GitHub doubles bug bounty for security researchers

'Ghost' vulnerability poses high risk to Linux distributions How to stick it to Craigslist scammers

InfoWorld's Security Central January 29, 2015 GitHub doubles bug bounty for security researchers GitHub is doubling the maximum payout for its Security Bug Bounty program, with hackers and security researchers now able to earn $5,000 to $10,000 for reporting unknown security vulnerabilities in GitHub applications. READ MORE   Issue highlights 1. 'Ghost' vulnerability poses high risk to Linux distributions 2. How to stick it to Craigslist scammers 3. New Chrome extension spots unencrypted tracking Resource compliments of: Zscaler Zscaler 64% better than FireEye at catching Zero-Day Threats Miercom, a leading security testing firm, found Zscaler’s platform to be significantly more effective than FireEye. Zscaler detected 40% more malicious documents than FireEye and completed testing 52 times faster. It was also significantly easier to set-up and configure. READ REPORT. 'Ghost' vulnerability poses high risk to Linux distributions A fault in a widely used component of most Linux distributions could allow an attacker to take remote control of a system after merely sending a malicious email.READ MORE How to stick it to Craigslist scammers Now for something completely different: Here's how to avoid getting scammed on Craigslist and have fun in the process. READ MORE New Chrome extension spots unencrypted tracking The Chrome extension, called TrackerSSL, alerts users when a website is using insecure trackers and gives them an option of tweeting a message to the website letting it know of the issue. READ MORE Webcast: IBM Corporation 7 Groundbreaking Storage Solutions Please Join IBM and Nuance Communications Inc. to learn how Nuance uses IBM Elastic Storage to improve the power of their voice recognition applications by managing storage growth, cost and complexity while increasing performance.LEARN MORE DAILY NEWS, DELIVERED TO YOUR INBOX FIRST THING Start your workday with Today's Headlines: First Look, and find out what the tech world will be talking about all day. Subscribe now!