated effectively or practicably”. Let’s remind that the ZTE […]
Pierluigi Paganini
April 16, 2018
According to Channel 2 Action News that investigated the incident, the ransomware attack on the City of Atlanta cost it at least $2.7 million. In the last weeks, I wrote about a massive ransomware attack against computer systems in the City of Atlanta. The ransomware infection has caused the interruption of several city’s online services, including “various internal […]
