Category Archives: Security News

CloudFlare offers free protection to public interest sites

A project launched by CloudFlare, a provider of website performance and security services, allows organizations engaged in news gathering, civil society and political or artistic speech to use the company’s distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) protection technology for free.

FCC will push network providers on cybersecurity

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The U.S. Federal Communications Commission is threatening to step in with regulations if network providers don’t improve cybersecurity.

Zeus Trojan alternative created from scratch hits the underground market

A new Trojan program that can spy on victims, steal login credentials and interfere with browsing sessions is being sold on the underground market and might soon see wider distribution.

Security-focused Blackphones launch in three weeks, designed to lock down data

The Blackphone security-focused smartphone will go on the market in three weeks and “a few thousand” have already been sold through pre-orders, executives from the device’s makers say.

Evernote slammed by denial of service attack

Evernote was resuming operations early Wednesday following a denial of service attack.