New Techniques Emerge for Abusing Windows Services to Gain System Control
Organizations should apply principles of least privilege to mitigate threats, security researcher says.Several new techniques have become available recently that give attackers a way to abuse legitimate Windows services...
Troy Hunt: Organizations Make Security Choices Tough for Users
The Have I Been Pwned founder took the virtual stage at Black Hat Asia to share stories about his work and industrywide challenges.Data breach notification website Have I Been...
Wanted: The (Elusive) Cybersecurity ‘All-Star’
Separate workforce studies by (ISC) 2 and ISACA point to the need for security departments to work with existing staff to identify needs and bring entry-level people into the...
DoD Lets Researchers Target All Publicly Accessible Info Systems
The Department of Defense expands its vulnerability disclosure program to include a broad range of new targets.The Department of Defense (DoD) has expanded its vulnerability disclosure program to include...
Attackers Seek New Strategies to Improve Macros’ Effectiveness
The ubiquity of Microsoft Office document formats means attackers will continue to use them to spread malware and infect systems.The use of malicious macros to infect Windows systems grew...
Trump still banned from Facebook but board demands company review
Facebook Inc’s oversight board on Wednesday upheld the company’s suspension of former U.S. President Donald Trump but gave the company six months to determine a “proportionate response” going forward,...
