CyberSecurity Institute

[From the desk of Paul Davis – his opinions and no-one else’s] Keep an eye on Adobe and your browsers, the pown2own competition has/will trigger new patches. So onto the news: Data company [IDT911] to open European HQ in Galway A company that offers data protection services is to create…

[From the desk of Paul Davis – his opinions and no-one else’s] … So onto the news: Apple is cracking down on antivirus apps Apple has begun a campaign to remove antivirus apps from its App Store, 9to5Mac reports. One of the first casualties of Apple’s crackdown was VirusBarrier iOS….

[From the desk of Paul Davis – his opinions and no-one else’s] … So onto the news: Signature antivirus’ dirty little secret [1^st] … organized criminals have entered the fray, and now customize malware for specific targets (such as Point-of-Sale malware), today’s threat do not wildly spread and touch as…

[From the desk of Paul Davis – his opinions and no-one else’s] Middle of the week, a quiet news day but make sure you’re ready for the OpenSSL patching activities that will need to be launched today. So onto the news: Case study: When a hacker destroys your business Former…

[From the desk of Paul Davis – his opinions and no-one else’s] So make sure you are updating your Microsoft CRLs since somebody has stolen some Finish certs. Also they are trying to ramp the Andromeda botnet so keep your eyes open. And now for the news: Microsoft warns of…

[From the desk of Paul Davis – his opinions and no-one else’s] And now for the news: Yahoo unveils sneak peek at end-to-end email encryption plugin After the company was thrown under the bus by the National Security Agency surveillance disclosures, Yahoo is following up on its promise to fight…