Last Patch Tuesday of 2016 sees fixes for 48 bugs
Office-Themed Phishes Have 20% Success Rate
The “file from scanner” scenario generated the highest number of response rates in the transportation sector at 49%.
KFC UK Warns of Colonel’s Club Breach
Fast food chain informs 1.2m members of loyalty scheme
Massachusetts Partners with Israel’s CyberSpark on Security R&D
The partnership brings together academic, government and industry players to work on cyber-leadership.
Americans Say Cyber-Attacks Are a Threat But Don’t Protect Themselves
The two most popular passwords are “123456” and “password,” probably because 55% of Americans feel they won’t be hacked.
84% of Phishing Sites Last for Less Than 24 Hours
Phishing has become carefully crafted in order to obtain sensitive information from specific organizations and people.
Mobile Subscribers Unaware of the Threats Facing Them
Also, a third (32%) of mobile subscribers never check their balance or bill to detect possible suspicious activity on their account.
London Councils Running Outdated Software
Almost 70% are on at least one unsupported OS
Toolsmith – GSE Edition: Image Steganography & StegExpose
Cross-posted on the Internet Storm Center Diary.
Updated with contest winners 14 DEC. Congrats to:
Chrissy @SecAssistance
Owen Yang @HomingFromWork
Paul Craddy @pcraddy
Mason Pokladnik – Fellow STI grad
Elliot Harbin @klax0ff
In the last of a three…
Georgia Claims DHS Tried to Hack Voter Database
Secretary of state Kemp demands answers