Security News

• Is DevOps sustainable after the consultants leave?
  As with many a corporate initiative, DevOps is launched with high hopes and lots of hoopla. But will everyone continue to work together as one happy, aligned family? .
  
• The economic impact of Russian hacking on the Ukraine economy
  Yakiv Smolii, First Deputy Governor of the National Bank of Ukraine, explains how business development in Kiev has flourished in spite of cyberwar, kinetic war, and overt hacking designed to subvert the economy.
  
• A massive cyberattack is hitting organisations around the world
  UPDATED: Victims in Ukraine, Russia, Denmark, the UK and the United States have all reported being hit by a cyberattack: authorities are investigating "global ransomware incident".
  
• Ransomware: More and smarter scams coming soon
  But on the plus side, fighting between ransomware gangs might reduce some of the threat.
  
• Facebook, Microsoft, Twitter, YouTube: Here's how we'll stop terrorist propaganda
  Rivals join forces to curb online terrorist propaganda through the Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism.
  
• Windows 10 Fall Creators Update: What's coming on the security front
  Microsoft will be adding a number of new security features to Windows 10 Fall Creators Update, but for Enterprise and Windows Server users only.
  
• LG X Venture review: A rugged mid-tier $330 phone that's perfect for field work
  
  
• Nokia 6: Android-powered flagship hits US from July for $229
  The Nokia 6 runs Android Nougat and will be available exclusively on Amazon.
  
• Zero-day Skype flaw causes crashes, remote code execution
  The critical flaw doesn't require any user interaction, either.
  
• Prison Escape 2016 Pro - Extreme Jailbreak Mission for Windows 10
  You have spent all your life among criminals committing crimes. Finally for the sake of your family and kids you decided to quit this...
  

• Second Global Ransomware Outbreak Under Way
  A massive ransomware outbreak is spreading globally and being compared to WannaCry.
  
• Major Hole Plugged in Secure File Transfer Tool
  Biscom recently patched a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability in its secure file transfer product.
  
• Another RCE Vulnerability Patched in Microsoft Malware Protection Engine
  Google Project Zero’s Tavis Ormandy found another remote code execution vulnerability in the Microsoft Malware Protection Engine, the third since early May.
  
• Svpeng Behind a Spike in Mobile Ransomware
  Mobile ransomware attacks spike in the first quarter of 2017, growing three and a half times compared to the previous year.
  
• Anthem Agrees to Settle 2015 Data Breach for $115 Million
  Anthem agreed late Friday to pay $115 million to settle U.S. lawsuits around a data breach that hit the company in 2015.
  
• New EU Privacy Laws Will Complicate B2B Data Sharing
  Exploring the legality of the international business-to-business sharing of IP addresses within the cyber threat intelligence community.
  
• Siemens Patches Vulnerabilities in SIMATIC CP, XHQ
  Siemens patched two vulnerabilities in products, SIMATIC CP and XHQ, commonly found in industrial control system setups this week
  
• Few Victims Reporting Ransomware Attacks to FBI
  The FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) identified ransomware as one of 2016's top threats, but a relatively small number of attacks were reported.
  
• Threatpost News Wrap, June 23, 2017
  Mike Mimoso and Chris Brook discuss the news of the week, including Citizen Lab's latest report, WannaCry hitting Honda, GhostHook, and Fireball.
  
• NSA Advocates Data Sharing Framework
  Fighting attackers needs a new approach that leverages a public-private data sharing framework, enabling immediate and collective responses.