by ray | Mar 10, 2015 | Security
Two of the largest network gaming services, Xbox Live and PlayStation Network, took unplanned hiatuses on Christmas Day 2014. And for their credit, both Sony and Microsoft were not the culprits for the outages. Newly infamous hacking group Lizard Squad used DDoS...
by ray | Mar 10, 2015 | Security
If there’s one overarching, fundamental truth about the internet, it’s that you’re never as safe as you think you are. Dropbox, Google and the Open Technology Fund get that all too well — that’s why they (along with a slew of security...
by ray | Mar 9, 2015 | Security, Wordpress
Update 2/17: We will conduct the removal in March, a specific date will be set after our infrastructure providers complete their security maintenances, this was previously scheduled for 2/18. At WP Engine we are committed to keeping your WordPress sites secure. As our...
by ray | Mar 7, 2015 | Security
Linux users got a nasty surprise today, as a security team at Red Hat uncovered a subtle but dangerous bug in the Bash shell, one of the most versatile and widely used utilities in Linux. It’s being called the Bash bug, or Shellshock. When accessed properly, the...
by ray | Mar 6, 2015 | Security
Hackers have stolen information on tens of millions of Anthem Inc. customers, in a massive data breach that ranks among the largest in corporate history. The information stolen from the insurance giant includes names, birthdays, medical IDs, social security numbers,...
by ray | Mar 6, 2015 | Security
Companies keep getting hacked. And that’s music to the ears of the executives and investors in cybersecurity companies. February has been a phenomenal month for the overall stock market. The S&P 500 is up about 6%. But companies that help mitigate the damage...