Security

Mozilla blocks all Flash in Firefox after third zero-day

Automatically blocks even the current version of Flash patched July 8; users can sidestep the ban after seeing a warning

Hacking Team’s malware uses UEFI rootkit to survive OS reinstalls

‘Morpho’ group goes after corporate IP

Symantec has identified a group of cybercriminals targeting corporate IP, with Twitter, Facebook, Apple and Microsoft among those hit

The Upload: Your tech news briefing for Tuesday, July 14

CIA: Julia Child and the shark repellant recipe

The CIA’s answer to “SHARK WEEK”

US to begin talks on drone privacy standards

With My Head in the Clouds: Preparing for the CCSK

Intrinsec & the Cloud Security Alliance

Cyberespionage group Pawn Storm uses exploit for unpatched Java flaw

How OPM data breach could have been prevented

The director of the U.S. government's Office of Personnel Management is out after revelations that the recently disclosed data breach was far larger than initially thought. Inspector general says warnings went ignored.

DEF CON: Come hack the Internet of Things

Competition hopes to reveal security weaknesses in IoT devices before it’s too late