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Cisco issues critical warning around Apache Struts2 vulnerability

The company said it will publish a list of vulnerable products here as it learns of them.

Mar 10, 2017 3 mins

Cisco Systems Cyberattacks Network Security

Tech crime as a service escalates

Modern technology is a major part of 'most, if not all' crime by organized gangs, Europol says. Crime as a service and the sharing economy are important elements.

By Patrick Nelson

Mar 10, 2017 3 mins

Cyberattacks Enterprise Applications Security

Anonymous hacker causes dark web to shrink by as much as 85%

A hacker connected with Anonymous attacked Freedom Hosting II, causing thousands of dark web sites to go down

By Andy Patrizio

Mar 10, 2017 2 mins

Cyberattacks Network Security Security

Protecting the enterprise against mobile threats

Trends in mobile security that are changing the threat landscape

By Kacy Zurkus

Mar 10, 2017 6 mins

Android Mobile Security Small and Medium Business

After the WikiLeaks dump: Do nothing

If someone wants to crack your system, they will find a way. The best you can do is continue with your security best practices.

By Tom Henderson

Mar 9, 2017 3 mins

Cybercrime Network Security Security

Basic training: Cybersecurity lessons inspired by an opportunistic developer

5 foundational best practices for keeping up with ‘on-demand, near real-time’ data needs

By John Hawkins

Mar 9, 2017 6 mins

Cybercrime IT Skills and Training Network Security

Fears of election hacking spread in Europe

First the Netherlands, and now France in return to paper-based voting

By Peter Sayer

Mar 8, 2017 3 mins

Hacking Security

Cisco Talos warns of new Cryptolocker ransomware campaigns

Cisco Talos said infamous Cryptolocker (aka TorrentLocker or Teerac) code is making the rounds.

By Michael Cooney

Mar 8, 2017 3 mins

Cisco Systems Cyberattacks Small and Medium Business

Researchers link Middle East attacks to new victim in Europe

Kaspersky Labs announced new research this morning that shows some links between the massive Shamoon attack that took down 35,000 computers in Saudia Arabia to a new attack against a target in Europe

By Maria Korolov

Mar 6, 2017 5 mins

Cybercrime Security

US DOJ drops child porn case to avoid disclosing Tor exploit

The FBI remains unwilling to disclose the technique it used to deanonymize Tor users in the Playpen case

By Lucian Constantin

Mar 6, 2017 3 mins

Cybercrime Security