Newsletter: 21-27 January
The 17 biggest data breaches of the 21st century In recent years, 17 serious data breaches were published. The data breach constitutes a huge loss…
Etiqueta: Computer Security
The 17 biggest data breaches of the 21st century
In recent years, 17 serious data breaches were published. The data breach constitutes a huge loss of information and this has been a trend in our recent memory.
VirtualBox patches ten discovered vulnerabilities
Oracle launches released patches for ten vulnerabilities in VirtualBox which allow attackers to break out of guest operating systems and attack the host operating system that VirtualBox runs on.
libcurl vulnerable since your inception
libcurl is a command-line transfer library that supports DICT, FILE, FTP, FTPS, Gopher, HTTP, HTTPS, IMAP and other. It is used to transfer data via URLs. Are you prepared? It is vulnerable since the first commit we recorded and it was fixed in 7.58.0 version.
Survey – Preparations for the new Data Protection Act
According to the new research from the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS), 80% of large businesses have heard of GDPR, and 27% have made changes to how they operate in response.
Code Execution Flaw Impacts Skype, Signal, Slack and other apps
Electron vulnerability. Skype, Signal, Slack, GitHub Desktop, Twitch, Wordpress.com and other desktop apps are vulnerable to remote code execution.
Bell Canada – Leaked 100.000 individuals records
Bell Canada has been compromised in a breach that reportedly affects up to 100.000 individuals. It was communicated to customers, that their names and personal emails were accessed in a malicious campaign.
Crypto-jacking via ARP Poisoning Attack on Wi-Fi Networks
Hackers are using more sophisticated techniques to mine cryptocurrency in an unauthorized manner. They currently using ARP Poisoning to inject malicious code into all web requests on a Wi-Fi network.
Hackers are attacking Portuguese websites with crypto-jacking. Are you safe?
Crypto jacking detected in Portuguese website. This article refers that Portuguese websites are using this type of resources to mine the cryptocurrency Monero. One of the cases already detected was Dinheiro Vivo, a very well-known Portuguese news website.
10 Tips to Keep Your Smartphone Secured in 2018
Keep your smartphone secured in 2018. The main purpose of this article is to make users aware of potential security risks and also to appeal that their small daily habits may lead to a significant breach of the security of their data and their digital identity.
Vulnerabilidades Web em 2017
Top de vulnerabilidades em 2017. Vulnerabilidades do tipo XSS e injeção continuam no TOP 10 da OWASP (2017). Vulnerabilidades na IoT continuam a crescer descontroladamente. PHP e o Wordpress continnuam a liderar a lista de vulnerabilidades nos CMS. Desastres da blockchain e previsões para 2018.
A blockchain irá substituir as palavras-passe?
As palavras-passe são ainda a parte nevrálgica dos sistemas e continuam a ser também o método mais utilizado na sua autenticação. Parece que elas nunca mais…
Identidade Digital e a Blockchain
Identidade Digital A identidade digital é um tópico com muitos desenvolvimentos nos últimos anos, e a prova disso é a blockchain. Apesar de não ter…
Como surge o RGPDP e Quem é o Data Protection Officer?
A 25 de maio de 2018 entrará em vigor o Regulamento Geral de Proteção dos Dados Pessoais (RGPDP). São procedimentos que terão de ser observados pelas empresas no âmbito das atividades que envolvem o tratamento de dados pessoais.
RGPD – O Antes e o Depois
O Regulamento Geral de Proteção de Dados (RGPD) entra em vigor a 25 de Maio de 2018, com o intuito de tornar as leis da União Europeia (UE) mais homogéneas, em termos do tratamento e processamento de dados dos cidadãos. Mas as novas normas repercutem-se em todo o mundo, já que mesmo as empresas de fora da UE terão que respeitar o RGPD, desde que lidem com dados de cidadãos europeus.
Blockchain e Casos de Uso
A blockchain e a segurança na transparência vai muito para além da realidade financeira. Introduzido com o bitcoin em 2009, esta tecnologia apresenta-se como uma…