DUBAI – eLearnSecurity recently participated in the Gulf Information Security Expo & Conference (GISEC) 2015 at the Dubai World Trade Center and had a great time during the 3-day event. GISEC gathers IT Security professionals and enthusiasts and offers exhibits and talks on the current cyber security landscape.
An 18 year-old security flaw has been recently discovered which affects all versions of Windows and lets an attacker steal a victim’s information from some of the products and services in the victim’s network. Cylance cybersecurity firm disclosed the flaw and mentions in a blog post that this was based on a security hole dating back to 1997.
We have two new entries in our Top 5 Hackme challenges in March 2015. These new Javascript challenges have placed themselves on the top spots this month.
Hack.me is a site that provides fun and challenging scenarios to test your IT security skills on web apps.
Hackers have stolen millions from various enterprises in an attack using a variation of the Dyre Wolf Malware plus some Social Engineering tactics. These attackers have come up with a sophisticated method that consists of spear phishing, malware and DDOS attacks during this crime.
A few members of the British Airways Executive Club complained about their points from their accounts getting stolen. Some of these points were used to book a hotel room and others had all their points wiped out. According to a report from BBC, this issue was dated back at least 2 weeks.