Why Counting Flaws is Flawed
Once or twice each year, some security company trots out a “study” that counts the number of vulnerabilities that were found and fixed in widely used software products over a given period and then...
View ArticleSecurity Firm Bit9 Hacked, Used to Spread Malware
Bit9, a company that provides software and network security services to the U.S. government and at least 30 Fortune 100 firms, has suffered an electronic compromise that cuts to the core of its...
View ArticleBit9 Breach Began in July 2012
Malware Found Matches Code Used Vs. Defense Contractors in 2012 Cyber espionage hackers who broke into security firm Bit9 initially breached the company’s defenses in July 2012, according to evidence...
View ArticleThese Guys Battled BlackPOS at a Retailer
Ever since news broke that thieves stole more than 40 million debit and credit card accounts from Target using a strain of Point-Of-Sale malware known as BlackPOS, much speculation has swirled around...
View ArticleSigned Malware = Expensive “Oops” for HP
Computer and software industry maker HP is in the process of notifying customers about a seemingly harmless security incident in 2010 that nevertheless could prove expensive for the company to fix and...
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