Apple Implements Email Encryption For iCloud

Apple quietly began encrypting virtually all of the email flowing in and out of its servers for its iCloud.com, mac.com and me.com domains, a move that throws up an important roadblock for attackers and others attempting to snoop on those transmissions. The change from Apple comes as security...

Symantec Critical System Protection for Windows Default Policy Bypass

SUMMARY Symantec Critical System Protection SCSP, Windows version, default policy settings can be susceptible to policy bypass when installed on an out-of-the-box unpatched windows server. While this is not in any way a normal installation, it could permit unauthorized access to information store...

Multilayer DDoS Attacks Have Reset Stage for Network Attacks

Back in the dark days of dial-up connectivity, attackers wouldn’t bother compromising home computers as bots to be used in distributed denial-of-service. The lack of bandwidth made PCs persona non grata in the DDoS world. Instead, attackers targeted Web servers, the only machines with the...