SuperFish flashback: SSL interception bugs weaken Barracuda web filter
Barracuda Networks’ web filter is exposed to man-in-the-middle network attack due to a critical flaw in a feature used to inspect SSL traffic on corporate network.
Barracuda Networks’ web filter is exposed to man-in-the-middle network attack due to a critical flaw in a feature used to inspect SSL traffic on corporate network.
The market for cloud and managed security services may be hotting up, but Australian companies will continue investing in standalone security appliances at almost double the global average over the next five years, a new market assessment from market analyst IDC has forecasted.
David Braue | 28 Apr | Read more
Scammers routinely try to take advantage of humanitarian disasters to get people to open phishing emails, or to donate money to fake organizations.
Maria Korolov | 19 Nov | Read more
The cybercriminals behind the CryptoWall ransomware threat have stepped up their game and are digitally signing new samples before using them in attacks in an attempt to bypass antivirus detection.
Lucian Constantin | 30 Sep | Read more
Recriminations were flying as security vendor Trustwave Holdings was named in a lawsuit related to the penetration of US retailer Target, in a suit related to Target's obligations under the PCI DSS credit-card industry standard. The move was termed a wake up call for companies looking to hire PCI DSS auditors, while others in the credit-card industry were seizing on the Target hack to further their arguments for PIN vs chip-based card security.
David Braue | 01 Apr | Read more
Research out today reveals that there is an increasing discrepancy between the capabilities of network infrastructures and what network administrators need to do their jobs effectively.
The PHP Group will reset the passwords for accounts on php.net, the official website of the PHP programming language, and will change the site's SSL certificate after attackers compromised two servers and injected malicious code into the website.
Lucian Constantin | 25 Oct | Read more
Visitors to the official website for the PHP programming language over the past couple of days might have had their computers infected with malware.
Lucian Constantin | 25 Oct | Read more
The underground economy that sells fake Twitter and other social media accounts is now so large that is it easily making millions of dollars for the leading abusers, an updated study by Barracuda Networks has found.
John E Dunn | 04 Jul | Read more
What sets this fruit-picture spam attack apart is that it appears to have involved hacked accounts, however
John P. Mello | 02 Jul | Read more
Barracuda Networks released a new update on Monday to further mitigate a security issue that could have allowed attackers to gain unauthorized access to some of its network security appliances through backdoor accounts originally intended for remote support. The company apologized to customers for its design decisions that led to this situation and promised to look into additional ways to strengthen the remote support functionality.
Lucian Constantin | 06 Feb | Read more
All but three security and network appliances from Barracuda Networks contain undocumented backdoor accounts that allow remote access over SSL and VPN.
A variety of networking and security appliances from Barracuda Networks contain backdoor accounts that could allow attackers to log in remotely over SSH (Secure Shell) and gain administrative, or root, access on the devices.
Lucian Constantin | 24 Jan | Read more
In his presentation titled "The dark side: Measuring and analyzing <a href="http://www.csoonline.com/article/497076/5-facebook-twitter-scams-to-avoid">malicious activity on Twitter and Facebook</a>," Daniel Peck, research scientist with <a href="http://www.barracudanetworks.com/ns/?L=en">Barracuda Networks</a>, delves into the details of how cybercriminals trap people on social networks. Peck's research also uncovered that user perceptions of <a href="http://www.csoonline.com/topic/587704/social-networking-security">social networking security</a> contrasts drastically with actual membership rates, which you can read about in <a href="http://www.csoonline.com/article/696138">Facebook may be scary, but we love it anyway</a>.
Joan Goodchild | 09 Dec | Read more
Barracuda Networks Inc. today announced it has doubled the capacity available to customers of its <a href="http://www.barracudanetworks.com/backup">backup service</a> while keeping the price the same.
Lucas Mearian | 04 Aug | Read more