Microsoft’s workaround to protect Windows computers from the Intel processor security flaw dubbed Meltdown has revealed the rootkit-like nature of modern security tools. Some anti-malware packages are incompatible with Redmond’s Meltdown patch, released last week, because the tools make, according to Microsoft, “unsupported Read More …
As Spring approaches, not only do the flowers begin to blossom and the winter clouds disperse, the tech industry begins to understand what the rest of 2017 may bring. In the cybersecurity world, the dangers lurking in the Smart Home because Read More …
Last month, Symantec detected a spam campaign mainly targeting financial institutions, which used social engineering to try trick victims into installing “virus detection software” that was in fact an information stealing Trojan (W32.Difobot). The emails purported to come from HSBC, Read More …
Security vendor Kaspersky Lab has updated its antivirus products to fix an issue that exposed users to traffic interception attacks. The problem was found by Google vulnerability researcher Tavis Ormandy in the SSL/TLS traffic inspection feature that Kaspersky Anti-Virus uses Read More …