Articles for October 2016

Windows 10’s cumulative updates have ballooned in size, and a similar bloat will affect the Windows 7 updates Microsoft revamped this month.

Source: Windows users face update bloat, and tough choices

Oh geeze… 2003?  Really!?!

The security researcher was swiftly attacked by Trump supporters who couldn’t understand that the information was publicly accessible.

Source: Trump Organization is using horribly insecure email servers | ZDNet

OMG…

When you’re prosecuting a hacker for exposing private information to the world, you really shouldn’t do the same thing yourself!

Source: Doh! Government inadvertently reveals hacker’s private info – Naked Security

Sierra Wireless AirLink Gateways are vulnerable to the debilitating botnet, of which source code has been made public.

Source: Mirai DDoS botnet powers up, infects Sierra Wireless gateways | ZDNet

Decryption tools have cost cyber-crooks more than a million euros in two months by unlocking encrypted devices for free.

Source: These free ransomware decryption tools have rescued data from 2,500 locked devices | ZDNet

Metasploit owner Rapid7 is working on making its penetration testing software easier to use, more welcoming for Linux-based techniques, and a better partner to network security controls.

Source: Metasploit eyeing Linux and usability improvements; iOS support uncertain – TechRepublic

Windows 10’s coolest features are more than skin deep. Here are eight that you might have missed.

Source: 8 Hidden Windows 10 Features You Didn’t Know About

But we still need to proactively hunt down attackers or risk a “failure for future generations” says Shawn Henry.

Source: We’re not going to beat cybercrime in our lifetime says ex-FBI cyber chief | ZDNet

A how-to on finding out what ransomware is squatting in your PC — and how to get rid of it.

Source: Remove ransomware infections from your PC using these free tools | ZDNet

With rapidly growing Internet of Thing (IoT) devices, they have become a much more attractive target for cybercriminals.

Just recently we saw a record-breaking Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks against the France-based hosting provider OVH that reached over one Terabit per second (1 Tbps), which was carried out via a botnet of infected IoT devices.

Now, such attacks are expected to grow more rapidly as someone has just released the source code for IoT botnet, which was ‘apparently’ used to carry out world’s largest DDoS attacks.

Source: Source Code for IoT botnet responsible for World’s largest DDoS Attack released Online