Security

Attackers use NTP reflection in huge DDoS attack

The attack peaked at over 400Gbps according to CloudFlare, the company whose infrastructure was targeted

House committee passes bill banning in-flight phone calls

The bill would allow mobile device users to surf the Internet and send text messages

FBI: $10,000 reward for info on anyone who points a laser at an aircraft

FBI rolls out 60 day program to raise awareness of danger of laser pointers to aircraft pilots

Study shows those responsible for security face mounting pressures

5 issues that could hamper EMV smartcard adoption in the U.S.

Separating post-Target hype from the reality

Microsoft offers multifactor authentication to Office 365 users

Since June last year, users with administrative roles had the facility

Elon Musk sidekick, ex-Juniper exec lead new batch of security startups

Meanwhile, Skyfence, which debuted in January, is snapped up by Imperva

Cyberespionage operation ‘The Mask’ compromised organizations in 30-plus countries

The attack campaign is highly sophisticated and bears the marks of being a state-sponsored operation, the researchers said

How online clues located North Korea’s missile-launcher factories

A few seconds of video, literature, a couple of memoirs and Google Earth helped locate a secret North Korean military plant

Microsoft adds critical IE, XP fixes to Tuesday’s patch slate

Two more updates boost the total for tomorrow to seven