A new book titled The Car Hacker's Handbook - A Guide for the Penetration Tester from publisher No Starch Press is available for pre-order from Amazon.com. The topic is cutting edge and helps you build a threat model for your vehicle. Infotainment and navigation systems, built-in Wi-Fi, software updates, and other technologies have innovated the automobile industry but may have … [Read more...]
PhishLabs publishes first Phishing Trends and Intelligence Report
Bad news for the good guys. PhishLabs, a company focused on providing phishing defense, has released their first report on phishing trends and they show "a thriving phishing underground." Key findings of the 2016 Phishing Trends & Intelligence Report: Hacking the Human: Spear phishing remains the primary initial attack vector used by APT actors. However, 22 percent … [Read more...]
Dell Security publishes 2016 Annual Threat Report
Dell Security published their Annual Threat Report. It looks back on cybercrime trends of 2015 and emerging risks for 2016. The report uses data collected by SonicWALL's GRID network with feeds from millions of firewalls and tens of millions of endpoints. This year’s report details the top four developing trends in cybercrime: The evolution of exploit kits to stay one … [Read more...]
Malwarebytes refreshes logo, website and introduces Breach Remediation service
Malwarebytes has introduced a new logo for the company and also gave malwarebytes.org a redesign at the same time. The new logo makes the 'M' a single color, removes the shadowing, and reduces the width of the letter. In addition to the new looks, Malwarebytes has had a busy 2016 so far. The security software company has raised $50 million from Fidelity. They also … [Read more...]
AV-Test announces 2015 antivirus product awards
AV-Test, an independent institute that evaluates antivirus products, has awarded their 2015 best product awards. Twelve awards were presented across different categories such as Protection, Performance, Usability, Repair, and Android Security. The awards are based on the laboratory tests performed on the products throughout 2015. You can learn more about the awards and … [Read more...]