SECTOR CONFERENCE — Attackers scan the Internet for vulnerable servers and software. Security firms and universities often scan for open ports and misconfigurations. One security firm is now scanning ...

IT managers were already busy finding and fixing security holes in their networks when the Blaster worm sparked a new sense of urgency. The good news is, there is no shortage of tools to help with the ...

A hacking group is reportedly performing a mass-scan of the internet in search of vulnerable ports on systems using enterprise sandbox software Docker to mine cryptocurrency. According to security ...

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HD Moore, in collaboration with the University of Michigan, has kicked off Project Sonar, a repository Internet scan data. Moore hopes to crowdsource additional analysis of the data looking for ...

The United Kingdom's National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), the government agency that leads the country's cyber security mission, is now scanning all Internet-exposed devices hosted in the UK for ...

A malware program called Mirai was quickly blamed for the massive hack in October that took down Twitter, Spotify, and scores of other websites, but a new security tool enables anybody to see if their ...