Bug bounties: How does Apple's program compare to others?

Latest Technology News and Expert Advice A roundup of news and tips on the topics you're interested in | March 13, 2017 ISSUE HIGHLIGHTS Bug bounties: How does Apple's program compare to others? Definition: Rowhammer Cyber Guerilla How are hackers using Twitter as C&C servers for malware? Report on zero-day vulnerabilities highlights shelf life, overlap NEWS Report on zero-day vulnerabilities highlights shelf life, overlap News roundup: Report on zero-day vulnerabilities questions government stockpiling. Plus, Comey talks encryption and privacy, FCC blocks consumer protection rule, and more.   EXPERT ADVICE Bug bounties: How does Apple's program compare to others? Apple has started to offer bug bounties to researchers who find vulnerabilities in iOS. Expert Michael Cobb compares Apple's program to that of other companies.   Definition: Rowhammer Rowhammer is a vulnerability in commodity dynamic random access memory (DRAM) chips that allows an attacker to exploit devices with DRAM memory by repeatedly accessing (hammering) a row of memory until it causes bit flips and transistors in adjacent rows of memory reverse their binary state: ones turn into zeros and vice versa.   Cyber Guerilla In this excerpt of Cyber Guerilla, authors Jelle van Haaster, Ricky Gevers and Martijn Sprengers discuss the various roles hackers play.   How are hackers using Twitter as C&C servers for malware? C&C servers have been replaced with Twitter accounts, which spread the Android Trojan Twitoor to user devices. Expert Michael Cobb explains how to stop this attack.   About This E-Newsletter This email is published by the TechTarget Security Media Group. Copyright 2017 TechTarget, Inc. All rights reserved. Designated trademarks and brands are the property of their respective owners. To unsubscribe from all Security Media Group emails, Go to unsubscribe. TechTarget Security Media Group, 275 Grove Street, Newton, MA 02466 Contact: webmaster@techtarget.com When you access content from this email, your information may be shared with the sponsors of that content as described in our Privacy Policy. About TechTarget: TechTarget publishes media for IT pros with more than 100 focused websites providing quick access to a deep store of news, advice and analysis about the technologies, products and processes crucial to your job.