By Stephen Lawson, IDG News Service | August 5th, 2014 Many packages are vying to take the popular kit’s place, and security threats still abound, report says. Exploit kits of cybercrime tools fell into a big slump in the first
Attackers exploit remote access tools to compromise retail systems
By Jaikumar Vijayan, Computerworld | July 31st, 2014 DHS warns retailers of threat to point-of-sale systems. Malicious hackers are taking advantage of commonly used enterprise remote access tools to break into retail point-of-sale (POS) systems and plant malware on them,
Microsoft rumored to be buying security firm that publicized Active Directory exploit
By Tim Greene, Network World | July 15th, 2014 Microsoft may buy an Israeli security company that posted instructions on how to change Active Directory passwords by exploiting a flaw. Microsoft is thinking about buying an Israeli security company that